FC Halifax Town: “We need to make sure we’re mentally and physically ready” - Wild all set for start of pre-season

Fitness testing on the squad will take place on Friday before pre-season training starts on Monday.

And Town boss Pete Wild wants his rebuilt squad to gel as quickly as possible, with just five weeks on the training pitch until the start of the season.

He said: “We’ve got to work as hard as we can, we’ve got to make sure we gel as a team as quickly as we can and make sure we hit the ground running.

“We’ve got five weeks to prepare like everybody else, and we’ve got to make sure we’re ready for October 3.

“We need to be physically robust ready for the start of the season, we need to be technically and tactically bright.

“It’s going to be Saturday-Tuesday until the end of December so we need to make sure we’re mentally and physically ready.

“There’ll be assessments in terms of running, weights, strength.

“We have a strength and conditioning coach who was with us once a month last year and he’s been contracted to two days a week.

“That’s another step in the right direction behind-the-scenes and shows what we’re trying to do better.”

Wild said there had been no developments over the possible transfers of Matty Brown and Jacob Hanson, both of whom have been made available by the club.

The Town boss said he will reiterate what he has told players individually this summer when the squad meet up to begin pre-season training.

“It’s a real opportunity now and I’m really looking forward to it,” he said.

“We’ve got a lot of Football League experience in the squad and players who want to take this club onto the next level.

“I’ve got the players I want now, and who I think can take us to the next level.”  

Wild also said the squad will be tested for coronavirus prior to pre-season training getting underway.

“There’s not a requirement from the league to do it, but we will done one round when they come back, to make sure the new squad’s clear, and then maybe one more,” he said.

“We’ve got testing stuff left over from the play-offs so it makes sense to make sure we’re as safe as possible.”

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