updated 2 December 11am
This week, two-thirds at Leos. C group at Allerton Grange. Nicola’s group at Alwoodley PS
For Leos, 61 have booked – 2 groups at 4:40, 3 (or maybe 2) groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10.
It will be wet at Leos but I thought we should give it another go!
Footwear
Important – please do not wear normal flat soled running shoes is it has been very wet
- Studded fell shoes – recommended if it has been very wet
- Studded football or rugby boots – recommended if very wet, but not recommended if playing fields are dry
- Studded trail shoes – recommended unless very wet
- Normal running shoes – recommended if it has been dry but not recommended if 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
Booking is now open for 2nd to 30th December
- 2 December at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group will be at Parkside Hills at 6pm
- 9 December 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.
- 16 December at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group and Nidola’s Girls “A” group will be at Bodington / Brownlee Centre at 6pm
- 23 December at Leos times tba if sufficient interest
- 30 December 10a.m at Roundhay Park meet by Lakeside Cafe for run round the lake and “Lake or Mansion” relays
Link to book: https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
Activities for winter
This week we will have 4 activities at Leos
Each group will do all activities, so spending a shorter time on each, but there should be much less queueing between activities. It will also give the the leaders the opportunity to have more time on some activities and less on others, if they wish.
- Relays
- Clock Circles NOT IF VERY WET
- Emma’s hills a.k.a short-medium-long
- Paarlauf NOT IF VERY WET
- 200 metres – on top side of main rugby pitch
- Pentathlon or maybe heptathlon
For this week
- Groups 1 will do activities 4,5,6,1,2,3
- Groups 2 will do activities 5,6,1,2,3,4
- Groups 3 will do activities 6,1,2,3,4,5
- Groups 4 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5,6
- Groups 5 will do activities 2,3,4,5,6,1
- Groups 6 will do activities 3,4,5,6,1,2
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/
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]
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 – 2 groups at Leos
Warm up 4:45, 1st Activity 4:50 2nd Activity 4:56, 3rd Activity 5:02, 4th Activity 5:08, 5th Activity 5:14, 6th activity 5:20, Cool down 5:26
GROUP 1
Leader: ALEX MONAGHAN
Assistant: ALISON FOWLER
Ben Fowler
Sam Fowler
Seb Fowler
Søren Pailor
Alex Player
Jonah Steere
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Dylan Talbot
Isabelle Watt
GROUP 5
Leader: LORA FORSTER
Assistant: SHELLEY BALL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Tilly Beardsworth
Mateo Fitzgerald
Sebby Forster
Tilly Hawkes
Kitty Kirkley
Trystan Mann
Zachary Mann
Margot Player
Connie Steere
Caitlin Upmalis
5:25pm – 1 group at Alwoodley P.S.
See WhatsApp for arrangements
GROUP 1
Leader: CAROL REID
Assistant: TBA
Grace Ball
Milly Booth
Kirsten Brown
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
5:25pm – 3 groups at Leos but maybe 2 if cancellations
Warm up 5:30, 1st Activity 5:36 2nd Activity 5:42, 3rd Activity 5:48, 4th Activity 5:54, 5th Activity 6:00, 6th activity 6:06, Cool down 6:12
Will rearrange into 2 groups (boys / girls) if more than 3 cancellations
GROUP 2
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: JOANNA CRADDOCK
Thomas Grosvenor
Evie Kendell
Laurie Phillips
Alfie Rees
Isla Robinson
Skye Somerville
Rafael Stoker
Arthur Venning
GROUP 4
Leader: JOHN KENDELL
Assistant: SOPHIE REES
Matilda Dark
Molly Kendell
Fred Rees
Gwen Rees
Kyle Reid
Ruby Wilson
GROUP 5
Leader: TOM DARK
Assistant: ALICE BONNER
Oscar Dark
Elodie Dawson
Nina Lake
Nye Mason
Leo Robinson
Rex Walmsley
Evan Wilson
6pm – 1 group at Allerton Grange Hills
See WhatsApp group for arrangements
GROUP 1
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: TBA
Niamh Archbold
Bertie Bell
Jimmy Burns
Imogen Burton
Rafael Burton
Conor Butterworth
Harry Durbin
James Gostling
Samuel Keene
Felix Linley
Oliver Lubiecki
Ewan Reid
Harry Richards
Rowan Twinem
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
Dora Walmsley
Joseph Whitehouse
James Whittaker
6:10pm – 2 groups at Leos
Warm up 6:15, 1st Activity 6:20 2nd Activity 6:26, 3rd Activity 6:32, 4th Activity 6:38, 5th Activity 6:44, 6th activity 6:50, Cool down 6:56
GROUP 1
Leader: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: TBA
Romy Aitchison
Eve Barton
Alice Bonner
Francesca Dickinson
Harry Francis
Zach Gould
Freddie Portman
Erin Winter
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GROUP 3
Leader: ANDY KIRWAN
Assistant: SARAH SHANKS
Lucy Allman
Oliver Breedon
Alex Burbidge
Henry Kirwan
Arlo Kosciukiewicz
William Kosciukiewicz
Essie Molyneux
Anna Parsons
Seb Robson
Ella Shanks
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