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CoreSportgib 4th February 2016 T his week a selection of young ladies, all of school age will have completed a week of training under the watchful eye of Scottish coaches. This is just the latest of the extensive training regime these young ladies will have gone through since September in a bid to make Gibraltar proud in March. Since early in September, and with little publicity, the Gibraltar Under 17 national squad has undergone an extensive, three day a week physical and mental preparation as they prepare of the March Under 17 European tournament to be held in Gibraltar. CoreSportGib was invited to one of their many session. The seemingly young shy girls, very much teenagers when off court side, demonstrated their discipline, determination and enthusiasm for the sport as they were guided through the tough, well planned training regime. Four coaches watched from the side-lines, and there was little they had to say in the first twenty minutes as the young ladies lined up to warm up. Following the lead from the leaders within their own ranks, the girls followed a sequence of training and warm up routines which very much exemplified the instilled discipline which one would expect from a national squad. A well synchronised, well click here to see full gallery collection in our website