From Sunday 14^th until Thursday 18^th July 2024, 63 of the country’s brightest young shinty prospects, from 20 clubs across Scotland, descended upon Strathallan School in Forgandenny, Perthshire for the 2024 CT Accountants Advisors National Player Performance Camp.

Each player, aged between 14 and 17, had been nominated by their youth or senior Club to take part in the Camp, designed to offer the very best in the technical, tactical, physical and psychological aspects of the game.

Throughout the week, the young players received specialist training from Camanachd Association coaches based around all the key skills, techniques and tactics of the game. The players were able to put their developed skills and techniques into practice throughout competitive sixes and ten-aside tournaments.

Fiona Campbell a Yoga Instructor in Perthshire delivered a yoga session to support the players in their recovery and discussed ways to aid muscle recovery in the future.

A number of awards were presented at the end of Thursday’s session. The award winners were: Player of the Camp: Seumas MacFarlane (Kilmallie); Most Committed Player: Cameron Burns (Fort William); Most Improved Player: Sam MacRae (Kilmallie).

East Region Regional Development Officer and Camp Organiser, Alaina MacLennan said: “The National Performance camp continues to go from strength to strength and is an important part in the youth shinty player pathway. The standard of players this year was very high and all players demonstrated a great willingness to learn and develop throughout the camp. The players were a credit to themselves and their clubs. I would like to thank all the players, coaches, and sponsors who all played their part in a fantastic week of shinty.”

Camanachd Association’s Youth and Schools Director, Graeme MacDiarmid commented: “The National Player Performance Camp has once again proved a great success. Since its inception over 29 years ago, the camp has helped hundreds of young players from across the country to improve all aspects of their game from the technical to the physical elements of the sport. I would also like to say a huge thank you to CT Accountants and Advisors for sponsoring this years camp.”

Camp Sponsors, CT Accountants & Advisors said: “We are delighted as a company to sponsor this year’s National Performance Camp. Shinty is Scotland community sports and we are delighted to be able to support the future players of the game. Camps are also a great way for the youngsters to meet other aspiring shinty players, forging ties and friendships throughout the sport.”