Camanachd Association Add Two More Directors | |
27 February 2018 The Camanachd Association has co-opted two new board members - John Finlayson from Skye and Lyndsay Bradley from Ardnamurchan - at a board meeting in January 2018.
John Finlayson, a current Highland Councillor, was a member of the Skye Camanachd squad that won the Camanachd Cup in 1990. He played shinty for Skye Camanachd from the age of 15 and also for Glasgow University for 5 years. John later went on to manage the Skye Camanachd first team for the 1992/3 and the 1993/4 seasons. John Finlayson said, "I was a Head Teacher for 30 years and in all my schools, I promoted shinty and supported parents and community members to take ownership of shinty coaching for primary school aged pupils. This approach latterly led to sustainable structures being in place which were led by parents and community members and during my time at my last school, Portree Primary, this community ethos enabled the school to win both the MacKay Cup and the National First Shinty Trophy on several occasions." "As someone who sees shinty as essentially a community based sport which offers youngsters a pathway into senior sport and the chance to play at a national level for one’s local community, I am keen to give something back to a sport that gave me so many opportunities and enabled me to make numerous friends across all parts of Scotland." "Shinty and its history have the potential to offer people of all ages, enjoyment of different kinds and hopefully in some small way, I can contribute to its development going forward."
Lyndsay Bradley has been a Head Teacher in Ardnamurchan for the past eleven years. She initially got involved with youth shinty before moving into the ladies game. Lyndsay is now coach and manager for the Ardnamurchan primary school teams and the three ladies teams in Ardnamurchan. She also plays in goal for the Ardnamurchan first team which plays in Marine Harvest National Division 1. Lyndsay also continues to help out with the Ardnamurchan U14 and U17s. Lyndsay Bradley was named Marine Harvest South Division 2 Coach of the Year at the 2017 Annual Marine Harvest Awards, having being named both Marine Harvest Development Coach of the Year and Marine Harvest Volunteer of the Year just 12 months earlier. Lyndsay added, “I’m delighted to have been asked to join the Camanachd Association board and hope that my experience in women’s and youth shinty, especially sustaining numbers and opportunities in our remote area, will be of help to the board. I’m looking forward to learning more about how the Camanachd Association works."
Camanachd Association President Keith Loades said, “I’m delighted to welcome John and Lyndsay to the Camanachd Association board. They both bring a huge amount of experience and are sure to add value to an already experienced Board." |