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The Plymouth Admirals continue their BAFL campaign this Sunday with their second fixture of the campaign, a trip to the capital to face the newly formed London Cobras.
“The (Colchester) Gladiators are a very decent team”,
explained Head Coach Steve Perry, “so for the Cobras to travel there and win
34-0 shows just how good their preparations have been. Early indications are
that they have a particularly stingy defense, with some onlookers predicting
they won’t concede any points all season. Overall the standard of most new teams
entering the league in recent years has risen substantially. Nobody in our camp
is expecting an easy day’s work against a ‘new team’. The whole squad is well
aware that we will need to be at our best for Sunday’s encounter against a side
looking to impress in their first ever home game.”
Following the Admirals opening day loss away to Andover,
Perry highlighted the need for changes in the 4 weeks since then. “We’ve
certainly given ourselves more options in all areas of the field. Players have
been given knowledge that enables them to play in several positions, on offense
and defense if needed, and that really opens things up for us. The addition of
rookie Ali Reade and Michael Bearman from the Plymouth University team has also
strengthened our defensive backfield significantly.”
Ahead of the first Admirals home game on June 1st,
General Manager Sam Holder-Mark repeated the call for more non-players to join
in the action.
“Non-players are the heartbeat of the club in many ways,
and just as important as the players. There are many ways to get involved, it
costs nothing, and you often get a better view than the coaches do! Sandy Wells
is a great example of somebody who has become a non-player in recent weeks. He
had no previous experience, but his help at training is proving invaluable.
He’s now well established as one of our club mates and seems to be getting a
lot of enjoyment from his role.”
Potential players and non-players can find out more on the
Admirals website
www.plymouthadmirals.co.uk or by
emailing
plymouthadmirals@hotmail.co.uk or
by calling 07780 717752.