Finn Linder and Will Antoniuk from the Blizzard SC04 boys team had a fantastic UK experience training and testing their skill with the Wigan FC academy in the UK. This trip was arranged by our boy’s technical director Brendan O’Connell. Brendan not only played for Wigan in his professional days during the late nineties, but he was also a coach for their academy and reserve teams. Brendan said of the experience, “It is important for our players to gauge where they are in their development with teams in Europe. This experience will give the boys a chance to test their abilities in unfamiliar surroundings, providing them with a physical football challenge as well as character building being placed in a new team, in a new country! I look forward to creating more opportunities like these for our Blizzard boys program in the future.”
The boys began their experience with a full day of training with a combined U13 / U14 squad at Wigan’s Christopher Park training ground, with immaculate pitches. The boys mixed in well with their new team mates and enjoyed the banter with the UK lads! The next day