The Highlanders schools camp will be held from October 10 to 13 and involve 30 of the region’s best schoolboy players.
Coaches from within the Highlanders region will work with the young players over the four days and cover technical and tactical aspects of the game as well as the nutritional, physical and mental elements of performance.
The week will culminate on the Friday in a game against a Crusaders Junior XV in Timaru at 12.30pm.
The camp has been running for 10 years and has produced players of the calibre of Josh Renton, Patelesio Tomkinson, Josh Dickson, James Arscott and Sean Withy.
"It’s always a difficult task identifying, among so many talented players, who attends the camp,’’ convener and Highlanders talent development manager Kane Jury said.
“We tend to prioritise those players that are year 13, as it is their last chance to attend, but we also know
there are many exceptional year 12 players in our region as well and hopefully as many of the best players in our region get their opportunity at some point."
Predictably, the camp is dominated by Otago premier schools finalists Otago Boys’ High School and Southland Boys’ High School, who provide 21 of the 30 players invited.
But smaller schools such as Waitaki Boys’ High School, St Kevin’s College and Dunstan High School all have a presence, giving boys from the far corners of the region a chance to be noticed.
Highlanders camp
