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Training - Wednesday, 12th December 2018

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The best trainers were paired with the not so, that's my understanding of what was organized for the "break". I'm pretty sure that a player who was a not so good and then nominated someone else as a not so good wouldn't be teamed up with each other if that's what you're asking.

I don't mind the idea as I think with our new "togetherness" the better trainers would take much enjoyment out of helping a fellow teammate improve and the NQR player could see what the better trainers did in the down time. From my observations and some of the other comments regarding "pairings" this appears to be a very clear strategy to keep players pushing each other. I think the pairings in some of the run throughs,  eg Melksham and Hibberd are pitting mate against mate, in some brother against brother, big ruck against big ruck. I can imagine the coaches going to a really good trainer and saying "look you've nominated x as a not so good trainer, how do you feel about trying to help improve them over the break". I'd think it would form strong team bonds.

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    16 minutes ago, dworship said:

    The best trainers were paired with the not so, that's my understanding of what was organized for the "break". I'm pretty sure that a player who was a not so good and then nominated someone else as a not so good wouldn't be teamed up with each other if that's what you're asking.

    I don't mind the idea as I think with our new "togetherness" the better trainers would take much enjoyment out of helping a fellow teammate improve and the NQR player could see what the better trainers did in the down time. From my observations and some of the other comments regarding "pairings" this appears to be a very clear strategy to keep players pushing each other. I think the pairings in some of the run throughs,  eg Melksham and Hibberd are pitting mate against mate, in some brother against brother, big ruck against big ruck. I can imagine the coaches going to a really good trainer and saying "look you've nominated x as a not so good trainer, how do you feel about trying to help improve them over the break". I'd think it would form strong team bonds.

    Sorry I must have misunderstood. When you said trainers I thought you meant the training staff. I see that you actually meant the players being paired with other players. 

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    7 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    I was joking with him a couple of weeks ago, he reckons he has spaghetti arms anyway, seems to have put on a bit of muscle, has been doing a bit of upper body work though, we all forget he still only 22, don't think he will ever be May's size though

    Anyone with a tatt of their own surname on them though.... ppffttt

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    1 hour ago, dworship said:

    The best trainers were paired with the not so, that's my understanding of what was organized for the "break". I'm pretty sure that a player who was a not so good and then nominated someone else as a not so good wouldn't be teamed up with each other if that's what you're asking.

    I don't mind the idea as I think with our new "togetherness" the better trainers would take much enjoyment out of helping a fellow teammate improve and the NQR player could see what the better trainers did in the down time. From my observations and some of the other comments regarding "pairings" this appears to be a very clear strategy to keep players pushing each other. I think the pairings in some of the run throughs,  eg Melksham and Hibberd are pitting mate against mate, in some brother against brother, big ruck against big ruck. I can imagine the coaches going to a really good trainer and saying "look you've nominated x as a not so good trainer, how do you feel about trying to help improve them over the break". I'd think it would form strong team bonds.

    That would be Goody’s influence. Neil Craig made Vince (an average trainer) do everything that Goody (a good trainer) did in the pre-season leading into the 2009 season including all extra sessions etc. Vince won the crows B&F in 2009

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    9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Great post. Welcome to Demonland.

    What he said

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    10 hours ago, Demonland said:

    Reminder that Friday is the last Open Session of the year. If you are heading down we'd love to hear/read your observations.

     

    I'm going will post a report later in the day.

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    15 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Excellent. Enjoy. I can't make it this week so all reports are welcomed by the deskbound.

    Hmm.  Resting on your laurels after just the single training report, huh Andy?!  Bit disappointing!  The paperwork can wait!  Us Demonlanders can't!  Kindly re-think your priorities, and re-schedule your time accordingly, young man!

    (Consider yourself duly chastised!)

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    1 minute ago, Satyriconhome said:

    I have my daughters names is that ok?

    You sure you didn't just name your daughters after the names of the ladies tattooed on your body in an effort to appease the Mrs...??

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    1 hour ago, Vagg said:

    You sure you didn't just name your daughters after the names of the ladies tattooed on your body in an effort to appease the Mrs...??

    That sounds a little more up BBO's alley than Saty's, Vagg ?

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    1 hour ago, Vagg said:

    Hmm.  Resting on your laurels after just the single training report, huh Andy?!  Bit disappointing!  The paperwork can wait!  Us Demonlanders can't!  Kindly re-think your priorities, and re-schedule your time accordingly, young man!

    (Consider yourself duly chastised!)

    I'll be back in the New Year. ☺️

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    8 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    I have my daughters names is that ok?

    I thought cards post was emphatically clear and a point well made. 

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    On 12/12/2018 at 8:03 PM, Cards13 said:

    Anyone with a tatt of their own surname on them though.... ppffttt

    What about this guy...

     

    Edited by Lucifers Hero

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    11 hours ago, Demonland said:

    Great post. Welcome to Demonland.

    Living in Adelaide these forums are great for finding out what’s happening around the club so happy to have been able to give a little something back

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    On 12/12/2018 at 10:32 AM, Satyriconhome said:

    I tried asking a few  re Brayshaw, got absolutely nothing so left it

     No not really, I thought it was an amusing line

    They started the day with a Nibbler won 2k time trial at 8.30

    I hope you meant they ran the time trail at 8.30am not he won the time trial with a time of 8 mins 30 secs...  

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    My Grandson who is 7 ran a 2K in cross country in 8 minutes 54 seconds so it must have been the time of the day.

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    18 hours ago, Roosiah said:

    That would be Goody’s influence. Neil Craig made Vince (an average trainer) do everything that Goody (a good trainer) did in the pre-season leading into the 2009 season including all extra sessions etc. Vince won the crows B&F in 2009

    The sudden rise in Bernie's form across the season was a standout net result of the theory in practice. We may tend to overlook the real values associated with Neil Craig and his methods, and vision. We surely all know that Bernie retained his skills set with only minor fluctuations for the consecutive years and it was the MFC that benefited most from this transformation. Thus, I'd like to say a 'sunset' "thank you" to Neil for actualising our pick-up of Bernie the Beast, as fondly remembered by the said Partreek Dangermouse. 

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    57 minutes ago, durango said:

    My Grandson who is 7 ran a 2K in cross country in 8 minutes 54 seconds so it must have been the time of the day.

    That is a neat time for anyone. Interestingly, about 7 year olds:

    One of the US' top Sports Science universities in the '80s came up with a novel way to train their athletes - but moreso, to test  a selection of their male Olympic decathletes and heptathlons prior to selection.

    Within a large, indoor training facility all 'kitted out' and padded for the untrained 7 year old kids to run wild, each athlete had to team up with one of them and then, mirror and perform each movement and activity that their 'little one' partner performed. It exhausted the athletes in very short time. The best athlete's time recording was to endure 23 minutes of continuous activity at the level performed by his 7 year old partner who was by no means the most energetic of the kids. All of the kids were stopped from this almost riotous, continuous exercise free-wheeling at the 30-minute mark. None were physically spent, at all. All of the kids had so much fun that they attempted to 'carry on' like madmen as they would in their own backyards. No sheet!

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