updated 12 April 4pm
Majority from Leos …
… but the “C” group are at Bodington (see WhatsApp)
Booking forms
Only 2 families still to book
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
No change to activities
This week we will have 6 activities
- Relays
- Eleanor’s hills – running down and up between rugby pitch and cricket pitch
- Paarlauf
- Emma’s hills a.k.a short-medium-long
- 200 metres – on top side of main rugby pitch
- Pentathlon
Each group will still do all activities, so spending a shorter time on each, but there should be much less queueing between activities
For this week
- Groups 1 will do activities 3,4,5,6,1,2
- Groups 2 will do activities 4,5,6,1,2,3
- Groups 3 will do activities 5,6,1,2,3,4
- Groups 4 will do activities 6,1,2,3,4,5
- Groups 5 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5,6
- Groups 6 will do activities 2,3,4,5,6,1
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
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.
NEW POLICY – 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
The meeting points will continue to be in front of the clubhouse.
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
This week – for Leos, 52 have booked – 1 groups at 4:40, 3 (or maybe 2) groups at 5:25, 2 (or maybe 1) groups at 6:10.
Note that Nicola’s Girls A group are at Leos not Bodington
The “C” group (21 have booked) will be at Bodington at 6pm (see relevant Whatsapp groups).
NB a few bookings still expected
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]
On Tuesday, 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.
Activities
I am hoping that the whole of the second team pitch will be usable.
Activity 1 will be Relays, Activity 2 : Hills by cricket pitch, Activity 3 : Paarlauf, Activity 4: Short-medium-long, Activity 5 : 200m, Activity 6 :Pentathlon,
ALTHOUGH WE MAY MOVE ACTIVITIES AROUND DEPENDING ON GROUND CONDITIONS
For full details see nearer the top of this post
4:40pm – 1 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 3
Leader: ALEX MONAGHAN
Assistant: JOHN KENDELL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Matilda Beardsworth
Athen Doherty
Autumn Doherty
Joe Hawkes
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Søren Pailor
Alex Player
Margot Player
5:25pm – 3 or maybe 2 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
GROUP 1
Leader: TBA
Assistant: TBA
Aisha Benjamin
Lucy Sheen
Thomas Sheen
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
GROUP 3
Leader: MADI ROBINSON
Assistant: ISAAC GUPPY
Olivia Benjamin
Thomas Deverill
Francesca Dickinson
Evelyn Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Thomas Grosvenor
Leo Guppy
Laurie Phillips
Isla Robinson
Arthur Venning
Dora Walmsley
GROUP 5
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: TBA
Helena Bolhasani
Nichola Bolhasani
Ophelia Fordham
Izzy Grosvenor
Dahlia Mills
Dotty Mills
Sam Oakshett
Leo Robinson
Rex Walmsley
Ruby Wilson
6:00pm – 1 group at Bodington
Leader: TBA
Assistant: TBA
Abigail Bottomley
Dan Breedon
Jimmy Burns
Conor Butterworth
Isla Butterworth
Gus Cawcutt
Harry Durbin
James Gostling
Kate Irvine
Samuel Keene
Oliver Lubiecki
Zak Reisman
Harry Richards
Elijah Tedd
Simeon Tedd
William Thornhill
Joseph Urquhart
Joseph Whitehouse
Sammy Whitehouse
Harry Whittaker
James Whittaker
6:10pm – 2 or maybe 1 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 2
Leader: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: TBA
Romy Aitchison
Eve Barton
Alice Bonner
Matilda Dark
Harry Francis
Caleb Keene
Xander Lloyd
Harriet Roberts
Erin Winter
GROUP 4
Leader: JOHN KEENE
Assistant: TBA
Oliver Breedon
Alex Burbidge
Grace Keene
Holly Lloyd
Georgie Roberts
Ben Rollison