‘Players Might Lose Shape Amidst COVID-19 Break’

Abia Warriors Coach, Willy Udube, has expressed strong concern about the imminent effects the current break will have on players in the league, as he fears players returning and looking out of shape because of the inability to train as a group and as a team, due to the corona virus pandemic and directive to stay home.
Ndube, speaking in a chat with Tidesports source said there was a big difference between players trained under supervision and players training on their own, no matter the programmes handed to players to ensure they keep fit.
He added that there will be variation in players response and attitude to training once they are on their own compared to when they are together as a team.
“It’s a big negative because if your players are not under strict surveillance by a coach no matter the kind of training programmes you give to them, they might not fulfil it to the letter.
“But if you’re there, you supervise, you direct, you correct, then they will be under a kind of pressure to give their best.  But if they’re on their own, when they train for 30 minutes, it will be as if they have trained for two hours.”