updated 21 February 2pm
Majority from Leos …
… but the “C” group and Nicola’s group are at Bodington/Brownlee (see WhatsApp)
Booking forms
Booking for March will open soon. Please look for the Facebook post on Monday 24th February. If you want to come to training on 4 March please book by Thursday 27 February at 10pm.
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
Membership Fees
Only 5 on this list have not paid yet – you know who you are!
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, 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 DELIBERATE SLIDING. The grass has to last till March.
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 have booked – at Leos will be 3 groups at 4:40, 2 groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10. The “C” group (27) and Nicola’s group (15) will be at Bodington/Brownlee at 5:55pm (see relevant Whatsapp groups).
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.
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 : Paarlauf, Activity 4 : Short/medium/long, Activity 5 : Pentathlon
ALTHOUGH WE MAY MOVE ACTIVITIES AROUND DEPENDING ON GROUND CONDITIONS
Group 1 will do activities 4,5,1,2,3
Group 2 will do activities 5,1,2,3,4
Group 3 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5
Group 4 will do activities 2,3,4,5,1
Group 5 will do activities 3,4,5,1,2
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: ALISON FOWLER
Ben Fowler
Sam Fowler
Seb Fowler
Leo Freer
Joe Hawkes
Samuel McLarkey
Søren Pailor
Edward Sharp
Jonah Steere
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Levi Woodger
GROUP 3
Leader: SHELLEY BALL
Assistants: SARAH DEAK & GARY WATT
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Helena Bolhasani
Nichola Bolhasani
Chloe Deak
Emmy Forster
Francesca Furniss
Rowan Hammond
Tilly Hawkes
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Isabelle Watt
GROUP 4
Leader: ANTHONY MCLARKEY
Assistant: CARLOTTA FURNISS
Athen Doherty
Sebby Forster
Poppy Freer
Federico Furniss
Nia McLarkey
Alex Player
Margot Player
Sophie Sharp
Connie Steere
Barney Woodger
5:25pm – 2 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: TBA
GROUP 1
Leader: TOM VENNING
Assistant: ISAAC GUPPY
Thomas Deverill
Thomas Grosvenor
Leo Guppy
Nye Mason
Kyle Reid
Leo Robinson
Arthur Venning
Rex Walmsley
GROUP 4
Leader: NICOLA WALMSLEY
Assistant: JOBY CLARK
Niamh Archbold
Beatrice Clark
Esmé Clark
Emmy Deverill
Francesca Dickinson
Evelyn Fordham
Ophelia Fordham
Libby Frenneaux
Izzy Grosvenor
Isla Robinson
Lucy Walker
Dora Walmsley
Ruby Wilson
5:55pm – 2 groups at Bodington/Brownlee
GROUP 1
Leader: ALEX GOSTLING
Assistant: PHILLIP TEDD
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
Kate Irvine
Samuel Keene
Felix Linley
Oliver Lubiecki
Eaden Lyons
Ewan Reid
Josh Salmon
Elijah Tedd
Simeon Tedd
Joseph Urquhart
James Walker
Sammy Whitehouse
Harry Whittaker
James Whittaker
GROUP 3
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: BECKY BALDARO-BOOTH
Grace Ball
Indi Banerjee
Aisha Benjamin
Olivia Benjamin
Milly Booth
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Emelia Holroyd
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Thomas Sheen
Mia Somerville
Skye Somerville
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 2
Leader: RACHEL BARTON
Assistant: DAVE THOMAS
Romy Aitchison
Eve Barton
Harry Francis
Caleb Keene
Xander Lloyd
Freddie Portman
Harriet Roberts
Alfie Thomas
Gus Thomas
GROUP 4
Leader: JOHN SHANKS
Assistant: ANDY KIRWAN
Lucy Allman
Alex Burbidge
Henry Kirwan
Holly Lloyd
Essie Molyneux
Georgie Roberts
Ben Rollison
Ella Shanks
Lola Thomas
Isla Waters
Erin Winter