“They’ve surpassed all my expectations this year. A plate win would be fantastic – especially against a strong team like Christchurch.”
– UCRFC Senior Division 1 Team Manager, Andy Hill
University of Canterbury Rugby Football Club Senior Division 1 Team is piling on the pressure, bouncing back from a lackluster period to battle with Christchurch Football Club in the plate final.
The revived squad has fought its way to the top of their table, beating Christchurch Football Club two weeks ago after seven gloomy years of losses to the team.
Senior Division 1 manager Andy Hill says the prospect of snatching the plate away from Christchurch on Saturday is sweet but that either way he us thrilled with his team’s improved performance, which has seen it end on top in five out of the last six games after a winless start to the season.
“They’ve surpassed all my expectations this year. A plate win would be fantastic – especially against a strong team like Christchurch,” Hill says.
The turnaround coincides with the introduction of a team performance agreement mediated by CAYAD (Community Action – Youth and Drugs) Otautahi. Hill says the string of wins is no coincidence, though.
The process has strengthened the team, inspiring players to change negative behaviours like excessive alcohol consumption, he says.
Alcohol reduces the body’s ability to convert food to energy. It also causes carbohydrate/blood sugar levels to drop. Add these effects to the inevitable dehydration and build-up of lactic acids that happen when you drink alcohol, and performance dives while the chance of damaging on-field physiological reactions like muscle cramps soars.
“Before we introduced the team performance agreement the guys used to be down at the clubrooms every Saturday night drinking beer. Now I struggle to get them there,” Hill says.
“And behaviour has changed on the field as well. There’s a lot more discipline within the team and the guys know they can trust each other just that little bit more.”
– UCRFC Senior Division 1 Team Manager, Andy Hill
University of Canterbury Rugby Football Club Senior Division 1 Team is piling on the pressure, bouncing back from a lackluster period to battle with Christchurch Football Club in the plate final.
The revived squad has fought its way to the top of their table, beating Christchurch Football Club two weeks ago after seven gloomy years of losses to the team.
Senior Division 1 manager Andy Hill says the prospect of snatching the plate away from Christchurch on Saturday is sweet but that either way he us thrilled with his team’s improved performance, which has seen it end on top in five out of the last six games after a winless start to the season.
“They’ve surpassed all my expectations this year. A plate win would be fantastic – especially against a strong team like Christchurch,” Hill says.
The turnaround coincides with the introduction of a team performance agreement mediated by CAYAD (Community Action – Youth and Drugs) Otautahi. Hill says the string of wins is no coincidence, though.
The process has strengthened the team, inspiring players to change negative behaviours like excessive alcohol consumption, he says.
Alcohol reduces the body’s ability to convert food to energy. It also causes carbohydrate/blood sugar levels to drop. Add these effects to the inevitable dehydration and build-up of lactic acids that happen when you drink alcohol, and performance dives while the chance of damaging on-field physiological reactions like muscle cramps soars.
“Before we introduced the team performance agreement the guys used to be down at the clubrooms every Saturday night drinking beer. Now I struggle to get them there,” Hill says.
“And behaviour has changed on the field as well. There’s a lot more discipline within the team and the guys know they can trust each other just that little bit more.”
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