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A new video every Wednesday from the oval and the clubroom: pre-season plans, sprint sessions and recovery.
November 2026
5 videos
Sprint sets on a wet oval
Six short sprints with a walk back, and how to shorten them when the ground is heavy.
A cone circuit for a whole squad
A training night for twenty players, ten cones and one volunteer, with no queues.
Writing a pre-season plan on one page
Twelve weeks on a single sheet, with the hard weeks marked and the rest weeks kept.
Recovery after a Saturday game
A walk, a warm drink, a proper meal and an early night: what I do on Sunday morning.
Keeping the older players moving
Easier versions of the same session, so a squad can train together all season.
October 2026
4 videos
Running in boots: the first month back
How to build up the running in the first weeks, and why the first session should feel easy.
Short sprints with a rolling start
A few steps of run-up, a clear finish line and a full rest between each one.
Tracking your training in a notebook
Three lines after each session, and how they show a hard week before it becomes a bad one.
Cooling down on a cold training night
Five minutes of walking and easy stretching, and a warm drink before you get changed.
September 2026
1 video
Setting up a club conditioning group
Who to ask, what to bring and how to run the first night so people come back.
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Sideline Notes
A free letter every Wednesday: one session to try, one thing I learned at training and one reminder for the week.
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