Boot camp for kids!
Siew Peng Lee • Published 22 Apr 2011 08:02
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Lewis Anderson, of Bayside 99s football team, gets some Commando-style training with Green Berets Jim Cusick and Charlie Baird.
Picture: Jim Payne
GET ready to see some active duty, kids - two West Fife Green Berets are ready to put youngsters through their paces at a FREE military fitness programme just for young people.
Royal Navy leading physical trainer Jim Cusick (32) and colleague Charlie Baird (40), a former corporal and Royal Navy physical training instructor, already train Bayside FC and Dunfermline Water Polo Club, as well as kids who use the gym at HMS Caledonia where they're based.
The two super-fit Royal Marine Commandos are both three-time British military boxing champs and between them have appeared more than 20 times for Scotland in international tournaments.
And now, through their 'Commando Park Training' programme, they hope to have a fun course in Dunfermline public park, which will not only help kids fight the flab but also instill confidence and pride in themselves.
Lpt Cusick, from Oakley, told the Press, "We had been thinking of setting something like this up for a while.
"A lot of people were asking us to train them and we thought it was time we started on this.
"We've both been training intensively for years - Charlie's been boxing since he was 10 and I've been doing the same since I was nine, so we've got that much experience in keeping fit.
"We got very well looked after as boxers and we want to give something back.
"We hope to help kids down the right route not only to a fitter body with the correct training but also instill the Commando ethos."
The programme will include activities such as team games, rope-climbing, fitness challenges, tug-of-war, and Lpt Cusick explained, "We could give them little soldier tactics, set up little obstacle and assault courses, timed runs, push-ups and sit-ups, have competitions to promote morale.
"It benefits them in every way - it develops social skills and interaction, teaches teamwork, instills self-discipline, builds self-confidence, motivates them, promotes health and makes them want to keep fit.
"A lot of kids come back from school and go straight to their computer games or TV.
"Why not come out and stay healthy and play your computer games at night? It's all free as well."
Lpt Cusick hopes to start the kids' course as soon as possible, preferably before the summer holidays, and with classes "once or twice a month" initially.
He grinned, "You're getting trained off two international athletes and Green Berets, who've served in operational deployments in the Gulf!
"We really hope this will take off - we're so excited about it and hope to get kids on board."
Commando Park Training will kick off its adult programme at 7pm on 3rd May, meeting at Dunfermline public park bandstand and also offer one-to-one personal training and full sports fitness programmes.
For more information on both adult and kids' courses, call 07909 923799 or 07790 664109, or search Commando Park Training on www.facebook.com. Classes also start in Kirkcaldy on 2nd May.
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triskel
257 posts
Apr 22, 13:32
Report commentArmy recruitment by the back door. Getting ready for trench warfare in Libya and Iran. The new recruits will be cannon fodder to keep the old hands safe. Get the military out of our communities. Their resources could be put to much better us building a better society in Scotland.
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early years
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Apr 22, 19:30
Report commentYou cannot see the good in anything can you? You are a poisonous, antagonistic, self loathing, hypocritical excuse of lifeform. You constantly berate and criticise everything unconnected to what you consider worthy. What is your purpose triskel, you certainly bring no joy, no warmth, no humanity no reasoned opinion to these forums, why are you here?
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midge
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Apr 22, 23:04
Report commentGood for Jim and Charlie, at least they are trying to give the kids a reason to be active, instead of sitting looking at screens or standing on street corners causing trouble. When my son was 17yrs he went on the princes trust course and to me it was the making of him, learnt how to work as a team and help other folks, so what if the kids want to join the forces after, they will be the brave kids doing something positive and have pride in them selves whats to happen in life wont go past you. but at least they are trying to give them a reason to take pride in themself
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early years
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Apr 22, 23:15
Report commentLook and learn trisky. Midge has just displayed an example of positive and encouraging feedback.
