Buckie Thistle's squad is staying in shape through the coronavirus lockdown, with manager Graeme Stewart putting defender Hamish Munro's fitness expertise to good use towards a return to Highland League football
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BUCKIE Thistle boss Graeme Stewart has enlisted help from one of his players to keep his squad fit during the coronavirus lockdown.
Veteran Jags defender Hamish Munro has Sports Science qualifications and drew up a programme for his manager to issue to his team.
The Highland League is awaiting Scottish Government advice on a return to competitive football, and Stewart can only keep his squad ticking over until they can make it back to the training ground.
"You are trying to motivate the players and they are asking me all the time if we know when we're getting back, so that’s been a bit frustrating," said Stewart.
"You're losing touch a little bit because you normally only get five or six weeks away from the players and then you’re back but I’ve not seen some of them in a long time. But that’s not just us, it’s for the whole world.
"We thought we were maybe going to get back training in August but I’ve not had an update in a while so we are just waiting.
"I genuinely don’t see any point in taking the boys back until we’ve got a date for starting games. Who wants to train for 12 or 14 weeks without any games, it would just get so boring and annoying?"
"Until we have a confirmed date I’m just happy for the boys to be doing their own thing.
"We’ve given them programmes now, even just to keep their spirits up. Squish (Hamish Munro) has been good, he’s been giving them challenges and things so we are trying to get them to do some fitness things and that’s keeping them busy."
