that just wasn't possible in a team setting. The trend toward this kind of instruction has been growing for years, but now Curry—announced on Monday as a part-owner of a private coaching company called CoachUp—stands as a clear advocate for the model.

Courtesy of CoachUp

The idea behind CoachUp is brilliantly simple: It's a matchmaker for players of a variety of sports and coaches able to instruct them. The match is made through the filtering of defined variables ranging from game-specific (player position) to logistics (training location and availability). It is a resource born of the age of accessibility; the coaches and players aren't new, merely the means to connect them. That process is much cleaner and safer than combing Craigslist for a coach to instruct a player in hisWe're sorry, but Shetland News isn't fully functional with . Head over to the update page for instructions on updating your browser for more security, improved speed and the best overall experience on this site.

Community / Language expert Derick Herning dies aged 86

Derick Herning addressing Norwegian National Day celebrations in Lerwick in May 2010. Photo: Nat Hall

RENOWNED local linguist Derick Herning died last Friday, aged 86, following a short illness.

Originally from Fife, Mr Herning came to Shetland in 1968 to work as a languages teacher at the former Anderson Educational Institute until his retirement in 1995.

He had a lifelong fascination for languages and was in command of around 30 languages including Gaelic, Afrikaans, Bulgarian and Albanian.

In 1990 he won the title of polyglot of Europe after proving he