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In 2017 , the junior committee put a lot of work into establishing Sharlston Rovers Juniors as a registered charity and worked on lots of fund raising projects and events . We also became a learning Destination for the Children ’ s university which means children get rewarded for doing something they enjoy .”
2018
“ We want to increase our playing numbers for all our junior and open age teams . The junior ’ s are planning vast amounts of fund raising events so we can give back to the children and the community .
The rugby section works alongside the Sharlston Sports club who again hold various events and we both work in partnership to try and make these events as successful as possible . We are also looking to help various charities in 2018 .”
Youth
“ The youth section is the future of this club . We are looking to progress our children through all the age groups in preparation for moving them to the open age teams . The youth section of the club has now become the back bone and the children provide a real positive atmosphere around the place because they bring such enjoyment and fun to the game .”
Community
“ We run Sharlston Rovers very much as a community club ; we attract players not only from the village but also the surrounding areas . Our club is one of the few clubs in this area that also run a tots training session for children aged 4 years .
As Sharlston is an ex mining village it is lacking in regeneration and the rugby club provides much needed enjoyment for all the community not just the players . We hold various events for the village including our summer gala and Christmas fair and we try to involve local businesses where possible .”
Facilities
“ The junior section has been doing copious amounts of fundraising and applying for various grants to raise much needed funds for the improvement of our ground facilities . We currently have the open age team , four junior teams , the tots sections ( which have over 30 children in attendance ), the Wakefield Trinity ladies team and we are hoping to introduce an under 12 ’ s girls team , all playing and training twice a week from one pitch .
We are in desperate need of ground and facility improvements and expansion . The winter training proves very difficult as the pitch cannot cope with the demands of all the teams who all train twice per week and all play weekly matches .
We are trying to secure two rugby pitches , introduce floodlights and build an all-weather pitch for both the school and our rugby club to use however , this is dependent on
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securing grants and fundraising which can sometimes be difficult as there is a lot of competition when it comes to grant applications .”
Challenges / Ambitions
“ The biggest challenge we may face in the next five years is for us to be able to accommodate the yearly increasing numbers . Our current facilities are not suitable for the demand at the moment . We need to retain the children we already have signed on with the club but also attract new players especially as we are in competition with other clubs in such a small radius .
Without expanding our facilities and playing fields we could potentially not be able to sustain the rising number which would be a real shame for the community especially when so much effort and time has been put into setting up the junior section .
Our main priority in our five year plan is to improve our ground facilities or secure additional playing fields . We are also looking to have another five age groups with the junior section . We would hope some of our players obtain scholarships for professional clubs and also encourage the flow of the youth players through to the open age team .” www . rugbyclubmag . com 55