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OPRO ups its profile
OPRO, creators of the OPROshield, the world's most
advanced self-fit mouthguard, have upped their profile after
recently supplying a set of their gumshields to Kent's
Aylesford Bulls RFC juniors to try out.
A selection of their Under-9s were given the
mouthguards to try, with great success, as coach Nigel Baker can't really speak with them in their
explained. "This age group is mouth. The OPRO system fits
when the kids start playing snugly around the top of the teeth,
'contact' rugby – up to this so they can speak more freely and
age, they play 'tag rugby', it's apparently a lot more
with no contact. That means comfortable."
of course that they need to So the mouthguards have
start looking at gumshields, proved a success with the age
and the OPRO self-fit system group? Indeed, says Baker. "They
seems to have gone down really like them. They'd all tried
very well. the loose ones, and they've found
"It's a self-moulding it to be better to use, they can
gumshield, but it's not like talk properly with it in, and it's
the traditional one. The worked very well."
average one that you might A ringing endorsement from
pay two or three pounds for, Aylesbury Bulls RFC, and by the
the fit around the top set of sounds of it OPRO have earned themselves some customers for
teeth is very loose, so they life!
Precision Training signs up Harrod supplies Festival
three clubs of Football
Precision Training has Over 700 young footballers descended on Northwick Park,
announced a number of Harrow in August to take part in the inaugural McDonald’s
exciting partnerships as they National Football Festival, the largest Mini Football Festival in
strengthen their reputation the country.
as a supplier of training aids. The coaching session at Northwick Park in the shadow of the
Up and coming Football iconic Wembley Arch gave the children a taste of what was to
League Club Shrewsbury come, as the afternoon saw a move to Wembley Stadium for a
Town have agreed to a one-
year deal which sees Precision Training, a wholly-owned brand
of Reydon Sports, supply a complete range of training aids and
equipment for use throughout the whole club, including the
squad’s senior professional playing squad, as well as the youth
division.
Higher up the divisions, Burnley have also signed a one-
season deal, which takes the company's number of
Championship clubs up to four, with Preston North End,
Leicester City and Coventry City already on the books.
Finally, PT are represented in the Premiership by Aston Villa,
who have signed up for two
seasons, with the deal ending
with the conclusion of the
2009-10 season. series of Mini Soccer Tournaments on the hallowed turf.
Reydon Sports' National But a Festival of Football is nothing without goals. Harrod UK
Sales Manager David were called upon to supply ten sets of Steel Mini Soccer Goals to
Sanderson said: “Our Northwick Park and four sets of Aluminium Mini Soccer Goals
portfolio includes clubs to Wembley Stadium for the afternoon play. Sales & Marketing
throughout all three Director Les Saunders commented: “It is fantastic to see so many
divisions of the Football young people getting involved in football, and it is a wonderful
League and we are delighted to add Aston Villa as our first experience for them to play on the same pitch as their footballing
Premier League club. heroes”.
“As the brand leader in the supply of sports training aids, it is All the children taking part were awarded with a medal at the
a great honour to partner one of the country’s most successful end of the day, as well as taking away the priceless memory of
and ambitious football clubs. playing at the home of English football.
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