Scotland stars visit Aberlady Primary School

Aberlady’s P6/P7 class were treated to a visit by Scotland players, defender Leigh Fawcett and goal keeper Nicki Cochrane, to answer questions on what it’s like to be an international athlete, as well as giving the children a chance to see some of the equipment used.

Aberlady Class

The class provided the girls with a set of inquisitive questions, ranging from how much training they do, to their favourite hockey moment and who inspired them, as well as a few less hockey related questions, including their favourite book and pop group. Nicki and Leigh were great with the children explaining all about the game, including details of nutrition and hydration and the training they do to be world class athletes…as well as telling them Bastille and One Direction were their favourite pop groups!

Aberlady Talk

The pupils were very responsive and continued to ask questions for as long as possible, before being shown a selection of clips from when Scotland won the bronze medal in last year’s Champions Challenge, demonstrating the speed and skill of international games, as well as an introduction to running penalties and short corners.

When it came to looking at the equipment, the pupils were all desperate to try on some of the goalie kit that Nicki would use in a game, as well as looking at Leigh’s face mask, gloves and sticks; they were all fascinated with it and there were even compliments on how little it smelled!

Aberlady GK kit

Before the girls had to leave, there was just enough time to sign autographs and pose for photos, as well as answer a few more last minute questions to round off a very successful day. Many thanks go to Aberlady Primary School for hosting us and to Leigh and Nicki for taking the time to inspire the next generation of players.

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