Decent numbers were expected in BSB last night for the first training of the year and we were not disappointed. Rochey had been briefed on the plan last Sunday so he had a few days to digest and get his head round it. My new apprentice managed quite successfully to pull it off too. We had 22 plus himself and Conan. Two more were on an adjoining pitch at their rugby training and more had sent valid excuses.
We only have an hour on the pitch so its tight, especially considering you probably need that little bit extra time for warm-up & stretches when lads have been inactive for so long. There were a few new faces which is always good to see. Not so good to see however, are the old heads returning with the bigger bellies! This will have to be addressed!! Some lads don't winter well!
I'd have pulled the plug and skipped the last five runs if I was holding the whistle I reckon. Having Rochey calling the shots was good because the five you don't want to do are the five most worth doing, mentally anyway. Our approach until the end of February will be the same as we continue with more fitness work and only minimal ballwork. It's a long year so important to manage it well and keep lads interested. For the next five or so weeks it's all about just getting the bodies into decent shape and using the recovery time between runs to work on some ball handling.
The test will be next week when we see how serious lads are about getting themselves fit and whether they show up again. There is no pressure on attendance at this stage so we won't be hounding lads. I'm hoping fellas will take more responsibility for all related things to their hurling and football training this year, which means everything from sorting themselves lifts, bringing water, managing injuries to getting themselves in decent physical shape. Last night started on a positive note and hopefully we continue in the same manner in the coming weeks.
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