Dinnington
“Both of those things pale though,
when we perform. The satisfaction of
seeing the things you have worked on,
suddenly working on the field and the
lift that gives the boys is incredible.
My biggest reward though is seeing
individual players who lack confidence,
grow into their roles, as they begin to
understand techniques and what they
are doing - it’s kind of what keeps me
going.
“The 1XV has lost key players which
will affect things going into next season,
but every problem is often accompanied
with an opportunity so we just have to
find these and move on
“We should never underestimate
the power of volunteers, but we should
be mindful of the limitations you place
upon your progress, if you don’t use
them properly.
“We should not fear change either
as it is the one constant and even when
it is thrust upon you, as with the loss of
players from the 1XV, it does open new
doors as well.
“We are now looking to rebuild the
teams with a view to positive promotion
of players at each level. We have
established a new senior management
structure to assist in this and are now
looking for buy-in from players as we
approach pre-season training.
“We have loosely implemented a 5
year plan which at least gives a skeleton
to our thoughts and we will look to
development this further as we progress
along its path, but most importantly,
hopefully kick starts our creative energy
and gets us motivated again.
“Youth rugby is massively important
to any club. Both my boys came through
age grades at Dinnington to play
1XV here so I know that more than
most. What is vital is the way the age
grade coaches are supported in their
endeavours, because it is through them
that a steady stream of players bolster
our senior set up.
“Ensuring
players
make
the
transition into senior rugby is probably
the most difficult aspect of the whole
process. Boys come through Colts which
is by far and away the most difficult age
group as the boys find cars, women,
beer and their freedom - why would you
need anything else, particularly as they
may also have had a negative experience
coming through district and county set
ups.
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