Junior Names 29 July 2025

updated 26 July 5pm

This week, two-thirds at Leos, 2 groups at Bodington

For Leos, 64 have booked – 2 groups at 4:40, 2 groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10.

For Bodington, 31 have booked for the “C” group & Nicola’s Girls A group at 5:55pm

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

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

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

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: ALISON FOWLER
Assistant: KATY DOHERTY
Athen Doherty
Mateo Fitzgerald
Ben Fowler
Sam Fowler
Seb Fowler
Joe Hawkes
Alex Player
Zain Salman
Reuben Salmon
Jonah Steere
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere

GROUP 3
Leader: GARY WATT
Assistant: SHELLEY BALL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Tilly Beardsworth
Autumn Doherty
Rowan Hammond
Tilly Hawkes
Kitty Kirkley
Margot Player
Tania Salman
Connie Steere
Caitlin Upmalis
Isabelle Watt

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 3
Leader: ISAAC GUPPY
Assistant: LOUISE WALKER
Helena Bolhasani
Esmé Clark
Evelyn Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Thomas Grosvenor
Leo Guppy
Laurie Phillips
Isla Robinson
Ella Shanks
Rafael Stoker
Arthur Venning
Lucy Walker
Ruby Wilson

GROUP 5
Leader: JOBY CLARK
Assistant: MATTHEW MILLS
Nichola Bolhasani
Beatrice Clark
Ophelia Fordham
Izzy Grosvenor
Nina Lake
Nye Mason
Dahlia Mills
Dotty Mills
Leo Robinson
Nicky Shatwell

5:55pm – 2 groups at Bodington

C GROUP
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: TBA
Bertie Bell
Abigail Bottomley
Conor Butterworth
Isla Butterworth
Gus Cawcutt
Harry Durbin
James Gostling
Kate Irvine
Samuel Keene
Oliver Lubiecki
Ewan Reid
Zak Reisman
Harry Richards
Josh Salmon
Elijah Tedd
William Thornhill
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
Harry Whittaker
James Whittaker

GIRLS A GROUP
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: TBA
Aisha Benjamin
Olivia Benjamin
Milly Booth
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Thomas Sheen
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward

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: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: AMANDA BONNER
Eve Barton
Alice Bonner
Francesca Dickinson
Harry Francis
Caleb Keene
Xander Lloyd
Charlotte Parsons
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
Erin Winter

GROUP 3
Leader: JOHN KEENE
Assistant: TBA
Lucy Allman
Grace Keene
Arlo Kosciukiewicz
Holly Lloyd
Anna Parsons
Lola Thomas
Isla Waters