Pre-season football and netball training is underway for the Lakes Entrance Football Netball Club, with numbers so far impressive.
The footballers are training on a Wednesday and Friday night at the Lakes Entrance Recreation Reserve under the watchful eye of new senior coach Darren Martin, assistant coach Ben Rotheram, reserves coach Steve Cole and thirds coach Jordan Cullen.
The coaching panel is hoping all players that intend to play seniors, reserves and thirds football in 2025 will attend.
The club recently announced the signing of Sam Brown, a seasoned campaigner with a wealth of experience having played over 200 games for South Belgrave in the fiercely competitive Eastern Football League.
A dynamic left-footed midfielder/forward with impressive ball skills, the Seagulls are hopeful that Brown’s versatility will be a huge asset to the midfield.
The netballers have recently finalised the coaches for 2025 and are having fitness sessions on at Tuesday and Thursday night between 5-6pm at the courts.
Abbey Yates and Kylie Curnow are excited to be taking on the co-coaching role of the “A” grade side, with Sheree Eiseman taking charge of “C” grade and Gabi Wright “D” grade.
Tommi Carroll and Sam East will be in charge of the under 17 team, while Ciara Lawson and Brodie Maddern have the job of educating the stars of tomorrow in the under 15s.
The club is yet to appoint a coach to “B” grade.
The Seagulls will hold a pre-season training camp for both footballers and netballers between February 14-16 at Coonwarra Farm Resort at Glenaladale.
It’s hoped the camp will bring players and families of the football and netball together and build upon the successful camp held earlier this year.
The camp will be a combination of fitness and skill training, team building activities and recreational activities to allow all attendees to enjoy the event and start the year on the right foot.
