glenurquhart
shinty club
They get involved in different ways, some by sponsoring
match days others by taking an advertising board around
the park. Of course we are lucky that the club plays shinty
right on the world famous banks of Lochness, overlooked by
Urquhart castle and that helps out with a wider audience!”
Challenges
“The sport of shinty has gone through a few changes these
last few years with the introduction of a new league structure
possibly not suiting all its participants. It’s a fine line to keep
the sport at as high a level as possible whilst remembering
that it’s also an amateur sport. Keeping not only the players
but the supporters actively involved in the sport is a key part
of making sure shinty not only survives but continues to
thrive.
With such great events as the Olympics, the Commonwealth
and this year the Rugby World Cup, sport has never been
more prominent than it is now. Some of our best players
in Glenurquhart are ‘multi’ sport athletes whether this is
with football, tennis , or rugby it shows that you can enjoy
a multitude of activities and still compete at Shintys highest
level. To keep the young guys interested in shinty we have
to continue to work at grass roots level to make sure that
they don’t lose interest and become more used to playing
computer games than playing on the sports field.
Ambitions
“Every club should strive to play at the highest level that it
is able to, for us this is playing In the Premier League and
maintaining our second team in the current North Division 1.
I would be lying if I said that we had anything else on our
mind other than winning a major cup like the Cammanachd ,
MacTavish or Sutherland - I am sure we will get our chance.”
www.glenurquhartshintyclub.com- Twitter : @Glenshinty
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