Liverpool's under-21s put through their paces at RAF Cosford
Liverpool Football Club's under-21s team were put through their paces when they visited RAF Cosford to experience life as a serviceman.
It came after the RAF under-23s football team spent a day at the LFC academy to focus on enhancing their all-round skills.
Sgt Paddy O'Brien, an avionics training flight instructor at RAF Cosford, said: "We wanted to demonstrate to the academy players the skill link between RAF football and the jobs we carry out on a daily basis.
"Sport plays a huge part in service life and we wanted to show how skills learnt within the game are fully transferable to the workplace environment.
"Being part of a team whilst retaining the ability of how to operate autonomously are key on both the football pitch and as a service person within the Royal Air Force."
An early start to the day saw the players having their bed spaces inspected, followed by drill and discipline on the Parade Square by one of RAF Cosford's drill sergeants.
The squad then visited some of the aircraft hangars and learned the importance of a variety of aspects of ground combat.
Alex Inglethorpe, Liverpool FC academy director, said "At the Liverpool FC Academy we strive to give our players real world experience. That's what these visits are all about."
