updated 4 November 9am
This week, most at Leos. C group at Allerton Grange
For Leos, 75 have booked – 3 groups at 4:40, 4 or maybe 3 groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10. One groups (20) at Allerton Grange Hills at 6:00
At least 10 booking forms are still outstanding and this is causing problems with planning the sessions.
Booking is now open for 4th to 25th November
- 4 November at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group will be at Allerton Grange Hills at 6pm
- 11 November at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group will be at Beckett Park at 7:15.
- 18 November at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group will be at Bodington / Brownlee Centre at 6pm
- 25 November at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” and Nicola’s “A” group will be at Bodington / Brownlee Centre at 6pm
- for “C” group and Nicola’s group, always check on Whatsapp before the session,
Most have booked, thank you, just a few stragglers still to book!
Please book by Thursday 6 November at 10pm if you want to come on 11 November.
Link to book: https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
Change to activities for winter
Eleanor’s hills (the hills between the rugby pitch) are now unsafe because the floodlights don’t illuminate the hill)
This week we will have 6 activities at Leos
Each group will still do all activities, so spending a shorter time on each, but there should be much less queueing between activities
- Relays
- Clock Circles
- Emma’s hills a.k.a short-medium-long
- Paarlauf
- 200 metres – on top side of main rugby pitch
- Pentathlon or maybe heptathlon
(note that this won’t be available after 6pm as the pitch is being used by another VS running group)
For this week
- Groups 1 will do activities 2,3,4,5,6,1
- Groups 2 will do activities 3,4,5,6,1,2
- Groups 3 will do activities 4,5,6,1,2,3
- Groups 4 will do activities 5,6,1,2,3,4
- Groups 5 will do activities 6,1,2,3,4,5
- Groups 6 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5,6
Membership Fees
Other than prospective members on their free trial sessions, everyone on this list has paid. Thank you!
Note
If the ground conditions at Leos are poor, then we’ll reduce to 1 group of 18 at each timeslot. These will be by invitation only. Information about this can be found at https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/junior-session-at-alwoodley-green/
Footwear
- Studded fell shoes – allowed, recommended if it has been very wet
- Studded trail shoes – allowed, recommended
- Studded football or rugby boots – allowed, but not recommended if playing fields are dry
- Normal running shoes – allowed, recommended if it has been dry
- Bladed football boots – to be discussed on Facebook post
- Running spikes – definitely not allowed
- “C” group footwear – see Whatsapp post
- NB children deliberately sliding or skidding will be warned and may be stopped from doing certain activities e.g. relays and paarlauf
Safety notices
The meeting points will continue to be in front of the clubhouse.
We realise that not all parents will want to help or watch from the sidelines when the weather gets colder and/or wetter and we know that the car park at Leos is not well lit and is busy.
At Leos, parents who aren’t helping with the session or watching from the sidelines ***MUST*** fill in a form with their mobile phone number and car registration and car location so that we can contact them and/or find them if there is an incident involving their child or their child wants to leave the rugby pitch before the end of the session. The form will be under the covered area in front of the clubhouse.
TOILET BREAKS – If children need a take a toilet break, then either they must be accompanied by their parent, or by the person that brought them, or by TWO other adults. PARENTS please check with your children before they start the session!!!
Warning – NO DELIBERATE SLIDING. The grass has to last till April.
Warning – NO WAGGLING – there was an incident at Leos a few months ago when one child was waggling a post and the top of the post hit another child in the face. Let’s be safe this week – before you arrive, please tell your child/ren that they mustn’t touch any of the posts at any time.
THIS WEEK
NB please ensure you are aware of the rules for Confirmation and Cancellation in the following link
www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-at-leos-2025
If you have any queries, please comment on the Facebook post or email [email protected]
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On Tuesday, after 2pm, if you need to cancel, please text 07775 898 558 (don’t use any other method, not email, not gmail, not Facebook, not Messenger, not Whatsapp) (but do use WhatsApp for the “C” group).
