Martyn Rogers wants his Tiverton Town side to show their mettle as they head into three back-to-back away games in the Southern League Division One South & West.
Tivvy have not won on the road since beating Sholing 2-1 on November 8 – a run that stretches back eight away games in all competitions.
The Yellows have picked up their form at home recently though, scoring seven goals without reply to beat both Wimborne Town and Fleet Town.
Rogers says confidence is high following the upturn in results, but challenged his players to carry on their recent good form when they travel to Didcot Town this Saturday, followed by Stratford Town the weekend after and Wantage Town at the beginning of March.
"We have got three away games now and that is when we will see the mettle of the side," said Rogers.
"It is going to be a good test for us because away games are always more difficult.
"However, the side is in a good place at the moment and I'm looking forward to the lads putting up some good performances away."
The Yellows, with 12 games left to go this season, have very little to play for. The gap between them and the play-offs – which stands at 15 points – looks too much to bridge.
However, the prospect of Tivvy going down is even more remote, with them 22 points clear of the drop zone.
That doesn't mean to say that Rogers is putting performances ahead of results, though. He still wants his team to pick up points and climb the table.
"I think it is still important that we pick up some points," he said. "It is all well and good playing well, but if you don't get any points it is a bit pointless – if you will excuse the pun. In my mind it is a results game, this business, and we need to start winning away from home.
"If we can get a win on Saturday then we can start moving up into mid-table and finish the season on a good note.
"If we can do that it will take us into next season in a good frame of mind.
"All the players will be looking to put in performances as well to prove to me that they want to be here next season."
Tivvy will be without Owen Howe for Saturday's match as he begins a five-match suspension for picking up his third red card of the season against Wimborne Town for violent conduct.
Howe is Tivvy's top-scorer this season with 15 so he will be missed, but the Yellows have signed two players recently – Hussein Heidari and Tony Lee – who have both found the back of the net.
Rogers is pleased with how his new recruits have settled in.
"They are good lads and they have given the team a good lift," he said. "The lads at the moment are young bunch and it is surprising what a difference it can make to the dressing room when you get a couple of wins."
