PHIL PARKINSON and his staff will get the balance right between training and rest when Wrexham don't have a game next season because of international breaks.
The Reds secured an historic third successive promotion last term and will play in the Championship for the first time in 42 years.
Clubs in the second tier don't have matches when there are international fixtures so Parkinson's men won't be in action on the weekends of September 6, October 11 and November 15 this year, and March 28, 2026.
That means there will be more midweek league games and Parkinson says Wrexham will utilise the international breaks.
"The international breaks are interesting and it is about getting the balance in that right, between keeping the players going and obviously having some time away from the training ground," said the Reds' boss.
"The games come thick and fast during the season with a lot of midweek games and that is why you have got to utilise the international breaks, and think carefully how we plan them out, but we will definitely do that."
There will be no EFL Trophy distractions, with Championship teams not involved in the competition, while Wrexham - for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign - will enter the FA Cup at the third round stage.
During the 15-year non-league nightmare, Wrexham came in at the fourth qualifying round stage and had to win three games just to stand a chance of receiving a plum third round tie against a Premier League side, while two victories were required to reach that stage since returning to the EFL with the Reds entering in round one.
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Wrexham twice reached the fourth round in four seasons since Parkinson was appointed manager while there was two first round defeats - both against Harrogate Town.
"Everyone wants to be in that third round draw in early January and the club has had to work hard to try and achieve that over the last 43 years," he added.
"So to come into the competition at that point is brilliant for us.
"Harrogate proved to be a bit problematic for us in the cup but we will take that with the success we have had in the league."
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