Woodrush Star June 2013 | Page 34

SPORTS Woodrush RFC Mini & Juniors The past 12 months at Woodrush has once again seen some encouraging growth within, not only the amount of players who are registered with the club but also the amount of qualified coaching staff. Following on from last years extraordinary increase in the amount of players Woodrush can now boast an impressive figure of over 120 young people willing to take part in the sport of Rugby. These 120 players are made up of boys and girls ranging from 3 ½ to 16 and it is a testament to the club that the numbers continue to grow year on year. Alongside this impressive growth is the equally exciting increase in qualified coaches (22 and climbing) who all share a passion for the sport which is visibly translated upon the field of play in both training sessions and match situations. Woodrush takes this area of player development very seriously ensuring that the coaches are trained to RFU standards and qualifying in their official training courses. Why choose Rugby and in particular Woodrush as a sport to take up? The Rugby Football Union implicitly promotes the following five core values in the game: •Teamwork •Respect •Enjoyme nt •Discipline •Sportsmanship group based teams. And despite the overly long and cold winter over 100 games were played throughout the course of the season across all teams. Partnering the playing side of the club, Woodrush also has a vibrant social calendar in which Parents, friends and families of the players all take part in fun and creative activities throughout the year such as: sphere that has been the backbone of the organisation. •Summer Camping Night with cricket on the first team pitch at midnight. •Halloween •Xmas Party •Sponsors Day •Presidents Day •Mini & Junior End of Season Disco and Awards Days The new season starts in earnest in October with full training commencing in September. Games take place on Sunday mornings and are always well attended by players and parents alike so please take a moment out of your lives to come down and experience the growing sport that is Rugby Union at Woodrush RFC. Woodrush RFC is always looking to grow and expand on it’s successes in the past so would welcome children of all ages to attend – especially those who attend Woodrush School – to come along and join in family atmo- Light training continues throughout the summer, on Tuesday and Friday nights, and anybody who would like to try it, you are most welcome. Ask your PE teacher for further details or contact Bob Boden, Mini and Junior Chairman, on 07966 310923. I wish you a very pleasant summer (if we get one!) and please look for further updates in the Autumn Edition of this magazine. Rich Tomlins Marketing and Sponsorship Woodrush RFC http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ woodrush/ TOUGH ENOUGH RECRUITING NOW The few, the proud the bold. All coaches and staff at Woodrush believe deeply in these core values and actively try to encourage these throughout all aspects of the club that they believe will also serve each player throughout life and not just for Rugby. Rugby itself encourages children to take up the sport not to just to compete but that: “The enjoyment, safety and education of children in rugby union is vital to the sustainability of the game” http://www.rfu.com/thegame/ childreninrugby Woodrush RFC can boast one of the best Micro (3½ to 6 years old) set ups in the region with people actively seeking out the club to bring their children to where the very basics of the game are introduced in the form of games and activities guaranteed to bring the core values of Teamwork and Enjoyment to the fore. Older player are members of a thriving team scene ranging from Under 7’s right though to Under 16’s with games taking part right across the South Midlands area. In total Woodrush can boast a very healthy 7 definite age 34 Follow us WOODRUSH RFC I c k n i e l d S t re e t , F o r h i l l , B i r m i n g h a m . B 3 8 0 E L /PITCHERO If you are looking to play rugby and interested in joining Woodrush RFC visit us on pitch hero, contact uson or simply pop in to the club for more information.