Pupil diary Pupil diary Reece Munro is a talented athlete and footballer and a pupil at Abbey Gate College in Chester. Monday
I start the week off with a 2km time trial during athletics practice, where my aim is to run at a very high tempo and reach sub seven minutes, which I achieve. This is in preparation for a 2.4km road relay competition I will be doing for my club West Cheshire AC. We then complete a set of 200m sprints and finish with a warm down, which consists of two slow laps of the track.
Tuesday
Today is my first day back at school so there aren’t any sports clubs on. Tomorrow is my first day back at Manchester United training after six months due to covid-19. To prepare for this I complete a short run around Chester.
Wednesday
In our double PE lesson we do some fitness tests to set a benchmark for the term. We do standing broad jump, speed bounce and a sprint agility test which I perform well in and am one of the top ones in my year group. After school I am picked up by a driver who takes me to United for my evening training session. I am training a year group up with the U15/16 schoolboy scholars and we are working on playing out from the back which benefits me a lot as I play in defence/centre-midfield.
Thursday Today there is no physical
training session so instead I take part in a Webex call with some
other members of the United squad and sports
scientists who go through multiple
stretches with us to help our calves,
hamstrings and quadriceps most
importantly. The aim is so we prevent any form of injury and our
muscles don’t get stiff.
Friday
Evening training at United is with the U14s
tonight and we
work on possession-based drills and our variation of passing and the different techniques we can use. To finish we play an all-out eight-a-side game and my team are victorious which makes it even more enjoyable. This all adds up in preparation for the weekend fixtures.
Saturday
I am looking forward to today’s two matches for United which is
unusual, as we normally only play one match per weekend. I am happy to have been one of the few to be picked to do this. The morning match is against Barnsley U15s, where I play as a centre back. A solid performance and a number of defensive blocks result in a massive win 8-2. We have a break at lunch and then I play my second match in the afternoon, with my own age
group (U14s) against Leeds. I manage to contain the striker well and made a good few runs forward, leading the attack and defence.
Sunday
As I had played two matches yesterday there is no United training today. Instead I enjoy a game of tennis with my family at our tennis club, this is a good way to end the week.
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