GW Field Guide // Straight Comparison
Facility-Dependent Contact Work vs Hallway Contact Prep
| Facility-dependent contact work (sleds, bags, indoor field) | Hallway contact prep | |
|---|---|---|
| Space needed | An indoor field or a turf bay | A hallway, a basketball court, or a wrestling room. All three ran the system |
| Equipment | Sleds, bags, pads | A floor and a partner |
| What it costs you to start | A building or a budget line | Nothing you do not already own |
| Winter in New England | Stops when the field is gone. URI still loses winters to this | Ran all winter at Merrimack, 100 guys, no indoor facility |
| Work to rest | Set by how fast you can reset the sled or the bag | 7 to 10 seconds of work, 25 to 30 seconds of rest, run as a station |
| What the athlete fights | An object that gets rolling and stays rolling | A body that does not want to be moved and resists, twists, and torques |
| Where it fails | One weather day and the block is gone | Needs coached progressions and good partners, or the reps go sloppy |
The verdictThe gear-dependent version quits on you in January. Run the one that fits in a hallway.