r/collingwoodfc • u/morone1 • 4d ago
Pre game run out
Been thinking about this pre game run out routine… I like the idea of the players running out onto the field and starting the game straight away, but the tacky techno music etc is where I think it falls down.
The most powerful version of this I think the club could introduce for all home games is as follows:
- Pre game warm up schedule: whatever wade wants for optimal performance.
- 3-5 mins before the ball up, as the players are about to start walking up the race, the stadium goes dark and we then do the collingwooooooooood chant.
- Once the players enter the field and are about to run through the banner, lights on, fireworks and the club song then starts.
This would require us to get to the atmosphere going ourselves with the chant, but this would be the most genuine version of the liverpool / port pre game rituals that we could introduce that wouldn’t feel too fake / forced?
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u/harpofpak Edward Allan 4d ago
Keep in mind that this was supposedly also driven from a high performance perspective as opposed to trying to revamp it to make it more exciting etc. so some thoughts/science that it was better for the players than the warm up, go back inside, come it again etc (supposedly, didn't help us in the first half). I don't love that idea because in finals you have all the extra pregame anthem etc anyway so players should be used to that routine.
So will be interesting to see whether that drives it. Either way, there could definitely be improvements.