Training New State of Mind presenters

The next phase of the State of Mind project began yesterday and continue Thursday when potential trainers Paul Sculthorpe, Jimmy Gittins (an old hand at this game), Martin Crompton, Paul Highton and Will Stringer were given the background to the project and how it began. Steve McCann was advising from an amateur club perspective.

Rob Andrew was chatting to the State of Mind presenters Jimmy Gittins and Phil Cooper earlier this week. Malcolm Rae co-founder with Ernie Benbow is peering through at the back.

Jimmy Gittins was at Old Trafford this week to launch the latest Steve Prescott quadrathon challenge leading to the Grand Final and you can see Jimmy and Steve with both Kevin Sinfield and Adrian Morley with the Super League trophy.

Malcolm Rae co-founder of State of Mind was last night being interviewed outside the Man of Steel awards at Lancashire County Cricket Club the interview with Angela Powers will feature on Sky leading up to the Grand Final this week.

Listen out for State of Mind trainer Phil Cooper and rugby league legend Paul Sculthorpe on Radio Merseyside at 08:25 this morning from Langtree Park as we build up to the Super League Grand Final and Paul taking part in the Steve Prescott Quadrathon Challenge from Hull to Old Trafford.

The State of Mind player session rolled into the Tetley Stadium on 30/01/12 where the players were training before the session and the Nursing Standard cameraman came to take pictures of the player session. Carol Ede, Malcolm Rae and Jimmy Gittins were all in attendance.

State of Mind volunteers will be around the Halliwell Jones stadium in State of Mind tshirts. If you see one come and say hello and have a photo taken with us, put it on twitter yourself  or we will!

Jimmy Gittins recent Great North Run competitor and State of Mind presenter is taking up the Quadrathon Challenge with Steve Prescott next week, today between 2 and 3pm Radio Leeds will feature Jimmy’s inspirational story.

January 2012 saw the player session take place at the Leigh Sports Village on the day that Leigh posed for their new team photo on a Saturday morning. Andy Burnham MP was in attendance and told State of Mind that his son plays rugby league locally and loves it! Carol Ede asked to be in…