As the players and coaches take their Christmas break, collingwoodfc.com.au takes a look at how the club's pre-seasons were conducted in the days of yore courtesy of the In Black and White magazine.

1983



Skills sessions were the responsibility of club legend Barry Price, who is now a mentor to the youngsters in the Peter Daicos Academy.



Aerobics sessions were hardly the done thing for football clubs in 1983. But then again, Collingwood has always strived to stay on the cutting edge of innovation.

1988



A more conventional training run on a hot Melbourne afternoon. Players featured on the cover include Tony Shaw, Mick McGuane, Jamie Turner, Craig Starcevich, Shane Morwood, Denis Banks, Gavin Crosisca, Darren Millane and Paul Hawke.

1998



Mal Michael leads the players out of the surf during a training session of a different kind in early 1998.

For more information on the history of Collingwood's In Black and White magazine, head to forever.collingwoodfc.com.au.