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Mens Senior Squad - Pre-season 2017/8

Mens Senior Squad - Pre-season 2017/8

Steve Hills - Webmaster26 Jul 2017 - 10:32
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Open invitation to any players targeting Mens 1s or Mens 2s squads this season.

Mens Senior Squad - Pre-season 2017/8

As we begin preparation for our 2017/8 season campaign, it is now time to announce our Mens pre-season schedule.

Our 7 week program has an open invitation policy to anyone targeting Mens 1s or Mens 2s squads. We also are happy to welcome current University students who are also in pre-season and targeting a similar playing level.

If you are new to Maidenhead HC and would like more information, please feel free to contact our coach or captain below.

Preseason begins : Saturday 5th August 2017

August 2017- Fitness and core hockey skills

Saturday (5, 12, 19 and 26th) : 11am - 12.30pm - Focus on aerobic, conditioning and stick & ball drills
Tuesday (8, 15, 22 and 29th): 7.30pm - 9.30pm - Focus on generic game based play and patterns

September 2017 - Game based focus with progression of specific tactics, formations and set pieces to prepare for league as well as additional aerobic fitness work if necessary.

Tuesday (5, 12, 19 and 26th) : 8-10pm
Saturday (2, 9, 16 and 23rd) : Friendly fixtures
Saturday (30th) : Leagues Start

All sessions will be at Altwood School, Maidenhead.

Sessions will be a mixture of aerobic fitness and conditioning exercises as well as stick and ball work. Our new head coach has a strong emphasis on aerobic fitness and will be expecting all players to achieve a certain level by end of August. The sessions will also be used to analyse squads and begin player selection process.

For more information please contact Christopher Brown (brownie_w12@hotmail.com), Lee Pettifer (leepettifer@hotmail.com) or Robert Kempton (rkemptonuk2@hotmail.com)

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