Junior Names 27 May 2025

updated 22 May 10:30pm

This week, mainly at Leos

For Leos, 64 have booked – 2 groups at 4:40, 3 groups at 5:25, 2 (but maybe 1) groups at 6:10.

At Bodington/Brownlee 15 have booked for the “C” group

Hopefully June 10th session will be at GSAL, but don’t assume!

https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/

No change to activities

This week we will have 6 activities at Leos

1. Relays
2. Eleanor’s hills – running down and up between rugby pitch and cricket pitch
   or Clock-circles if cricket pitch is in use
3. Paarlauf
4. Emma’s hills a.k.a short-medium-long or Clock-circles if cricket pitch is in use
5. 200 metres – on top side of main rugby pitch
6. 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

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 – 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

GROUP 1
Leader: JOHN KENDELL
Assistant: GARY WATT
Matilda Beardsworth
Leo Freer
Joe Hawkes
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Samuel McLarkey
Søren Pailor
Ella Shanks
Isabelle Watt

GROUP 5
Leader: ANTHONY MCLARKEY
Assistant: KATY DOHERTY
Athen Doherty
Autumn Doherty
Poppy Freer
Nia McLarkey
Alex Player
Margot Player
Reuben Salmon
Freddie Shanks

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: BECKY BALDARO-BOOTH
Indi Banerjee
Aisha Benjamin
Milly Booth
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
Natalie Ward

GROUP 3
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: KIRSTIE FRENNEAUX
Olivia Benjamin
Esmé Clark
Evelyn Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Thomas Grosvenor
Laurie Phillips
Isla Robinson
Skye Somerville
Ruby Wilson

GROUP 5
Leader: JOBY CLARK
Assistant: MATTHEW MILLS
Helena Bolhasani
Nichola Bolhasani
Beatrice Clark
Ophelia Fordham
Izzy Grosvenor
Nina Lake
Dahlia Mills
Dotty Mills
Sam Oakshett
Kyle Reid
Leo Robinson
Rex Walmsley

5:55pm – 1 group at Bodington/Brownlee

GROUP 1
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: TBA
Bertie Bell
Abigail Bottomley
Dan Breedon
Gus Cawcutt
Harry Durbin
Kate Irvine
Ewan Reid
Zak Reisman
Harry Richards
Josh Salmon
William Thornhill
Joseph Urquhart
Dora Walmsley
Joseph Whitehouse
Sammy Whitehouse

6:10pm – 2 (but maybe, more likely, 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 1
Leader: TOM DARK
Assistant: AMANDA BONNER
Romy Aitchison
Niamh Archbold
Alice Bonner
Matilda Dark
Francesca Dickinson
Harry Francis
Harriet Roberts
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas

GROUP 3
Leader: CHRIS BREEDON
Assistant: RACHEL WATERS
Oliver Breedon
Alex Burbidge
Georgie Roberts
Ben Rollison
Lola Thomas
Isla Waters