SWINDON Shock player-coach David Colclough has warned his players they cannot afford a lapse in concentration as they aim for a league and play-off double this weekend.

Having already dispatched Barking Abbey, Wolverhampton University and Manchester Giants II, Shock find themselves on the cusp of their best-ever season.

The National League Division Four South West champions come up against the Division Four Midlands champions, Northants Tauras for today’s showdown in Manchester.

After spending the last two weeks studying the opposition, Colclough admits his players are itching to get on the court.

“We have had two weeks of sitting on our bottoms saying, ‘come on let’s get this over with’. We’ve been watching films and doing everything we can to get ready, now we just want to play,” said Colclough. “They’re tall, they have two people who are 6’8 and a few who 6’6 and 6’5 but we match up with them well.

“One thing I would say about them is that they are a team. There isn’t one specific scorer, they just pass to the open player.

“It is really nice actually. They have a leading scorer but everyone else is three or four points behind him.

“You have to be on defence for every second of possession otherwise they will punish you.”

Colclough will be able to choose from a full squad apart from Christopher Cole, who will miss the game as his wife has given birth.

Dominik Sajovic will make his first start of the season in the final, which will be streamed on BBC Sport’s app, after he postponed his holiday to play at the weekend.

“He was supposed to go on holiday but he changed it around,” said the Shock chief “It was crazy because he changed other plans around last time to get to the game and he has managed to change this one around as well.

“If he’s committing like that and spending another £200 to play this game, you’ve got to let him start and he’s been on fire for us.

“It’s crazy seeing how everyone has come together for this game. We have all gone out to get new tops because the game is going to be streamed.

“The players have told me I need to dress up as a coach for the game. I don’t normally feel comfortable in a tie unless I am teaching but I guess I’ll have to look good for the cameras.”