Building Girls Rugby - Cambridgeshire Workshop Event
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
The workshop event planned for Tuesday 19th February at Ely RFC is postponed. Revised date to follow.
Archive for the 'About Rugby for Girls and Women' category
Thoughts on Coaching Girls - 2
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Spike’s piece, quoted in part here, was written for a regular RFU technical coaching bulletin, to which the Director of Rugby Coaching at Stanford University in the USA subscribes. He responded via the RFU. The USA has by far the largest number of women rugby players in the world.
Here are Jonathan Griffin’s comments […]
Thoughts on Coaching Girls
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Whilst Girls’ (and Women’s) Rugby is not fundamentally different to the male game, coaching female teenagers is not the same as coaching male teenagers. A coach with years’ experience with boys’ teams is not going to get the best from girls if he or she treats them as if there was no difference.
Here are […]
Change of the Guard at RFUW
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Most of us at grassroots level know little if anything of who does what amongst the senior management of the RFUW.
Yesterday, a change was announced which is worth recording.
Carol Isherwood is stepping down as Director of Rugby.
Why is this important to us? Two reasons:
Firstly, it is worth recording the departure of one of […]
Building Girls Rugby - Workshop Events
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Over the next 3-5 years, Eastern Counties plan to support the development of 10 or more thriving Girls’ Sections across Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk, each able to field a full team consistently at both U15 and U18.
That will mean around 400 players, rather than the 60-80 spread across 12 clubs at present. […]
RFUW Survey - Prizes Available!
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
The RFUW are offering prizes in return for no
more than 10 minutes of your time.
To help the RFUW achieve its vision six surveys
have been prepared, tailored to key stakeholders. These are:
Administrator,
Coach,
Parent,
Player,
Supporter and
Volunteer.
Simply fill in the appropriate surveys by clicking on the button below or by clicking on this link. At the end of the […]
Want to Qualify as a Referee?
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
There is funding available to run an Entry Level Refereeing (ELRA) Course in Eastern Counties
aimed specifically at those involved with the
Women’s and Girls’ Game - be they male or female.
The intention is two-fold:
- To encourage any female over the age of 16 to wishes to qualify as a referee. Whether you are interested in […]
Leicester Tigers Camp for Girls at Swaffham - Updated 14th July
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Updated 14th July See below for the original information - but there were insufficient takers this year for a girls’ camp at Swaffham. If any of you want a go, you can train with Tigers at Sleaford, Lincs, on 29-31 Aug. Contact Spike as below for further information.
Spike Milligan, whose Swaffham […]
Forum Meeting 8th January 2007
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
Where?
Thetford Rugby Club.
Map here
Address:
Two Mile Bottom
Munford Road
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1LW
Club Number: 01842 755176
Directions:
From Thetford by-pass at top Roundabout take A134 King’s Lynn Road. 1.5 miles down at bottom of hill on right hand side - concealed entrance.
WHEN?
7pm Mon 8th Jan
AGENDA
here
So what position should you play?
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Thanks to John Birch, this year’s regional programme manager, for reproducing the following information from some RFUW guidance, showing the abilities a person should ideally have to play in any given position on the field.
Its a bit technical - but particularly for U17s - it may be useful as a guide to what skills you […]
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