updated 6 May 10:30am
This week
This week – for Leos, 83 have booked – 3 groups at 4:40, 3 groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10.
The “C” group (22 have booked) will be at location TBA at 5:55 (NB awaiting booking forms for a further 2)
May 13th session will be at GSAL
Look out for Facebook posts and emails this week with further information
Booking forms for May
are now available – only 1 form (representing 2 juniors) still due
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
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
- 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 1,2,3,4,5,6
- Groups 2 will do activities 2,3,4,5,6,1
- Groups 3 will do activities 3,4,5,6,1,2
- Groups 4 will do activities 4,5,6,1,2,3
- Groups 5 will do activities 5,6,1,2,3,4
- Groups 6 will do activities 6,1,2,3,4,5
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, 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: GARY WATT
Assistant: ALISON FOWLER
Chloe Deak
Ben Fowler
Seb Fowler
Samuel McLarkey
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Isabelle Watt
GROUP 3
Leader: RUDY MELARA
Assistant: SHELLEY BALL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Matilda Beardsworth
Sam Fowler
Rowan Hammond
Joe Hawkes
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Sophia Melara
Jonah Steere
GROUP 5
Leader: LORA FORSTER
Assistant: KATY DOHERTY
Athen Doherty
Autumn Doherty
Sebby Forster
Nia McLarkey
Alex Player
Margot Player
Reuben Salmon
Connie Steere
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: TBA
Indi Banerjee
Aisha Benjamin
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
GROUP 3
Leader: LOUISE WALKER
Assistant: TBA
Olivia Benjamin
Esmé Clark
Evelyn Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Thomas Grosvenor
Leo Guppy
Laurie Phillips
Isla Robinson
Skye Somerville
Lucy Walker
Dora Walmsley
GROUP 5
Leader: JOBY CLARK
Assistant: MADI ROBINSON
Helena Bolhasani
Nichola Bolhasani
Beatrice Clark
Ophelia Fordham
Izzy Grosvenor
Nye Mason
Dahlia Mills
Dotty Mills
Sam Oakshett
Kyle Reid
Leo Robinson
Rex Walmsley
6:00pm – 1 group at Bedquilts
GROUP 1
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: TBA
Abigail Bottomley
Dan Breedon
Jimmy Burns
Imogen Burton
Rafael Burton
Conor Butterworth
Isla Butterworth
Gus Cawcutt
Harry Durbin
James Gostling
Kate Irvine
Felix Linley
Eaden Lyons
Zak Reisman
Josh Salmon
William Thornhill
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
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 2
Leader: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: TBA
Romy Aitchison
Niamh Archbold
Eve Barton
Matilda Dark
Francesca Dickinson
Harry Francis
Noah Lloyd
Freddie Portman
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
Erin Winter
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GROUP 4
Leader: JOHN KEENE
Assistant: TBA
Charlotte Allman
Lucy Allman
Alex Burbidge
Grace Keene
Henry Kirwan
Arlo Kosciukiewicz
Holly Lloyd
Essie Molyneux
Ben Rollison
Ella Shanks
Lola Thomas
Isla Waters