Willow Park link up with Hayes and Gavin

The Willow Park FC under-14 team engaged in a Zoom call recently with Charlton Athletic coach Anthony Hayes and young Charlton player Dylan Gavin.

Both Anthony and Dylan are natives of Athlone, with Hayes in charge of the Charlton Athletic U-18 team for whom Gavin plays.

The young Willow players were delighted with the opportunity to speak to the Athlone duo and ask them about their experiences in football.

The Willow Park team is managed by Conor Frawley along with Darragh Shine.

“It was great for the lads to get the chance to ask Anthony and Dylan questions. They asked them things like the qualities they need to have in their game and so on. It was a good buzz for them,” said Conor.

Last year, the same group of Willow Park players engaged in a Zoom chat with Alan Sheehan. The Athlone man plays for Northampton Town and has a huge level of experience in English football with a number of clubs.

The Willow Park players can return to training (non-contact in groups of 15) from April 26.