Sessions are definitely ON this evening. For Leos, suggested footwear is running shoes with a good studded sole or comfortable football boots. Spiked running shoes definitely NOT allowed.
updated 29 September 23:30
Everyone from Leos …
… except “C” group from Parkside road at 6pm (see WhatsApp for details)
There will be a message here before 4pm Tuesday to let you know if there are any changes to the sessions.
Booking forms
Booking for October is open. If you’ve not booked yet and want to come on 8 October please book by Thursday 3 October at 10pm.
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
Note for future weeks
In future weeks, if the ground conditions at Leos or GSAL 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/
Membership Fees
Except for a few on trial sessions, everyone on the list for this week has paid , thank you!
Footwear
- Studded fell shoes – allowed, especially recommended
- Studded trail shoes – allowed, recommended
- Studded football or rugby boots – allowed, but not recommended if playing fields are dry
- Normal running shoes – allowed, take care if it has been 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
Safety notices
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.
NEW POLICY – 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
The meeting points will continue to be in front of the clubhouse.
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 – 117 attending – 3 groups at 4:45, 5 or probably 4 groups at 5:30, 2 groups at 6:15 at Leos and “C” group at 6:00 at Parkside Road (TBC via Whatsapp)
NB please ensure you are aware of the rules for Confirmation and Cancellation in the following link https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-at-leos-2024/
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 6:15pm groups will have a shorter time. Please arrive on time if you want a full 45 minutes.
Activities
I am hoping that the whole of the second team pitch will be usable.
Activity 1 will be Relays, Activity 2 : 200m, Activity 3 : Circles or Paarlauf, Activity 4 : Short/medium/long, Activity 5 : Pentathlon
ALTHOUGH WE MAY MOVE ACTIVITIES AROUND DEPENDING ON GROUND CONDITIONS
Group 1 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5
Group 2 will do activities 2,3,4,5,1
Group 3 will do activities 3,4,5,1,2
Group 4 will do activities 4,5,1,2,3
Group 5 will do activities 5,1,2,3,4
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
200m Timekeeper: TBA
GROUP 1
Leader: ALEX MONAGHAN
Assistant: GARY WATT
Chloe Deak
Seb Fowler
Leo Freer
Søren Pailor
Edward Sharp
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Isabelle Watt
Levi Woodger
GROUP 3
Leader: RUDY MELARA
Assistant: JONATHAN BALL
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Ben Fowler
Sam Fowler
Francesca Furniss
Rowan Hammond
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Sophia Melara
Jonah Steere
GROUP 4
Leader: LORA FORSTER
Assistant: DANIEL FURNISS
Emmy Forster
Sebby Forster
Poppy Freer
Federico Furniss
Sophie Sharp
Connie Steere
Barney Woodger
5:25pm – 4 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
200m Timekeeper: GERWYN SHEEN
GROUP 1
Leader: TOM VENNING
Assistant: MATT GROSVENOR
Thomas Deverill
Thomas Grosvenor
Thomas Sheen
Arthur Venning
MERGE WITH GROUP 2—->
GROUP 2
Leader: RICHARD ROLLISON
Assistant: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Nye Mason
Kyle Reid
Leo Robinson
Ben Rollison
Seb Rollison
Rex Walmsley
GROUP 3
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: BECKY BALDARO-BOOTH
Grace Ball
Indi Banerjee
Aisha Benjamin
Milly Booth
Emmy Deverill
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Mary Venning
Natalie Ward
GROUP 4
Leader: MADI ROBINSON
Assistant: HEATHER ARCHBOLD
Niamh Archbold
Olivia Benjamin
Francesca Dickinson
Evelyn Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Isla Robinson
Lucy Walker
Dora Walmsley
GROUP 5
Leader: JOBY CLARK
Assistant: ALICE BONNER
June Bellwood
Helena Bolhasani
Nichola Bolhasani
Beatrice Clark
Esmé Clark
Izzy Grosvenor
Ruby Wilson
6:00pm – 1 group at Parkside Road
GROUP 1
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Assistant: ALEX GOSTLING
Bertie Bell
Abigail Bottomley
Dan Breedon
Jimmy Burns
Imogen Burton
Rafael Burton
Conor Butterworth
Isla Butterworth
Joel Caleb
William Caleb
Gus Cawcutt
Harry Durbin
James Gostling
Felix Linley
Oliver Lubiecki
Eaden Lyons
Ewan Reid
Zak Reisman
Keira Sykes
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
200m Timekeeper: TBA
GROUP 2
Leader: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: DAVE THOMAS
Eve Barton
Alice Bonner
Kirsten Brown
Hugo Earl
Samuel Keene
Xander Lloyd
Laurie Phillips
Freddie Portman
Harriet Roberts
Mia Somerville
Skye Somerville
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
GROUP 4
Leader: JOHN KEENE
Assistant: CHRISTOPHER BREEDON
Lucy Allman
Oliver Breedon
Alex Burbidge
Matilda Dark
Betsy Earl
Henry Kirwan
Holly Lloyd
Essie Molyneux
Georgie Roberts
Lola Thomas