{"id":109628,"date":"2016-01-11T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109628\/luso-start-pre-season-training\/"},"modified":"2016-01-11T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T10:25:56","slug":"luso-start-pre-season-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/01\/11\/luso-start-pre-season-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Luso start pre-season training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luso Africa Football Club\u2019s senior and reserve Super League sides kick-started the year\u2019s events with training at Hattingh Park, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a back-to basics training session, just to dust off the rust,\u201d said the manager and assistant coach, George Poulos.<\/p>

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\u201cNot all the players were present today, as others are only now heading back from holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased that there were a few new faces training with us; it is a good sign.\u201d<\/p>

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Among the new faces was the senior sides\u2019 new head coach, Richard Walker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were also introducing the new coach to the players,\u201d explained Poulos.<\/p>\n

\u201cSergio Lopez is our reserve side coach and he was also present, helping Walker with the training.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do invite more players to join the teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur practise times are Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 7.15pm to 9pm.\u201d<\/p>\n

The teams train at Hattingh Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a pre-season tournament set for February 8, but we are not sure of the venue as yet,\u201d said Poulos.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a top eight tournament, where only the teams who finished the league in the top eight positions compete for a bit of game time before the league starts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have the fixtures yet, but the Super League usually starts in the first week of March.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to win all the cups and league this year, so we have to work hard at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information email to Poulos on georgops14@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n