[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_image title_text=”DSC_1445″ admin_label=”Heading Image – Use background image” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSC_1445-scaled.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”24vw||24vw||true|false”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section – Dynamic Content” _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f5f5f5″ custom_padding=”24px||24px||true|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date_format=”l dS M Y, h:i A” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font_size=”39px” custom_margin=”||-13px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”article author” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||1em||false|false” locked=”off”]By Darren Hallesy [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px||||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/forms.gle\/zGQp7wxULqh9t8KG7″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”HDC Expression of Interest Form” button_alignment=”left” disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Button Link” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_font=”|700|||||||” custom_padding=”13px|34px|13px|34px|true|true” disabled=”on”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”]It\u2019s an opportunity that for some players, comes once in a lifetime, and two young guns from the Ipswich Jets are off to see what life is like training with an NRL club. <\/p>\n
As part of a growing relationship with the Newcastle Knights, Tyler Coburn and Blake Lenehan have been selected by Jets coach Keiron Lander to fly to New South Wales and spend four weeks embedded in pre-season training with the Knights. <\/p>\n
They will train full time, while living and breathing their footy right up until Christmas before heading back to Ipswich to prepare for what is going to be a blockbuster, long-awaited season in 2021. <\/p>\n
Ipswich Jets Head Coach Kieron Lander believes that the players will come back from the experience with skills that will be invaluable. <\/p>\n
\u201cBlake Lenehan has played 18 games for the Jets, and is at that age now where he\u2019s maturing into a good player, but still has lots to learn. I\u2019ve been part of that (NRL) system and I know what it\u2019s like, so he will get a lot out of it,\u201d Keiron said. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs for Tyler despite playing only one game for us in 2020 before the shutdown, he\u2019s a player who\u2019s learned his trade from the best, he always gives 100 per cent and will get a lot out of the intensity of full time training with the Knights. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great relationship with have with Newcastle, and I hope that this is something that we can do every year with Newcastle, it\u2019s invaluable to the players, the club and the future.\u201d <\/p>\n
The difference between NRL clubs and clubs like the Jets all comes down to one thing, and that\u2019s part-time vs full-time. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re at an NRL club, that\u2019s your job, full time, day in, day out, whereas at the Jets our players can spend the day studying, concreting, bricklaying, working, then grab their kit before heading off to the gym, and training. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes an enormous difference to a player being in that full-time environment, and I know what it\u2019s like, so I\u2019m excited to see Tyler and Blake get the benefit of month in the system. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is all part of their sporting journey, and adds to their pathway as a player.\u201d <\/p>\n
Tyler Coburn is excited to get this opportunity, and while it will be hard to be away from family so close to Christmas, it all adds to the fact that he is dying to get back onto the footy field after COVID paused the entire 2020 season. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still living at home, and I\u2019m studying, so this will be a great chance to spend a whole month focusing on my training, my footy and learning new skills,\u201d Tyler said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re studying, working and training you don\u2019t get much of a break this time of year, and although I\u2019ve never been in that NRL intense environment, I\u2019m really excited to get the fitness benefits out of it. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m up for the challenge, and I can\u2019t tell you how much I\u2019m craving to get back on the field after the year we\u2019ve had, and 2021 is going to be an exciting year for everyone at the club, from the footy team, to the coaches, the staff and most of all, the fans”. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[],"post_layout":[453],"class_list":["post-8060","club_news","type-club_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/club_news\/8060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/club_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/club_news"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/club_news\/8060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/8061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8060"},{"taxonomy":"post_layout","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/post_layout?post=8060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}