Note that the start times are 4:40pm, 5:25pm and 6:10pm. Please arrive at this earlier time this week as there are a LOT coming and there may be some changes to the activities due to the ground conditions.
Also note that we have to be off the pitch by 7pm. Each timeslot cannot be allowed to overrun otherwise the 6:10pm groups will have a shorter time. Please arrive on time if you want a full 45 minutes.
4:40pm – 3 groups at Leos
Warm up 4:45, 1st Activity 4:48 2nd Activity 4:55, 3rd Activity 5:02, 4th Activity 5:09, 5th Activity 5:16, Cool down 5:23
GROUP 1
Leader: ALEX MONAGHAN
Assistant: SARAH DEAK
Chloe Deak
Ben Fowler
Seb Fowler
Søren Pailor
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Levi Woodger
GROUP 3
Leader: SARAH WOODGER
Assistant: ALISON FOWLER
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Tilly Beardsworth
Sam Fowler
Joe Hawkes
Tilly Hawkes
Kitty Kirkley
Alex Player
Jonah Steere
Barney Woodger
GROUP 5
Leader: SEAN FITZGERALD
Assistant: ANDY SALMON
Mateo Fitzgerald
Dahla Gilroy
Trystan Mann
Zachary Mann
Margot Player
Reuben Salmon
Connie Steere
Caitlin Upmalis
5:25pm – 4 or maybe 3 groups at Leos
Warm up 5:30, 1st Activity 5:33, 2nd Activity 5:40, 3rd Activity 5:47, 4th Activity 5:54, 5th Activity 6:01, Cool down 6:08
It is likely that I will reorganise these into 3 groups
GROUP 1
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: TOM VENNING
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
GROUP 2
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: JOANNA CRADDOCK
Tom Deverill
Evelyn Fordham
Evie Kendell
Laurie Phillips
Alfie Rees
Isla Robinson
Skye Somerville
Rafael Stoker
Arthur Venning
GROUP 4
Leader: JOHN KENDELL
Assistant: SOPHIE REES
Esmé Clark
Matilda Dark
Molly Kendell
Dotty Mills
Fred Rees
Gwen Rees
Ruby Wilson
GROUP 5
Leader: TOM DARK
Assistant: MICHELLE SCHNEIDER
Oscar Dark
Athen Doherty
Ophelia Fordham
Nina Lake
Nye Mason
Dahlia Mills
Leo Robinson
Rex Walmsley
Evan Wilson
No booking forms from
Izzy Grosvenor
Thomas Grosvenor
Sam Oakshett
Nicky Shatwell
6pm – 1 group at Allerton Grange
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: TBA
Niamh Archbold
Bertie Bell
Jimmy Burns
Imogen Burton
Conor Butterworth
Joel Caleb
William Caleb
James Gostling
Samuel Keene
Felix Linley
Ewan Reid
Harry Richards
Josh Salmon
William Thornhill
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
Dora Walmsley
Joseph Whitehouse
Sammy Whitehouse
James Whittaker
No booking forms from
Gus Cawcutt
Charlie Crossland
Emmy Deverill
Kate Irvine
Oliver Lubiecki
Eaden Lyons
Zak Reisman
Elijah Tedd
Simeon Tedd
6:10pm – 2 groups at Leos
Warm up 6:15, 1st Activity 6:18 2nd Activity 6:25, 3rd Activity 6:32, 4th Activity 6:39, 5th Activity 6:46, Cool down 6:53
GROUP 1
Leader: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: DAVE THOMAS
Romy Aitchison
Eve Barton
Francesca Dickinson
Harry Francis
Zach Gould
Charlotte Parsons
Harriet Roberts
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
Erin Winter
GROUP 3
Leader: ANDY KIRWAN
Assistant: SARAH SHANKS
Lucy Allman
Oliver Breedon
Alex Burbidge
Henry Kirwan
Arlo Kosciukiewicz
William Kosciukiewicz
Essie Molyneux
Anna Parsons
Georgie Roberts
Seb Robson
Ben Rollison
Ella Shanks