Rugby Club Issue 48 | Page 84

OLD HALESONIANS “There is much to admire about the set-up that Old Halesonians currently has in place.” From our initial establishment in 1986, Enterprise Electrical Services Ltd based in Hockley, Birmingham has expanded into a medium sized electrical contracting company, who provides services for clients throughout the country. Our success and expansion is due, we believe, to our flexibility in meeting customers requirements, our quality of workmanship and overall professionalism, which has led to continual recommendations. As well as being an NIC EIC member, Enterprise Electrical Services Ltd continues to develop the training of all it’s operatives in all aspects. Health and Safety plays a major role in our industry today and Enterprise Electrical Services Ltd maintains its high standards by employing an internal health and safety consultant. Being tough to breach is vital for any side and provides them with the ability to grind out results even when they are not playing at their best. It will also help to give the team the freedom to attack sides knowing that they will be able to recover if they do turn over possession. One of the standout features of the Old Halesonians set-up is the superb youth section that they have in place. This part of the club looks to provide young players from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential. It is important for any side to be able to produce their own talent, particularly in the current financial climate and this is an area that they appear to have covered. It will certainly be exciting to see how their youngsters are able to develop over the coming years. In order to help them to make the sometimes difficult transition into the senior game they also have a number of additional sides running. This allows them to give players experience of adult level rugby even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step in the development process. Another benefit of having so many sides is that it allows the first XV to benefit from far greater strength in depth. If they are ever left short on numbers through injury or suspension they have the option of calling players up with a limited amount of disruption. There is much to admire about the set-up that Old Halesonians currently has in place and they appear to have every right to be heading into the new campaign with plenty of optimism. Everyone at Rugby Club Magazine would like to wish them the best of luck going into the season. 84 ISSUE 48