Duckworth making good progress on the road to recovery from injury
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“It’s important everybody stays alert in terms of making sure we follow it and do what’s required. We feel like our process is in a good place and we’ve got everything nailed down that we need to.”
Wild said all players and staff have already been tested, and that the process will continue on a weekly basis.
“We’ve got a short space of time to get them where they need to be, so at some point intensity levels will have to go up,” Wild added.
“Obviously we want to get back to contact training, and after we’ve been tested this week, following the results of those tets, we’ll then see if we’re in a place to move to what is stage two of the protocols handed out by the National League. The technical element we have, it’s allowed lads to get back on the ball and get a feel of the ball again, and work on their passing, their dribbling, their shooting.
“It’s actually been very worthwhile. It hasn’t had to be doggies (runs), it hasn’t had to be just running for running’s sake, we’ve been able to mix the physical and the technical really well, which has really given us a solid base to move into next week hopefully.”
On defender Michael Duckworth, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, Wild said: “He’s taken part in all the technical sessions. A return to play will suit him because of the noncontact and then contact nature of it. We’ll have to assess when we go to contact, that he’s not feeling any pain or that he feels like he can’t join in.”
One player who didn’t return to training was striker Devante Rodney, who had been on loan from Salford prior to the lockdown, but won’t be available for The Shaymen in the play-offs.
“Devante’s done well for us in both his spells at the club, but I still feel we’ve got more than enough talent within the building,” said Wild.
The Town boss is hoping to arrange a couple of behind closed doors friendlies for his players.
“We’ve got one we’re trying to arrange, we’ll probably have an in-house game at some point,” he said. ”We’re looking at organising another friendly but that’s not confirmed yet.”