Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:58 pm  

I've never understood the need for warm weather pre season training camps, especially as the season starts in winter. It's hard
hardly the best preparation for that.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:40 pm  

Trouble is when its wet and cold its not great conditions to improve kicking and ball skills which we badly need. Agar alluded to also

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:13 am  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

I've never understood the need for warm weather pre season training camps, especially as the season starts in winter. It's hard
hardly the best preparation for that.

I think you answer the very reason in your post. It’s not about the start, it’s about the whole season. Preaseason is vital to a good season, you need to take advantage of it as much as possible. Only one way to guarantee that.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:44 am  

I guess a warm weather training camp is a decent expense. Taking a whole squad away for long enough to do some good, you must be looking at up to £2k per head?

It’s probably mentally beneficial as much as anything else. Whether it really makes a difference to the season ahead though is debatable.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:09 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

I guess a warm weather training camp is a decent expense. Taking a whole squad away for long enough to do some good, you must be looking at up to £2k per head?

It’s probably mentally beneficial as much as anything else. Whether it really makes a difference to the season ahead though is debatable.

Should go to Rob Burrow villa in Florida he knocks off 10% for season ticket owners,could all bunk up together it's big enough

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:07 pm  

bonnie wrote:

Should go to Rob Burrow villa in Florida he knocks off 10% for season ticket owners,could all bunk up together it's big enough

Do the players own season tickets tho? Hetherington would have a fit forking out full price

Not sure if warm weather is beneficial or not but whether team go or not they need to get some solid work done.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:48 pm  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

I've never understood the need for warm weather pre season training camps, especially as the season starts in winter. It's hard
hardly the best preparation for that.

It’s needed because the season starts in winter. We have cold, wet, dark weather, other than for strength and fitness it’s not ideal training conditions

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:06 pm  

If Kirkstall gets flooded out again too,last time it didnt do us a y good .if the budget doesn't run to warm weather training what does it say for the quality of further recruitment?

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:17 pm  

After the 2016 washout season, grizzly Brian took them to a farm in the dales for pre-season camp, not much sunshine up there, won the GF in 2017.
Reckon this group needs team bonding as much as anything else for a few days of camp.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:25 pm  

Mark Laurie wrote:

After the 2016 washout season, grizzly Brian took them to a farm in the dales for pre-season camp, not much sunshine up there, won the GF in 2017.
Reckon this group needs team bonding as much as anything else for a few days of camp.

It’s a long off season this year, we could do both