SENIOR Port Adelaide players will return to training a week early to join the Power’s first to fourth year players to kick start the pre-season with a training camp in the heat of Dubai.
All players will also partially fund the nine day trip to the United Arab Emirates.
High Performance Manager Darren Burgess said this financial contribution from the players shows their commitment to improve their fitness and performance.
Burgess also praised those experienced players for returning to work early.
“The older guys who get an extra week off have decided to come back early so that is a fantastic commitment by them,“ Burgess said.
“The facilities at the Dubai Sports City are world class, so it’s a really good combination of a top line performance centre and hot conditions, plus a great chance for the boys to get away again.
“Last year taking the boys to London was a really good launch to the season so this time we were looking for something a little different and I’m a fan of high temperature training.
“For any given session, it’s a lot harder in the heat and there’s good research emerging showing heat training is just as good, if not better, than altitude.”
Burgess said he hopes to have the players in even better shape for the 2014 season.
“Obviously with the rotation change there’s some issues there that we need to address because it will be a more physically demanding game.”
The players and coaching staff will leave Adelaide on Sunday November 24 and return on December 4.
Players to return early and pay to train in heat of Dubai
Senior Port Adelaide players will return to training a week early to join the Power's first to fourth year players on a pre-season training camp in the heat of Dubai.
