Highland players urged to be fully focused ahead of "biggest three months" of their careers
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Promotion to the National League setup is at stake for the winners of BT Caledonia League Division One, with Highland right in the thick of the title chase.
The Canal Park side are also in the final of the BT Caledonia Shield, which they will contest against Glenrothes later this month.
Carson is calling on his squad to maintain their high attendance at training and pledge their commitment to the club ahead of a pivotal period in Highland’s future.
“We’ll be having a meeting as well as training tonight, just to regroup and get a few points across ahead of what could be biggest three months of some guys’ careers,” he said. “We’re asking them to put everything on hold.
“They’ve got to be at training on Tuesday and Thursday every week because there’s rich rewards at the end of it.
“Training hasn’t been what it usually is with all this nonsense around cancellations, so we need everyone focused on what’s ahead.”
Highland return to league action on Saturday against Dunfermline after a month without a game.
Their last fixture was against Strathmore on December 5 as a series of postponements left them with several free weekends.
Both Caithness and Carnoustie called off citing player shortages, mirroring the reasons given by Hillfoots for their two postponements against Highland in October.
While the game against Hillfoots has been rearranged for the end of February, discussions are still to take place over when the other two games will be played.
The club hopes to slot them in during the RBS Six Nations at the start of February.
“At the meeting tonight we’ll see what players we’ll have available as some will be going to the Scotland games,” added Carson.
“Once we know that, our fixture secretary Geoff Begg can get in touch with these clubs and see if they’re willing to play ball.”
While some clubs have been on shutdown over the Festive period, Carson is hoping the extra work put in by his players pays dividends come the resumption of competitive rugby.
“We haven’t had everyone at training, with family commitments over Christmas, but we’ve still managed to get two good sessions in,” he said. “Andy Begg has had the guys in doing CrossFit, so we’re putting the work in.
“We’ll probably come up against sides that haven’t done anything and hopefully that fitness will tell.”
