Also thanks for your thoughts and suggestions Ash,
that was another format that I was playing around with for use after we get back together after the christmas break, along with possibly using it as a variation week, ie. fundamentals in the gym for 4 weeks, variation week, fundamentals in the gym for 4, variation week.
Variation day will probably be the way to go.
It will probably vary per athlete training level, how much and how often the variation training is utilised.
My 1st years will be strictly basics first and getting competent in key funadamental exercises in the gym with occasional variation for sparking extra interest and freshening them up.
They would certainly enjoy the weekends rest and recovery after the Wed, Thur, Fri smash.
Thanks again for your input