Tournament dates for 2015

Our current understanding of tournament dates across Scotland this year is as below. We are hearing that there may also be local beginners event in April – details TBC.

The Scottish Touch Series (STS) events, one in each of Stirling, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow have yet to be awarded as hosting bids are being assessed.

Sat 25th April: GLASGOW Lions Beginners Tournament

Wed 29th Apr: 1st July (10 weeks): Aberdeen Summer Leagues

Sat 9th May: Aberdeen Spring 1-day [clash with Glasgow 7s – this date may change]

Sat 6th June: STIRLING Open

Sat 11th July Six Pack EDINBURGH Tournament

Sat 18th July: Aberdeen Summer 1-day

Wed 29th July – 2nd Sept (6 weeks): Aberdeen Autumn Leagues

Sat 1st August: GLASGOW Open

Sat 12th September: EDINBURGH Open

An event list can be found on the STA Website

March 2015 training

We are training through March on Monday evenings at the astroturf at Kincorth Academy, 6:30pm-8pm. New players welcome, complete beginners or experienced.

Aberdeen Sports Council – new website

Aberdeen Sports Council (ASC) has recently launched an updated website and this can be viewed at http://www.aberdeensportscouncil.com/. The site shows details of the aims and purpose of ASC. The club attended the ASC AGM on 28th January and with this being the 30th anniversary of the organisation there are a number of activities planned.

Guerillas 2013 season summary

Click HERE for a pictorial summary of some of the club’s highlights from the 2013 season:

Guerillas 2013 season summary

March training update

Training through March will be outdoors on astroturf at Keith Park, starting on Monday 4th March and running for 3 weeks. Training starts at 7:30pm and runs to 9pm.

On Monday 25th March we are training at Northfield Academy sports hall, 8pm-9:30pm.

 

Guerillas are Recruiting

Guerillas are currently training indoors on Monday nights and these sessions will concentrate on the basics of the game and developing skills. We plan to continue training once a week through March then move to twice a week when the clocks are moved forward.

This is the ideal time for new players to come along to try out the sport, please email the club if you are interested. All new players are welcome whether they be complete beginners or more experienced players looking to move to a club that offers a development pathway to competing at the highest levels.

We offer some of the best coaching in Scotland with teams of coaches dedicated to each of our squads. The club had nine players competing at last year’s European Championships, four of them representing their country for the first time. Three of that four made their international debut in their first season training with Guerillas.

If you are interested in finding out more drop us an email or check out our Facebook Page for updates.

January and February 2013 Training

Guerillas are currently training indoors on Monday evenings through to the end of February. Training is on Monday nights 8pm-9:30pm at Northfield Academy sports hall. New players are welcome to attend.

Venue for Scottish Touch Association Nationals Announced

The 2012 National Championships will take place in Falkirk on Saturday 4th August. Edinburgh Flames currently hold the mens title with the Aberdeen ladies returning to defend the title they first wrestled from Edinburgh last year. The tournament will be run by In2Touch with plans for a mixed social event to run in parallel.

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Guerillas still active over the winter

The Guerillas are keeping active over the winter. Training under floodlights at Hillhead is booked up to Monday 12th December (7pm-9pm) on the bottom astroturf pitch. Turn outs have been good with 17 along this past Monday on what was a cold and blustery night.

On Wednesdays Guerillas have been taking part in the first ever indoor Active Touch league in Aberdeen at Dyce Academy sports hall. Active Touch is a fast-paced game of 4-a-side that’s a hybrid of touch, netball and basketball. Initially one team, and latterly two, has taken part. The league enters the semi-final stages next week but there already discussions on a further league commencing in January.

So we’ll likely have a short break from activities while everyone is full of Christmas cheer but we are already looking at options for training early in the new year. This winter period is a great time for new players to join as there the opportunity to get up to speed with the basics well ahead of us getting into the more intense spring training and spending more training time in our league teams. We’ve already picked up some new players these past few weeks but anyone who wants to give touch a try is welcome.

Of course for our large number of players engaged with the Scotland squad training there is no real winter break with regional coaching sessions in Aberdeen on Saturday mornings and weekend sessions with the full squads at intervals over the winter. The Scotland players are building towards the European Championships in Treviso, Italy, next September.

 

Guerillas record clean sweep of Aberdeen trophies

It’s been a strong finish to the 2011 season for Guerillas as two more wins on Monday 19th September at Woodside meant the club completed the clean sweep of all the available top Aberdeen summer and autumn league trophies. A 5-0 win over Genesis secured the autumn league title for the 5th time. This was followed by a 6-2 win over Leopards to claim the Cup for the second year in a row. During the league final our 2nd team had a close battle with BP for the Quiach, unfortunately missing out in a narrow 3-2 defeat.