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The Ethos of our game is alive & kicking within the club. We are a very successful club but winning isn’t everything. Our aim continues to be to teach the kids the basics of our game with safety in mind and to ensure that they understand the benefits of working as a team ensuring respect is given to each other, coaches, opposition and officials. Respecting the individual is key!!
Last Season
What a season we had last year—there were so many highlights—I have detailed some of them below:
- We held our first ever festival were we provided all of the referees to avoid the ever present challenge of inconsistency in decision making.
- Every age group won at least 1 festival!!
- We entered 16 County festivals & reached the final of 7 of them-winning 3. A truly superb effort.
- We have a record number of coaches in the mini’s >65 in all!!
- We have more qualified referees & Level 1 & 2 coaches than ever before.
- We were proud to launch the Goodyear Rugby Ready Programme.
- We scored our first ever try at Twickenham!! Well done the U10’s.
- We reached 2 Ethiad Cup finals on our first year of entering the competition. To put that into perspective-on average 60 teams enter at each age group!!
- I have seen more smiley faces down the club than ever before and that is when England are rebuilding their national team. (Well done the Paddies on winning their 1st Grand Slam in 68 years!)
I would like to publicly thank last season’s U12s for leading the section so well. They are led by the inspirational Mike Turner whose knowledge of the game is top notch. Under his guidance & that of his predecessor Richard Jones he has created a very successful & well knit group of boys who play the game hard & in the right spirit. For me this was encapsulated in 2 incidents last season when they behaved superbly. The 1st incident was their reaction to the unacceptable over zealous reaction of their opponents in the Cobham A festival as they celebrated a last minute victory. Whilst they were running around screaming, mud sliding etc etc our players & coaches held themselves together & formed a guard of honour & waited for them to walk through. The 2nd incident was a reversal where we won a very close encounter—rather than running around like loonies the players (to a man for that is what they are) went round shaking hands of players, referees & opposition coaches. Whether we win or lose WE must always respect the opposition.
U12s we wish you the very best in your 1st season of League rugby.
Next Season
You will see that we have been busy in the close season creating more car parking & playing space by clearing the scrub land by the U6 & U7’s playing area. This reclaimed land should be usable from January-this will create more space for the U6s & allow our Youth teams to warm up longer before their League matches.
I am very proud of YOUR club & feel we have something really very special. Howvever I do need more of you to come forward & help as without it we fail.
All the best for this season
Simon Wallis
Chairman
START DATE: SUNDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2008 at 9.45am
Your age group is dictated by your age on 1st September 2008 – if you are 7 on 1st September 2008 or after then, you will be in the Under 7s group, but if you are 7 on 31st August or before, then you will be in the Under 8s group.
PLEASE NOTE – YOU WILL STAY IN THE SAME GROUP ALL SEASON – REGARDLESS OF WHEN YOUR BIRTHDAY IS. THE R.F.U. MINI RULES DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO PLAY OUT OF YEAR GROUP
The age groups at the club are:
MINI SECTION:
Under 5s: (Reception and below) Under 6s(School year 1)
Under 7s: (School year 2) Under 8s(School year 3)
Under 9s: (School year 4) Under 10s(School year 5)
Under 11s: (School year 6) Under 12s(School year 7)
The membership fees for the 2008-2009 season is as follows:
New Members – Fee includes a club rugby shirt. (This is only available to new members.)
Under 5s: £90.00
Under 6s: £95.00
Under 7s and above: £105.00
New members can pay £4.00 per week on a trial basis for up to 5 weeks, after which they would be expected to join the club.
Existing Members:
Under 5s: £75.00
Under 6s: £80.00
Under 7s and above: £90.00
The membership fee includes entry for all festivals throughout the season. Please note there is a £10 for every additional sibling.
Reeds Weybridge Minis are the Mini section of the main club, Reeds Weybridge RFC, and for licensing purposes, any one using the club’s facilities are required, by law, to be members. Therefore, we are obliged to ask parents to pay a membership of £2.00 per adult.
The season runs from Sun 7th Sept 2008 until Sun 26th April 2009.
Please come in your Rugby shirt, shorts and socks and bring boots or trainers with you. All under 9s and older must have a gum shield, which we would advise you to have professionally fitted. As the weather gets colder, please remember to bring along a sweatshirt and jogging trousers to keep warm. Rugby kit will be available for sale most Sundays.
Please arrive on time 9.45 am for a prompt start at 10.00 am. Training sessions last for 1 hour for younger children and 2 hours for under 7s and older.
- Please ensure that you arrive in plenty of time for registration at the main reception desk.
- It is imperative that every child registers each week for security and insurance reasons.
- No child must be left at the Club without a responsible adult in attendance.
- Accidents do occur, therefore registration coupled with the availability of an adult of the family, or family friend, will avoid any unnecessary problems.
The Clubhouse will always be open on a Sunday morning, regardless of the weather conditions. If it is felt the pitches are unplayable, other activities will be organised on the morning.
Please be aware that Whiteley Village is the home to many elderly residents. Please respect their privacy by entering the village only via the Burwood Road entrance and driving slowly and as quietly as possible at all times.
Please park only in the car parking areas and not on the verges around the club grounds. Please be aware that our lease only allows us the use of the clubhouse and pitches. Members found walking around the village or woods are deemed to be trespassing, so please keep your dogs and children to these areas.
We are always looking for volunteers to help – with coaching, in the kitchen, with registration, or organising social events. Please let us know if you can help in any way at all.
PLEASE RETURN by 20th August 2008 your Membership Form and Subscription.
To: Sarah Goodwin
26 Claremont Close
Hersham
Surrey
KT12 4RW
I hope that the above information is of help, if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact:
Sarah Goodwin on 01932 226454.
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