PETER Gentle is to spend time with half-back Daniel Holdsworth over the festive break to formulate Hull's attacking plans for 2013.
Holdsworth is set to arrive in the country in the next couple of days.
And while his first day of training will not be until the squad reconvene on January 2, the playmaker will spend a couple of days with Gentle in preparation.
Holdsworth was allowed to stay in Australia until after Christmas, having recently been married back home.
But with the new signing set to arrive, Gentle wants to waste no time in taking the ex-Salford man through how he wants his side to play.
"I'll be meeting with Daniel at my house for a few days over Christmas before we go to Tenerife. It is important we get together to plan a few things," Gentle told the Mail.
"We'll be sitting down to discuss a few things and look at videos to bring him up to speed with our plans. It will be good to get him out there with us on the field."
While Hull have officially brought an end to pre-season training for the Christmas period, Gentle says there is no let-up for his players.
Splitting his squad into groups, depending on where they live, players have been allocated training days to head to the gym and work together.
"It is important we don't lose what we have built up in the last couple of months and while the boys are off for Christmas they will still be training," added Gentle.
"We've given them 10 days off, but they will train in groups four times over those days as well as having their own training plans."
