Not if they can't find a job, also some may wish to travel. I don't reckon it's as difficult as you imagine and with a little effort and starting at a base level. Wages in the States are not as high as some would imagine things are just cheaper. Even some high schools in the States have better people than most SL clubs and I suspect we can compete on wages. We are not talking NFL or even top level Varsity here, let's be realistic.

I know you reckon you know your stuff but I don't reckon you know the going rate for these people. I only know because I watch Fox News for a laugh and it was one of their stories.

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In America the top collegiate guys earn a fortune and even the normal college guys get a massive salary, you must appreciate that even the lesser known colleges attract huge audiences far in excess of most pro sports apart from football in the uk.

There are also so many more jobs in the USA in this field, all colleges, schools, gyms and sports clubs employ conditioning coaches and the chances are anyone's that could be available are probably available because they have not cut the mustard.

I concentrated much of my research around NFL the books available are excellent and plentiful, and I feel that whilst these guys are top class at what they do, they are extremely specialist. They produce the perfect athletes functionally for the sport, but they condition purely anaerobic activity as that is all the sport requires. I think they would struggle with the details of conditioning athletes who require a blend of both anaerobic and aerobic conditioning.

I feel you would be better looking for someone from a track and field back ground as they have to generally work with a wider range of athletes requiring all aspects of different physical traits.

All conditioning has to be functional and if you cannot grasp every aspect of the game you are never going to get the best out of your players or prepare them for performance.

The AIS is a far more viable target for conditioning coaches though given they will know the game inside out and much of what they do will be influenced by the biggest sport in the country Rugby League. The British network is also improving with centres of excellence such as those in Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham etc etc with the EIS.

Lets not forget you have had a conditioning coach with a doctorate in Sport and Exercise science, but his failure to grasp the basic concepts of the game has in my opinion cost the club dear.

Conditioning coaches probably spend more time with the players than any other coach. You need to recruit a guy who the players can relate to as all the knowledge in the world is good for nothing if you cannot actually coach.

Rugby Union has a far better network of up and coming conditioning coaches and learning/development pathways. Any club with limited funds to spend in this area may do very well to target a few of the guys in this development pathway who are hungry for an opportunity and have a grasp of the demands of the game.

Without shampoo, there can be no condintioner....

To a layman like myself, that looks a pretty convincing argument. I suppose you could argue that Trypass was more the NFL type of conditioner, bulking up players for a 60 minute game spread over something like 4 hours, whereas Sanctuary focuses more on the 2 x 40 minute duration without taking the impact into account as much. I know this is a crass generalisation, but hey. When you also take into account the fact that different positions require different conditioning, you begin to realise what a complex subject this is.

I think it's likelly that Beans and Col will go at the end of the season, but i think we just have to be a little bit fair and say that the players they are coaching are to be blunt mainly c\\**p, these were the same crew who coached us to our hghest ever SL points score when they worked with players who had talent.

Ultimately our league position is down to the players we recruited being not good enough on any level.

I agree with JK and that freshening things up after five years is a good idea. I've also heard that the players are sick of being beasted.....but then again some of them deserve it.

re the Younger players...dare i say it some of them need an attitude adjustment if they are to make it in super league and get the graft done and to live like professionals away from Belle Vue. Re bulking them up, that would be the opposite of the trend in the NRL
i'm always surprised at how little those guys weigh, but yet retaining the power...

In relation to the NRL I think the small and lean has kind of passed. If you look at the size of the NRL players, especially the backs in comparison to our guys they are far larger and athletic.

In very basic terms the larger the muscle the more strength and hence if converted correctly the more power it can produce. Get the balance of size and endurance right, ie work out how to get the guys big yet able to do the minutes whilst improving agility (a bi-product of power) and maintaining flexibility, then you will always be a success in rugby league from a conditioning point of view. Its obviously a very complex process and far easier said than done.

One thing is for sure you can never ever take your eye off the game and the style of player you are working with. Functionality is the key to producing a successful athlete regardless of the sport. They MUST be built to do the job they are put on the field to do.

Colin very much subscribes to the smaller and powerful but in todays game I do not think this is the way to go.

Geoff Evans was the best we had but let go by previous administration

And rightly so with the demands he made.

No he wasn't "let go" he was poached by Hudds. However if it suits your attempt to re-write the facts I'm sure Ted relieved him of his wallet and kicked his dog on the way out - no really

Whatever you say John as clearly this is another thing you are a world class expert on. I will write to Fox news telling them not to fill my head with such rubbish. A glut of over qualified Americans seeking a chance in Europe, how could such a thing occur.

Exactly. While he may have been worth the money, some of his demands were
ridiculous.
Hudds then paoched him as Vasty has stated. They had more cash than us, as simple as that.