I have no doubt though that it will be beyond you to do the same. I await your bilious attack, no doubt reminding us that armageddon is imminent, all because of these boys pro-active efforts.
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triskel
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Apr 23, 11:23
Report commentA proper education system, a class free society, full employment and equal pay are just some of the ways of nurturing a healthy society. The military needs to hand in it's weapons, stop destabilising other countries for the oil business and use it's vast resources to repair this countries housing stock and provide every home with a sustainable, non-polluting power source. Enticing small children into a brutalising environment is tragic and unhealthy.
Again, the personal attacks and rhetorical questions early years. You should write my posts for me. You appear to know me better than myself.
Peace.
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early years
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Apr 23, 12:59
Report commentIf we were all as robotic as you that might work, but not anytime soon.
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triskel
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Apr 23, 14:24
Report commentRobotic? You are running out of ideas now early doors. Robotic? OK, so you can dehumanise me. What else? Can you say why Boot Camps are a good thing or are you not speaking to me? Can you only insult and provoke? Do you have views on ANYTHING apart from me?
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early years
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Apr 23, 18:02
Report commentDon't flatter yourself, to dehumanise means that something needs human characteristics in the first place. I'm not on here to pass judgement or defend boot camps, war, motor cars, whatever else you blow out of all proportion and spread your misery and negativity about. I'm here for the amusement and the sport, like the cat with the mouse trisky. Meow.
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triskel
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Apr 23, 20:22
Report commentExactly what I have been saying all along. What kind of amusement are you getting out of this, apart from urinating on your pants everytime you read one of my posts? Do you consider it some kind of a victory when your nasty remarks provoke a response from me? You might think I am blowing things out of proportion and spreading misery but that may be because your are not too clever and have a very narrow perspective. Continue with your little game then early nappy. I'm interested to see how far you can go before you run out of ways to be ugly.
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triskel
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Apr 23, 20:46
Report commentGood for you midge! Don't rock the boat. God Save The Queen. What a wind-up you are pal!
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early years
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Apr 23, 21:10
Report commentInsults, jibes, hypocrisy, way to go trisky.
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midge
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Apr 23, 22:50
Report commentso triskel you cant get the better of early, you have decided to have a go at me. PATHETIC I only spoke as I seen the grand job the 2 lads were offering the youngsters would be nice to know if you try to help kids or not
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Spam-heed
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Apr 27, 23:58
Report commentDickspill, get over yersel, yer taking this local rag message thing too serious, watch yer blood pressure me old chum!
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Mrs Barrowman
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Apr 29, 00:18
Report commentSo, a couple of well intentioned lads are looking to take kids off the street and get them fit and healthy - where's the harm in that Triskel? No, wait a minute - you're right. If I allow my sons to go, have fun, get fit and learn basic training then they're deffo going to "sign up." At nine and ten years old I can actually see them signing up and fighting the Taliban after a few circuits round The Glen. Honestly, you need to take your head and other parts of your anatomy out of that very dark place you inhabit and look at the real world around you. Fit kids equal happy kids and those that are predisposed to joining our armed forces will do so, a wee jog round the park will not turn our little ones into militia just yet. Take a huge chill pill and enjoy life :).
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Jan the Bam
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May 3, 09:55
Report commentTriskel= chump! simples...
Yes! its an insult i don't care of your view or reply to it.
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Auntie Establishment
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May 7, 21:40
Report commentTrisky up to his usual again. Chump right enough.
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neddy3065
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Oct 25, 02:42
Report commentam sorry triskel our country i.e government have tried too install some respect in our kids but aint working,ad put ma
y wadges on the army boys PTI"s doing more of a job than the pocket picking government ever will.
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neddy3065
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Oct 25, 03:02
Report commenttrissie the sissie.this is what is wrong with our country people like u being too soft with discipline and all sorts oyher touchy topics,what can a bit of self discipline team building and how too give and earn respect as the governments policies are mostly pointed too and for the wrong people.
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