Using Training on Pitchero:
We used the training session feature quite successfully last season (when it was released by Pitchero). It takes a little work to setup pre-season, but then is very straightforward to manage after that.

You can edit your team's training sessions or cancel them. When you cancel a session for whatever reason, Pitchero can do the communication work for you.

Training sessions are also really useful to see who's available, to prompt parents/players to set their availability and to mark attendance all via the Pitchero Manager App on your phone.

For a coach, knowing how many players are attending ahead of time make session planning a lot easier - especially for the older age groups with forwards and backs.

For the 2019/20 season all training dates have been uploaded to Pitchero for you (as they were last season). Next season, training dates will be provided to you & TMs will publish training sessions for their own teams. It takes between 15-30 minutes per team to publish training for the whole season, and will another step in your pre-season preparation.

To see training dates for your team:
Parents

On website: Top menu - select Teams -> [your team]. Click on training times on menu on left
On website: Top menu - select News & Calendar -> Calendar
On Pitchero Club app: Select Calendar Icon from the bottom menu

TMs & Coaches:

Methods above
Website admin: Side menu - select Teams -> Training. Click on the training group for your team.
Pitchero Manager app: Select Training Icon from the bottom menu. Click on the training group for your team.

The dates should be pretty stable, and should only change for an extraordinary event (e.g. another beast from the east). What may change are locations and/or times, so it's important to get your parents looking at their Pitchero Club app and keeping an eye on when and where training sessions are, and making sure they set availability for their little darlings.

Notable Dates:
Saturday September 21st. u13s - u17s all training at Heath Extension, later start time of 12 noon. All players and coaches should make an effort to stay on for the Mens first team game
Saturday November 2nd. Rugby World Cup Final 9am K.O. no training
Saturday November 9th. Cross country @ Heath Girls & U7 - u12 training at Duke's field. u13s - u17s all training at Heath Extension
Oct 12, Nov 23, Mar 7, Mar 21 - other Heath Extension dates. Max 3 teams allowed from u13 - u17 - so have been allocated in training schedule. Check Pitchero.
Saturday May 2nd. Last Session of the Season. Note extended training times and customary picnic afterwards arranged by teams and parents

Quick Summary of the Training this year:

Season starts on September 7th, 2019 & ends on May 2nd 2020
Every team has approx. 30 Saturday sessions for the Season
Older teams have additional mid-week skills sessions (at least 6 for u12-u15 & ~20 for u16+)
The following dates are confirmed as dates there will be no Saturday training

Nov 2nd (RWC Final) | Dec 21st (Christmas) | Dec 28th (Christmas) | Jan 25th (Cross Country event on the Heath) | Apr 11th (Easter)

For the first time, this season older age groups (u13 - u17) will get at least 3 sessions each at the Heath Extension for shared full pitch training during the season.
If a team wants to swap their training locations, then TMs just need to talk to each other and edit their training session to reflect the change. Would strongly recommend that this is done well in advance so that kids aren't showing up in the wrong place.
Tuesday Skills & Fitness sessions setup for u16s and up (boys) - from Sept 10th for the whole season
Thursday Skills & Fitness sessions setup for u12s - u15s (girls and boys) - Sept 12th - Oct 17th
Additional girls mid-week sessions may be added, integrating with Ladies, dependent on numbers