updated 20 June 11:30pm
This week, most at Leos, also one group at Bodington
For Leos, 97 have booked – 3 groups at 4:40, 3 groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10.
At Bodington, 26 have booked for the “C” group
Booking is now open for July
Please book by Thursday 26 June at 10pm if you want to come on 1 July.
Link to book: https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
- 1 July – Most at Leos, “C” group at GSAL
- 8 July – Most at GSAL, “C” group at Beckett Park
- 15 July – Everyone at Golden Acre Relays
- 22 July – Most at GSAL, “C” group at TBA
- 29 July – Most at Leos, “C” group and “Girls A” group at Bodington
Sorry, GSAL has been delayed yet again because another organisation has booked 24 June. But we have confirmed bookings for the main groups on 8/22 July, 12/26 August and 9 September and for the “C” group on 1 July, 5 August and 2 September
No change to activities
This week we will have 6 activities at Leos
- Relays
- Eleanor’s hills – running down and up between rugby pitch and cricket pitch
or Clock-circles if cricket pitch is in use - Paarlauf
- Emma’s hills a.k.a short-medium-long or Clock-circles if cricket pitch is in use
- 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 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]
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: TBA
Assistant: ALISON FOWLER
Ben Fowler
Sam Fowler
Seb Fowler
Leo Freer
Joe Hawkes
Samuel McLarkey
Edward Sharp
Jonah Steere
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Levi Woodger
GROUP 3
Leader: JOHN KENDELL
Assistant: SHELLEY BALL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Matilda Beardsworth
Chloe Deak
Francesca Furniss
Rowan Hammond
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Bella Parsons
Lily Parsons
Isabelle Watt
GROUP 5
Leader: ANTHONY MCLARKEY
Assistant: KATY DOHERTY
Athen Doherty
Autumn Doherty
Sebby Forster
Poppy Freer
Federico Furniss
Kitty Kirkley
Zachary Mann
Nia McLarkey
Alex Player
Margot Player
Sophie Sharp
Connie Steere
Caitlin Upmalis
Barney Woodger
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
GROUP 1
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: JERMAINE BENJAMIN
Grace Ball
Indi Banerjee
Aisha Benjamin
Milly Booth
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
GROUP 3
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: LOUISE WALKER
Olivia Benjamin
Helena Bolhasani
Esmé Clark
Evelyn Fordham
Thomas Grosvenor
Laurie Phillips
Isla Robinson
Skye Somerville
Lucy Walker
Ruby Wilson
GROUP 5
Leader: JOBY CLARK
Assistant: MATTHEW MILLS
Nichola Bolhasani
Beatrice Clark
Ophelia Fordham
Izzy Grosvenor
Nina Lake
Dahlia Mills
Dotty Mills
Sam Oakshett
Kyle Reid
Leo Robinson
Nicky Shatwell
Rex Walmsley
5:55pm – 1 group at Bodington
GROUP 1
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: TBA
Bertie Bell
Abigail Bottomley
Dan Breedon
Jimmy Burns
Imogen Burton
Rafael Burton
Conor Butterworth
Isla Butterworth
Harry Durbin
James Gostling
Kate Irvine
Samuel Keene
Felix Linley
Eaden Lyons
Charlotte Parsons
Ewan Reid
Zak Reisman
William Thornhill
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
Dora Walmsley
Joseph Whitehouse
Sammy Whitehouse
Harry Whittaker
James Whittaker
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: TOM DARK
Assistant: AMANDA BONNER
Romy Aitchison
Niamh Archbold
Alice Bonner
Matilda Dark
Francesca Dickinson
Harry Francis
Xander Lloyd
Freddie Portman
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
Erin Winter
GROUP 3
Leader: JOHN KEENE
Assistant: TBA
Lucy Allman
Oliver Breedon
Alex Burbidge
Grace Keene
Henry Kirwan
Arlo Kosciukiewicz
Holly Lloyd
Essie Molyneux
Anna Parsons
Seb Robson
Ben Rollison
Ella Shanks
Lola Thomas
Isla Waters