Training
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DURING PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR
A number of you have forced me into a corner and the best form of defense is attack.
I have been asked to provide some sort of training schedule for off-season workouts. The size, shape and capabilities of most of our team prohibit me from generalizing. As a general rule I have always told you "rugby is played in the head, and then the legs." The six inches between your ears I can do nothing about. However, the legs have got to be worked continually.
We have the following number of possible contenders for the positions indicated:
Hooker three
Props five
Second Row five
Third Row six
Scrum three
Fly three
Wings three
Centers four
Full Back three
Our players come in various shapes and sizes and not all of them are really suited for the positions they feel they should be playing, so changes will be made during spring training. What I am telling you is "You have got to work your legs, and aim for the following times on the 1,000 shuttle."
Position 1,3 4 minutes 15 seconds
Position 2 3 minutes 55 seconds
Position 4,5 3 minutes 58 seconds
Position 6,8 3 minutes 52 seconds
Position 7 3 minutes 45 seconds
Position 9 3 minutes 45 seconds
Position 10 3 minutes 52 seconds
Positions 12,13 3 minutes 52 seconds
Positions 11,14,15 3 minutes 52 seconds
Some of you are already at these levels and need to maintain your training schedules. Other than running the usual exercises should always be done - stretching, sit-ups, push-ups, touching toes, etc. If you are unable to do longer distances (6 miles), do 100's, 220's or up-hills. I am not one to talk about weights, as I do not have the training, but please feel free to talk to some of the other players who do. I would be more than happy to meet anyone in the Valley at the bottom of Sand Run on a Saturday for a six-mile run. If we could do that in an hour and fifteen minutes, we are starting to get our legs ready for spring. As usual, if you are happy with what you are doing please ignore this but please don’t stop running.
Coach Michael Neale-May