Pre Season

[3rd season]

What kind of things do other players of the game, do in pre season to make the players have a good fitness for when the season starts?

[John Smith]

Play friendlies? Tackle easy?

[TOUGHGUY]

Play a few friendlies, not bother with any kind of special fitness training as there is absolutely no need.

[crouchaldinho]

I have a pre-season schedule which I put everyone on.

I obviously play some friendlies to get match fitness and I rotate the players during each match.

One good tip is to lower closing down and go easy on the tackling during pre-season. Try to keep things slower and don't over exert the players too much while they are gaining match fitness.

C.

[Egan]

Play a few friendlies, not bother with any kind of special fitness training as there is absolutely no need.

I've always wondered whether a Pre-season style training regime makes any difference. Sometimes it seems to, sometimes it doesn't.