We have had a couple of boys down for trials over the last couple of weeks due to squad shortages in both our teams.

On the first training night one lad looked streets ahead of the other one who was very introverted and seemed to have difficulty understanding basic instructions.  We put this down to nerves and decided to see how they did the following week.

Second training night and the gap definitely closed a bit.  The first lad is still confident, good with the ball and picks up the training drills easily.  The second lad is still a bit quiet but has started to come out of his shell, picked up the drills a lot quicker and showed some nice touches.

The main change came in the small sided games at the end of the session.  The confident lad just wants to shoot when he gets the ball whereas the quiet lad is getting his head up and looking to make a pass.

So, jury still out at the moment.  We have a friendly game arranged this weekend so shall see how they both do then.