Full-time setup

[John83]

Yeah because the 2 of you have proved me wrong.

I haven't proven that Hitler was a Dundalk fan either, but I'm damned if I'll see a thread locked on the UCD forum without a pointless Nazi analogy.

Seriously, 20-25 hours training, 6 hours lectures? I spend more time on the internet each week.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Seriously, 20-25 hours training, 6 hours lectures? I spend more time on the internet each week.

Again the point that not everybody does sports management is ignored.

[Aberdonian Stu]

The bulk of them do. Those that don't, those poor souls, would do no more than 15 hours a week unless they do science, engineering or medicine. Also Dman you are assuming that full time training has to be within the confines of a 9-5 schedule.

5 hours training a day (which is 1 more than the 4 cited by the only person that has provided a source for his claim) can easily be fitted in even if, God forbid, two of those hours are in the evening.

Seriously Dman just give up. Being right isn't what matters, getting the right answer is.

[pineapple stu]

Those that don't, those poor souls, would do no more than 15 hours a week unless they do science, engineering or medicine.

Have we ever had a medicine student since we joined the league? Or an engineering one, for that? Recall one or two science students (Gavin Whelan and Maccer and that's about it...)

[Aberdonian Stu]

Seriously, does Maccer count?

[pineapple stu]

Dunno, but I realised I couldn't think of anyone else.

[Titan]

1- you're not a footballer.
2- you work 5 other days a week
3- name a full time club that doesn't train 5 days a week?


Call me a liar if you like that's what it said. I only looked at the first few entries on google- as I said if you're really that bothered look at it yourself. Also where have I said that your source said anything different?


Silly? You still haven't proven how you can fit a full time schedule around being a student. You're the only one that looks silly.

Not 1 full time team trains 5 days a week. I know this for a fact cos over the last 4 years I've dealt with most of them. Most full time clubs use the following schedule (based on games being Friday)

Monday off
Tuesday 2 sessions 1 morning 1 afternoon
Wednesday 1 session morning
Thursday 1 session morning
Friday Match
Saturday OR Sunday light session
Saturday or Sunday OFF

At UCD we train almost as much as Bohs and more than Pats.

To (hopefully) put this discussion to bed:

If we wanted the scholarship players to go full time they could. The lads who work would have to stay part time obviously as we arent going to pay them enough but training could be organised in such a way that the status quo remains with the scholarship/not working players doing extra sessions either at 7:30 am or at 5:00 PM. My source for this training schedule is the high performance centre who work with the lads and would be overseeing the extra daytime sessions.

Having said all that there are no plans for us to go full time (As far as I know)

[pineapple stu]

Having said all that there are no plans for us to go full time (As far as I know)

Oh yeah - back to the original topic, the whole thing was made up by Pete during his interview for a laugh. (Seriously). We're not going full time.