team fitness : Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:08 am  

team fitness,if the team aren`t fit,get them training with the paratroopers or marine commandos for a couple of weeks.

Re: team fitness : Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:38 am  

I’ve banged on about this before. Saints and Wigan snuff out their opposition by being bigger, stronger, and faster than them. They put four men in a tackle then they’ll get up, get back ten, and be ready to tackle again. Everything else is just fluff. For all his faults I wish we could extrapolate what Danny Houghton does and get the rest of the squad as fit as he has been most of his career.

Re: team fitness : Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:46 am  

Under Hodgson, Training sessions were long, which the players didn't like.

Under Smith, they trained short sessions 3 days a week, which players treat like a jolly (Clifford's words for example).

Next coach needs to find the balance, and be supported by a experienced team of Conditioners, Physios etc. Not just some graduates from the Uni.

Re: team fitness : Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:28 pm  

Interesting to hear the pod cast say about training on Astro turf and grass at the same time increases the chances of leg injuries .

Re: team fitness : Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:35 pm  

Sort the fitness and the defence and we would be considerably better

Re: team fitness : Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:09 pm  

Edinburgh_yorkie wrote:

team fitness,if the team aren`t fit,get them training with the paratroopers or marine commandos for a couple of weeks.

This is how Wigan were trained by Maguire, 14 years ago,.and they still replicate the same pre- season drills today.
Intensity in preparation, = Intensity in performance.
The priority addition must be a proven, best in class Strength & Conditioning trainer.
Personally I hope we don't repeat panic signings again.