Team Bonding (Merged)

[Major Isewater]

42 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Laces came undone most likely...........

Pulled a hamstring bending down to do them up . 
 

( rumour has  it he’s being called up for Hungary ) 

[EnderMB]

16 hours ago, spudski said:

At most.. mornings only. Bit of gym work and recuperate.

I never used to believe this until I watched one of those "day in the life" YouTube videos of how modern footballers train. An hour or two in the morning, some gym work, and maybe some tactical training later on in the day.

To add to your post, there's a good reason why footballers aren't training 9-5, but why clubs are keen for them to bond more, and that's because rest and recuperation are often just as important as the training itself. Clubs want players as relaxed as possible, and they want them getting 8-10 hours of sleep a night, maybe even more. I remember Swansea had built sleeping pods at their training ground for any players that wanted a nap in the afternoon after a hard morning, and many players had credited their use as building team spirit and ensuring players felt fresh when match-days came.

[NNSnse]

18 hours ago, Seneca the Younger said:

No sign of Nagy

Nor Brownhill, Hunt. Probably not gonna risk players who are still recovering.

Didn't see COD, either.

[RedM]

Looks great fun and something different for the players. Like others have said it was probably one afternoon, an afternoon spent together doing something they wouldn’t normally do. These exercises aren’t just ‘larking about’ but put together by professionals for a reason. They are learning stuff about themselves and each other, and for a such young team with plenty of newcomers that can’t be a negative can it really?

[Bazooka Joe]

20 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

 

Johnson looks like he's lynching somebody (and throughly enjoying it).

[spudski]

1 hour ago, EnderMB said:

I never used to believe this until I watched one of those "day in the life" YouTube videos of how modern footballers train. An hour or two in the morning, some gym work, and maybe some tactical training later on in the day.

To add to your post, there's a good reason why footballers aren't training 9-5, but why clubs are keen for them to bond more, and that's because rest and recuperation are often just as important as the training itself. Clubs want players as relaxed as possible, and they want them getting 8-10 hours of sleep a night, maybe even more. I remember Swansea had built sleeping pods at their training ground for any players that wanted a nap in the afternoon after a hard morning, and many players had credited their use as building team spirit and ensuring players felt fresh when match-days came.

Very true...to a point where the Club monitor how much sleep they are getting.

Didn't Famara first season get found out that he wasn't getting enough sleep and it was effecting his performance. Phoning Senegal at night if memory serves.

[SedRA]

1 hour ago, spudski said:

Very true...to a point where the Club monitor how much sleep they are getting.

Didn't Famara first season get found out that he wasn't getting enough sleep and it was effecting his performance. Phoning Senegal at night if memory serves.

I remember Kodjia being in trouble for that. Maybe Fam as well though? 

[Davefevs]

19 hours ago, spudski said:

I don't get the negative comments on here.

How do you know they haven't trained?

This could have taken a couple hours at most.

Do fans realise how much training pros do between games...and how much free time they get?

At most.. mornings only. Bit of gym work and recuperate.

This is exactly what's needed in free time.

Or would you rather have them playing FIFA on their own?

Get them chatting and bonding...instead of headphones on and speaking to no one...especially as we have so many foreign lads come in. Make them feel part of something... attached to the club...not just a paid random player.

Can't believe fans think LJ and the coaching staff aren't doing the right things when it comes to training, rest, nutrition and bonding.

All I’m saying is that I’m surprised we did something physical like this building up to a game.  There will be a risk of injury.  If the management think that the advantages of team bonding outweigh those risks, that’s fine by me....it’s just not something I would’ve done, or if I had, I might want to excuse the likes of Kalas and Smith, one just returning from a hamstring and the other a longer term injury.  The last thing you want is Kalas slipping on something and doing his hammer again.

For info I did one of these team building things with work when I was coming back from my ACL.  We were doing one of those harmless exercises where you have 5 or 6 of you standing on 2 planks of wood and you have to walk by lifting your weight off one side, move it forward, and then do the other side, repeat.  Someone fell back on me and I twisted my knee.  That was the start of the build up of fluid that never went away!

I’m sure a City did a risk assessment, and decided to do it.

Its not being negative, it’s me worried about players getting injured on wet, slippery, uneven ground.

 

[Allwaysred]

He'd of been better off taking them to watch Stoke V WBA game and maybe they would of learned how to defend as a unit and how to see a game out... I'm sorry but those activities are for the summer. They all have their down time / bonding inbetween games they all play golf etc..... 

[Mad Cyril]

Surely they can come up with non-physical games and activities for team bonding to avoid hamstring injuries etc.

