A week in the sun will not offer any respite for Mick Potter’s busy Bulls.

The first-team squad jetted out to Lanzarote yesterday for seven days at the La Santa resort but their trip will be more boot camp than holiday camp.

Following a 4am start at Odsal, the players hit the field within two hours of arriving at their training base and a busy schedule includes two skills workouts a day, interspersed with regular weights and analysis sessions.

Temperatures soaring above 20C will ensure no disruptions to the programme, while providing a welcome break from the English chill, and Potter reckons that could prove vital.

“It’s important for us,” said the Bulls boss. “We’ve actually done well up until now in terms of the training we’ve been able to get in.

“I’ve been more than happy with what we’ve done. We’ve probably only had to change our training once or twice this season.

“But that warm-weather training is of benefit in that you do get some quality handling practice in when you can work with your outside backs.

“And you do get everyone in one place and you get to see the guys a little bit more personally. It’s good for them to be together for that week and just get to know one another that little bit better.”

The need for a training camp has been made all the more pressing by the high turnover of staff at Bradford during the winter.

Aside from a backroom overhaul, the Bulls have brought in 11 new faces while allowing the same number to leave, so team bonding will form a large part of the trip.

Potter is also relishing the chance for more personalised coaching, working with players in smaller groups and tailoring the approach depending on position.

He said: “I think, given there’s been a large turnover, it will be a good thing because the players will get to know each other a little bit better that little bit quicker.

“If there was only a turnover of two or three players you probably wouldn’t need that as much but it’s a good thing for us.

“The other thing you get out of it is a lot of face-to-face. You get a lot more time with those players.

“You get some other work done, whether it’s in small groups, whether it’s in large groups or whether it’s indivdually because they’re on one campus so they’re always handy to drag in for some extra work.”