On Friday the 11th of November a group of us travelled over to the “Femal in Focus” seminar in TUS Athlone.  We got an insight on what it’s really like to play and train at the highest level of sport, the differences between males and females in sport and we also got a chance to test our own fitness and strength with a wide variety of tests and sports played throughout the day:  Pilate, wheelchair basketball, sprints, strength tests such as the bench press, hanging tuff and much more.  It was really fun and interesting day.  I particularly enjoyed the talk from the 5 professional athletes and found it really informative, I enjoyed learning about their lives and how they got to where they are today.

By Keelin Robbins