Fitness and Performance for 25/26

[jt64]

It is amazing how sitting back on leads allows more possession to the other side, isn't it?

 

[Ranmoorblade]

I’m not sure exactly how well qualified he was to be the Head of Sports Science. I have some doubts.

He has a Masters in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University.

 

[Uganda Blade]

He has a Masters in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University.

What was his first degree in, out of interest?

 

[sufc323]

There goes another season where we were blowing out of our arses after 60 minutes, wonder if anything will change this season?

I see on linkedin that we're advertising for a new physiotherapist and soft tissue therapist, in addition to the head of nutrition and wellbeing job that was advertised about a month ago. Shake up in the medical and performance team maybe?

It does seem coincidental that since Tom Little joined us in 2022, our fitness levels have gone down the shitter.

 

[Balham]

There goes another season where we were blowing out of our arses after 60 minutes, wonder if anything will change this season?

I see on linkedin that we're advertising for a new physiotherapist and soft tissue therapist, in addition to the head of nutrition and wellbeing job that was advertised about a month ago. Shake up in the medical and performance team maybe?

It does seem coincidental that since Tom Little joined us in 2022, our fitness levels have gone down the shitter.

I'm not so sure that it's a case that our players' fitness is that much worse. I think we're seeing the culmination of the game moving towards more athletic players while we've been signing culture carriers and experience combined with the science bit where other teams are much better at managing workloads through the week's training while we "train as we play, 100%".