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The boxing day fixture has lost all interest from me having fooled me into thinking Joe Vickery was a competent rugby league player last year.
That Vickery shone in pre season should be factored into the reckoning when discussing the value of friendlies to assess a player's abilities.
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| Quote El Diablo="El Diablo"To be honest I always find it a bit odd that most clubs seem to think that a week in scorching sun and glorious weather is the best way to prepare for a season that starts in February on the M62 corridor. A bit of altitude training, on the other hand, could do wonders.
I'm just keyboard warrior-ing though, I remain confident that the conditioning team know what they're doing.'"
The "Warm Weather" training the team goes on is more about team-building and camaraderie than actual training. More of a jolly so to speak. |
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| Quote Fat Boy="Fat Boy"The "Warm Weather" training the team goes on is more about team-building and camaraderie than actual training. More of a jolly so to speak.'"
Yes and no on that one. It also allows the team to get more training in due to the greater certainty of the training conditions. |
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| Quote finglas="finglas"Yes and no on that one. It also allows the team to get more training in due to the greater certainty of the training conditions.'"
That, and a lot of the time if not the effort, is walking or slow speed through alignment, moves, support play and setup. It's not ideal to do that in the cold and wet. |
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| Quote El Diablo="El Diablo"Since we're in the unfamiliar position of having no WCC to prepare for, perhaps being "fully cooked" in pre-season isn't the aim?
Also, we've played Salford while on training camp in the uS before, might do the same in Dubai? To be honest I always find it a bit odd that most clubs seem to think that a week in scorching sun and glorious weather is the best way to prepare for a season that starts in February on the M62 corridor. A bit of altitude training, on the other hand, could do wonders.
I'm just keyboard warrior-ing though, I remain confident that the conditioning team know what they're doing.'"
I guess warm weather training isnt to acclimatise, but to allow a team to actually go out and train without having to worry about frozen pitches or strains from cold muscles. It also allows the team to bond together for a week or so, shut off from the rest of the world |
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| Quote Gotcha="Gotcha"What later start? I think you might have got confused.
Championship clubs start same as Super League, Championship one starts two weeks later. Which was why I questioned whether a need for fixutres, due to the fact that dual reg becomes an issue for those early weeks.'"
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| Quote The Eagle="The Eagle"I guess warm weather training isnt to acclimatise, but to allow a team to actually go out and train without having to worry about frozen pitches or strains from cold muscles. It also allows the team to bond together for a week or so, shut off from the rest of the world'"
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I've never found warm weather particularly conducive to easing a hangover.
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We constantly complain that our players look tired and jaded when it comes to international tournaments at the end of the season. Yet some folk want them to play more pre-season friendlies?
Nobody ever won a Grand Final by being at full pelt in February.
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| Quote Andy Gilder="Andy Gilder"We constantly complain that our players look tired and jaded when it comes to international tournaments at the end of the season. Yet some folk want them to play more pre-season friendlies?'"
Has that been said anywhere on here?
Quote Andy Gilder="Andy Gilder"Nobody ever won a Grand Final by being at full pelt in February.'"
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| Quote Gotcha="Gotcha"Has that been said anywhere on here?
Again, has anything been suggested differently on here?'"
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| Quote Gotcha="Gotcha"Has that been said anywhere on here?
Again, has anything been suggested differently on here?'"
So, what exactly are you saying then? |
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me? confused?
