ABOUT US
The Glens of Antrim Tug of War Club is based in Glenravel, where it draws its members from the very scenic Glens of Antrim and its surrounding areas.
The Club was founded and joined the Northern Ireland Tug of War Association in 2004, and competed in Indoor and Outdoor competitions since then.
Although the area has very little history in association Tug of War, there is a strong tradition of the sport at Fairs and Festivals. It was from this background the club was formed.
2005 saw the formation of a ladies team, which at the time of writing has become a formidable force at indoor Tug of War, with aspirations of going to the top of the sport.
In the short history of the club it has become one of the top clubs in Northern Ireland and achieved a Silver medal in the National 680KG Championships 2006, and has represented Northern Ireland in the UK Championships.
This has only been achieved by hard work, dedication to training and a good team spirit. The ethos of the club is that all the members of the club enjoy their Tug of War foremost, whilst striving to learn and improve in their sport to enable them to compete at the highest level in the world.
Contact Us
Chairman: Brian O'Kane
Secretary: Sharon McQuillan
28 Lisnamanny Road
Martinstown
Ballymena
Co. Antrim
BT43 6QH
Telephone: 028 2175 8990
Email: info@glenstugofwar.com
TRAINING
Tuesday & Thursday - 8pm til 10pm
Training Shed
28 Lisnamanny Road
Martinstown
Ballymena
The Glens Club training takes place in the humble conditions of an old disused barn, nest door to what is affectionately known as the cow shed on a farm in Glenravel.
The training equipment is very basic in nature, with rubber mats on the floor to pull on and derrick with two pulleys that allows a large weight to be varied from 560 KG’s up to 1000KG’s, to be pulled up and down to a height of approximately twenty feet.
Training usually takes place on Tuesday and Thursday nights form 8pm to 10pm, but increases at times of championships.
A typical nights training starts with a half hour aerobic fitness mostly done on benches, coupled with floor exercises. The next stage of the evening is all rope work, and developing techniques and trying to get the teams pulling and thinking together. The evening usually ends with a half hour live pulling.
Tug of War training is arduous and difficult and requires a high level of endurance. This is not built up in a short period and particular care must be given to develop pullers at whatever pace is necessary for them to progress.
No-one, no matter what their level of fitness should be excluded from training, as they might some day become a main stay in the team.
Great care is taken to insure training although hard is enjoyable and rewarding.
One must remember you only get out of your sport by way of success what you put into it.