ON TRAINING
One of the faults that can be found with nearly all Southland footballers is their inability to gather speed quickly, to make those sharp bursts that count for such a lot in a game. Too many move like Clydesdales, not like thoroughbreds. May I venture to assert that training on Rugby Park has something to do with this sluggishness. Excellent ground as it is, the Park is far too heavy to train on if the object is to acquire rapid acceleration. A much harder surface than that afforded by the rich sward at Rugby Park is necessary for sprinting practice. And it is the ability to gather speed quickly that counts for so much in football. Marathon runners are no good on a Rugby field. The fifty yards man is the one that counts. Forwards and backs alike require a lot of training in short, sharp bursts, not in slow jogs round a track; but these sprints are much more effective if they are performed on a cinder or other firm track. Too much of the turf at Rugby Park will not produce speed but sluggishness.
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Southland Times, Issue 20201, 11 June 1927, Page 18 (Supplement)
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188ON TRAINING Southland Times, Issue 20201, 11 June 1927, Page 18 (Supplement)
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