January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
Winter training camp
Bermuda will be safe in Edness’ good hands
The 22-year-old, who plans to study physical education in Miami from January, is in his element at the hi-tech sporting complex — a haven for elite athletes.
A host of up and coming sports stars, including the South African Commonwealth games team, have come through the centre's doors in the three months Edness and his fellow Bermudians have been in training.
And the professionalism and attention to detail is rubbing off.
Clearly impressed by the sheer size of the sports orientated centre, which includes two pools, six cricket fields, five or six rugby pitches, a hotel and gymnasium, Edness remarked it was like nothing he had ever seen before.
He said everything from the on-field training to the meals was sports orientated, with all the athletes given exactly the right balance of carbs and proteins.
“It’s a good experience. You meet people from different countries, involved with different sports, but we are all in the same boat — trying to get where we want to go.”
A typical day at the training camp involves intensive running training at 7am, before breakfast at 8.
Afterwards he starts net sessions and cricket skills work before lunch.
That is followed by pilates and other fitness work after lunch followed by classroom sessions with sports psychologists and analysts before knocking off at around 4pm.
The training regime and the chance to meet other athletes has been a fun part of the camp for Edness.
He said the Bermudians had kept themselves to themselves to begin with, but the centre's policy of switching room-mates each week had helped them to integrate.
“Everybody’s pretty cool. We are basically all one big team now,” he added.
As well as the general training Edness has been working with wicket-keeping coach Mark Lane on his glovemanship.
“We’ve been doing some one-handed catching, standing up to the stumps, keeping to the spinners. It’s all good for my game.”
He’s also been working on improving his batting.
He said he was now looking out for a team in Florida to keep his cricket skills and his fitness up to scratch when he goes out to the sunshine state for university.
But, though he may be off the island, he’ll still be hoping for a call from home telling him he's part of the national squad.[[In-content Ad]]
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