Senior Men

I feel very privileged to have been given the responsibility for coaching the Dundee Sharks Senior Men this year in what I hope will be a very successful 10th anniversary year for the Sharks.

Last year was a frustrating year for me as a player in my first season with the club, with my skills not being what they once were and led to me probably setting a club record for airballsin a season!  However, the team only lost 2 games all year under the coaching of George Valentine and David Cunningham, and the spirit within the club made it an enjoyable first year as a Shark for me.

For this year, I hope am confident that I can give more to the team in a coaching capacity than as a player and feel that with the group of guys we had last year, and possibly a couple of new additions, winning the local league and cup competitions are not appropriate aims - success in the Scottish Cup should be an achievable goal.

I have no doubt that, locally, Perth will again be very strong, that the University teams can all offer tough games again, and that none of the other teams will be push-overs.  That said, I think they all know that our squad playing to their potential should be considered favourites for the title.  Our loss in the Scottish Cup to Highland last season pointed out areas of our game that need work in order to challenge this year, but I am certain these can be ironed out with some hard work in practice.

My most important aim in this very special anniversary year, however, is to ensure that along with being successful, everyone who plays for the Sharks enjoys playing for the club, and that on a social level there will be no other club to challenge us - but then success and enjoyment always go hand in hand!

I hope to see good numbers at training and watch this space for reports of trophy after trophy.

Donnie MacDonald
Dundee Sharks Chairman/Senior Men's Coach