Rugby Club Issue 76 | Page 36

North Dorset FOLLOW FOLLOW US US ONLINE ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG [email protected] important so the more knowledge we can get across to them from the coaches the better the club should be when they become eligible to play in the senior sides of the club.” team feel they are also ready for the step up as we want them to continue to enjoy their rugby experience at the club.” Integration “I believe we are a community club; we work with local schools and some within the surrounding towns and villages. We have good connections with local councils and have visits from their mayor’s. We have five mini age groups, two midi, three youth, two colts, three girls age groups, three senior sides and a vets side. So as a club we can cater for any age.” “We have a new and improved 3rd team this season and we are able to introduce the seventeen year old to senior rugby at a level where they feel comfortable and can be helped w ith their game from the more senior players within the team. No young player is forced into playing senior rugby until the colt coaching team and the senior coaching [email protected] 36 Issue 76 Community Challenges/Ambitions “I think some of the challenges will be maintaining numbers and even more growth in some areas. Funding, out growing our club-house and recruiting more very valuable volunteers across the club are also areas to look at. Our ambitions are to gain funding for major projects; maintenance shed/ storage, upgrade car parking, new club-house, to grow the number of girls within all age groups U13, U15 and U18, then also to have a higher % of players coming through the youth/colt set up into the senior sides so as to enable us to compete at the highest level possible.”