Russian roulette looked a winner in the Deer Hunter.

[miketh2nd]

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

All I’m saying is that I’m surprised we did something physical like this building up to a game.  There will be a risk of injury.  If the management think that the advantages of team bonding outweigh those risks, that’s fine by me....it’s just not something I would’ve done, or if I had, I might want to excuse the likes of Kalas and Smith, one just returning from a hamstring and the other a longer term injury.  The last thing you want is Kalas slipping on something and doing his hammer again.

For info I did one of these team building things with work when I was coming back from my ACL.  We were doing one of those harmless exercises where you have 5 or 6 of you standing on 2 planks of wood and you have to walk by lifting your weight off one side, move it forward, and then do the other side, repeat.  Someone fell back on me and I twisted my knee.  That was the start of the build up of fluid that never went away!

I’m sure a City did a risk assessment, and decided to do it.

Its not being negative, it’s me worried about players getting injured on wet, slippery, uneven ground.

 

Whilst i agree with what your saying but surely even going to.the gym.running on a field is risky ... test sprinting etc ... 

[spudski]

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

All I’m saying is that I’m surprised we did something physical like this building up to a game.  There will be a risk of injury.  If the management think that the advantages of team bonding outweigh those risks, that’s fine by me....it’s just not something I would’ve done, or if I had, I might want to excuse the likes of Kalas and Smith, one just returning from a hamstring and the other a longer term injury.  The last thing you want is Kalas slipping on something and doing his hammer again.

For info I did one of these team building things with work when I was coming back from my ACL.  We were doing one of those harmless exercises where you have 5 or 6 of you standing on 2 planks of wood and you have to walk by lifting your weight off one side, move it forward, and then do the other side, repeat.  Someone fell back on me and I twisted my knee.  That was the start of the build up of fluid that never went away!

I’m sure a City did a risk assessment, and decided to do it.

Its not being negative, it’s me worried about players getting injured on wet, slippery, uneven ground.

 

I get what you mean mate, but I don't think the risk is anymore than what the players do in training every day. That would be far more physical.

[Davefevs]

32 minutes ago, miketh2nd said:

Whilst i agree with what your saying but surely even going to.the gym.running on a field is risky ... test sprinting etc ... 

 

20 minutes ago, spudski said:

I get what you mean mate, but I don't think the risk is anymore than what the players do in training every day. That would be far more physical.

.....just that on the training pitch they’ll be wearing suitable footwear.  That’s my main point.

I hope it’s been a real boost ahead of Sunday.  Just not what I’d have done

[spudski]

10 hours ago, Davefevs said:

 

.....just that on the training pitch they’ll be wearing suitable footwear.  That’s my main point.

I hope it’s been a real boost ahead of Sunday.  Just not what I’d have done

You sound like my mum Dave...should have been Wellies

[KingLear]

Christ there's some miserly folks on here 

Footballers don't just exist to train, play and repeat, they do have lives of their own.

Psychology and mental well-being is just as important as having skill and physical attributes, sometimes often more so.  

They're allowed to be mates and have a laugh outside of their day job.

[Robbored]

14 hours ago, Mad Cyril said:

Surely they can come up with non-physical games and activities for team bonding to avoid hamstring injuries etc.

Russian roulette looked a winner in the Deer Hunter.

For those who haven’t seen this incredible scene 

[redapple]

On 05/11/2019 at 23:07, spudski said:

I don't get the negative comments on here.

How do you know they haven't trained?

This could have taken a couple hours at most.

Do fans realise how much training pros do between games...and how much free time they get?

At most.. mornings only. Bit of gym work and recuperate.

This is exactly what's needed in free time.

Or would you rather have them playing FIFA on their own?

Get them chatting and bonding...instead of headphones on and speaking to no one...especially as we have so many foreign lads come in. Make them feel part of something... attached to the club...not just a paid random player.

Can't believe fans think LJ and the coaching staff aren't doing the right things when it comes to training, rest, nutrition and bonding.

Amid all the pathetic, negative posts on this topic I had to log in just to like this post. The players aren’t robots. They need to have some fun and some bonding . Well done LJ and Coaching Team . 

[Dr Balls]

Just been sent a link to this:

Looks like the players and coaching staff have been bonding well. And unlike other training, no obvious injuries sustained either!

[Meh]

Wow - when was this? Knew nothing about it

[Banjo Island]

33 minutes ago, Meh said:

 

 

If carling done team spirit

[DOZZYBCFC]

This was their team bonding event, i think it was the week leading up to Cardiff game. Have seen stuff posted on here and I think OS.