updated 18 February 2pm
Lots of changes, please read carefully …
- Leos 4:40 groups please meet at Leos and bring two pairs of shoes – one for grass, one for road
- Nicola’s 5:25 group is now at Bodington at 5:55
- other Leos 5:25 groups please meet at Leos and bring two pairs of shoes – one for grass, one for road
- Richard’s 6:00 group is at Bodington
- Leos 6:10 groups are cancelled (only 2 confirmed) but there is space for all of you at 5:25
Majority from Leos but the “C” group is at Bodington/Brownlee
Contingency plan (if needed)
If the ground conditions at Leos or GSAL 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/
The good news for this week is, if we have to take this option, because it is school holidays and numbers are reduced, everyone will get a place (Nic’s group would be at Alwoodley PS)
Booking forms
Booking for February is open. If you’ve not booked yet and want to come to training on 25 February please book by Thursday 20 February at 10pm.
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
Membership Fees
Note that membership fees are now due and if you want to come in February must be paid in advance of the first session you are attending.
Most of you have paid THANK YOU. As at Friday 14 February only 3 on this list still to pay
(does not apply to triallists)
Footwear
- Studded fell shoes – allowed, especially recommended
- Studded trail shoes – allowed, recommended
- Studded football or rugby boots – allowed, but not recommended if playing fields are dry
- Normal running shoes – allowed, take care if it has been very wet
- 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 March.
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 – 77 have booked – at Leos will be 2 groups at 4:40, 3 groups at 5:25, 1 groups at 6:10. The “C” group will be at Bodington/Brownlee at 6pm (see relevant Whatsapp groups).
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 : 200m, Activity 3 : Paarlauf, Activity 4 : Short/medium/long, Activity 5 : Pentathlon
ALTHOUGH WE MAY MOVE ACTIVITIES AROUND DEPENDING ON GROUND CONDITIONS
Group 1will do activities 3,4,5,1,2
Group 2 will do activities 4,5,1,2,3
Group 3 will do activities 5,1,2,3,4
Group 4 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5
Group 5 will do activities 2,3,4,5,1
4:40pm – 2 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
THERE ARE 18 BOOKED IN BUT I HAVEN’T YET WORKED OUT HOW TO SPLIT INTO 2 GROUPS – MAYBE SURNAMES A to F and SURNAMES G to Z!!
GROUP 1
Leader: TBA
Assistant: TBA
Chloe Deak
Leo Freer
GROUP 3
Leader: RUDY MELARA
Assistant: SHELLEY BALL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Helena Bolhasani
Nichola Bolhasani
Francesca Furniss
Rowan Hammond
Joe Hawkes
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Sophia Melara
Ella Shanks
GROUP 4
Leader: TBA
Assistant: TBA
Poppy Freer
Federico Furniss
Alex Player
Margot Player
5:25pm – 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
200m Timekeeper: TBA
GROUP 1
Leader: TOM VENNING
Assistant: ISAAC GUPPY
Thomas Deverill
Thomas Grosvenor
Leo Guppy
Nye Mason
Kyle Reid
Harry Richards
Leo Robinson
Arthur Venning
Rex Walmsley
GROUP 3
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: BECKY BALDARO-BOOTH
Aisha Benjamin
Milly Booth
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
GROUP 4
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: HEATHER ARCHBOLD
Niamh Archbold
Olivia Benjamin
Emmy Deverill
Evelyn Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Izzy Grosvenor
Isla Robinson
Skye Somerville
Lucy Walker
Dora Walmsley
6pm – 1 group at Bodington/Brownlee
GROUP 1
Leader: ALEX GOSTLING
Assistant: TBA
Bertie Bell
Abigail Bottomley
Jimmy Burns
Imogen Burton
Rafael Burton
Conor Butterworth
Gus Cawcutt
James Gostling
Kate Irvine
Samuel Keene
Felix Linley
Oliver Lubiecki
Eaden Lyons
Ewan Reid
Zak Reisman
Josh Salmon
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
Joseph Whitehouse
Sammy Whitehouse
6:10pm – 1 group 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: TBA
Assistant: TBA
Harry Francis
Caleb Keene
Holly Lloyd
Xander Lloyd
Essie Molyneux
George Redmond
Ben Rollison
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
Lola Thomas
Isla Waters