SHREWSBURY JUNIORS August 2006
REGISTRATION SUNDAY - 3rd SEPTEMBER 2006
Web site addy: www.shrewsburyrugbyclub.co.uk Check it out!
Training starts Sunday 3rd September 2006 at 10.30am.
Sunday training starts at 10.30am and goes on until 12 noon. Many teams now
have midweek training as well. Check with your coach to find out if your team
has training during the week. Always arrive on time for training.
Everybody who wants to play rugby for Shrewsbury Juniors has to be registered
with the Club. Even if you registered last season, you must register again
this season. Inside the Newsletter you will find a Club registration form. Use
it! Fill it out so that we can read it and then bring it with you on Registration
Sunday.
Everybody who wants to play rugby for Shrewsbury Juniors has to be registered
with the RFU. Most of you are registered. If you registered with the RFU last
season, you do not need to do it again. If you did not register then you must
do it this time.
If you are not registered then there will be an RFU registration form with this
Newsletter. Fill it in, sign it, get your photo taken and bring the form with
you on Registration Sunday.
All forms must be fully filled in, all questions must be answered so that I
can read them and on the RFU Registration Form the Player must sign as well
as the parent/carer. This is very important so please do not forget.
Everybody who wants to play rugby for Shrewsbury Juniors has to pay their
subscriptions.
Subscriptions are:
For one member - £30.00 For an additional brother or sister -£10.00
Social membership for the whole family -£50.00
If you are paying by cheque then your cheque must be made payable to SRUFC Ltd.
Checklist for Registration Sunday. Please bring with you:
Club Registration Form
Subscription
RFU Registration Form (if needed) including one [passport sized photo.
FIXTURES 2006
Inside you will find the fixture
list for 2006. As we now have 12 teams in the Junior Section you can expect
to play more away games than home games, as we can only normally accommodate
four teams at home on any Sunday.
The fixture list may be subject
to change from time to time over
the season. Always check with
your coach or on the website to
find out if a fixture is on or not.
Do not wait for your coach to tell you.
Your coaches for 2006/2007 are:
Colts -Stuart Barnett & Roger Macken
U17's - Tim Harris, Steve Churchill
U16's - Ian Kidson & Kurt Finnigan
U15's - Paul Pryce, Graham Evans, Rob Jones & Andy Rogers
U14's - Simon Jenkins & Rob Richards
U13's - Rod McNamara, Steve Rintoul, Steve Hughes &Trevor Chard
U12's - Graham Parry & Tom Lowrie-Herz
U11's - Paul Suckling, Neal Martin & Matt Doran
U10's - Dave Williams & Rae Evans
U9's - Martin Dennis & Dave Myatt
U7's and U8's - Karl Jacob & Matt Lees
PLAY SAFE - BE SAFE
Shrewsbury Rugby Club are dedicated to ensuring that all players are safe when
they play rugby for this Club. That is why we have a Child Protection Policy
and Codes of Conduct. The Codes of Conduct cover players, referees, coaches
and parents. As a Club we intend to ensure that these Codes of Conduct are strictly
followed. A full copy of the Coders are included with this Newsletter so make
sure that you read them and stick by what is in them.
Everyone should be aware that we will not tolerate verbal abuse on the touchline during training or games. Any person considered to be breaking this part of the Code will be asked to remove themselves from the touchline.
All Codes of Conduct, our Child Protection Policy and the Disciplinary Code
can be found on the main Club notice board in the Clubhouse, which is situated
on the right wall of the players entrance. Please make sure you are familiar
with these documents.
To be safe while they are playing and training all players should wear the proper
kit. This should consist of rugby or football boots, cotton shorts (preferably
proper rugby shorts) or track suit bottoms and a suitable top or tops.
If it is cold then extra layers of clothing are essential and this could mean
extra layers, waterproof, hats and/or gloves.
The safety of all our players is very important to us and so we recommend that
all players wear gum shields and shin pads. Head guards are an optional extra
but are recommended by the Club too. No jewellery should be worn and finger
nails should always be cut short.
All players should have rugby studs on their boots. The only sort of boot that
is allowed that does not use studs is one that has rubber blades. Plastic blades
are banned. Rugby studs, which must be kite marked, are available at all sports
shops and we even have them at the Club that you can buy. Football boots have
studs that can be unscrewed and rugby studs can be screwed in to replace them.
If you are unsure about your boots ask your coach. You must have the right studs
to play rugby.
MORE BUILDING WORKS
Not content with the recent improvements in the Club, more building is going on this season. To improve the club for all its members new changing rooms are being built. At the moment because we don't have enough money to make them super duper, we will just get two big rooms, but the building is being done in such away that will allow the club to improve the improvements as soon as there is enough money in the coffers.
All players will still need to use the rear 'Players' entrance when coming off the pitches after training or playing.
REMEMBER - no boots inside the Club. This rule will be strictly enforced to keep the Club looking as nice as possible for as long as possible. Please make sure you don't break the rules.
Shrewsbury Rugby Club is still a no smoking club. The ban was a great success last season. It is still in force. Please abide by the rule. You will be asked to leave the club house if you are caught smoking. The rule applies to the whole club.
>KIT SHOP>>> KIT SHOP>>
>>>>New for this season>>>>
We are planning on bringing you your very own Kit Shop from September this season.
The shop will be open at the end of training each Sunday in the Vice Presidents
Lounge in the Clubhouse. You will be able to buy a whole range of items including:
Baseball caps, studs, mouth guards, gloves, shorts, socks, drill tops, playing
tops, woolly hats, second hand playing shirts, club sweaters, club dress shirts,
ties, rain jackets and anything else that springs to mind or that you might
want. The shop won't be open on Registration Sunday but we hope to have it up
and running on the second week of the season.
Pay us a visit for all your rugby needs
HELP NEEDED
As always we need your help to keep the Junior Section running.
A new Fixtures Secretary for the Minis and one for the Juniors will be needed
for the 2007/2008 season. Why not shadow the current Secretary this season and
find out what the job entails?
How else can you help?
" As a parent you can be prepared to drive your child and possibly others
to away fixtures. Don't rely on others to do this for your child.
" When games are played at home you can help with preparing or serving
food. Always take your turn in helping out in the kitchen.
" You could volunteer for an organisational role in the Junior Section.
We always need help with paperwork, telephone calls and general administration.
" Watch you child play games. All kids love to have their parents watch
them play. Don't be a stranger on match days.
OLD FACES … but loveable ones!
Behind the scenes in your Junior Section:-
Chairman - John Line
John has previously been a coach and is also currently a referee for the club.
Treasurer - Rob Jones
Rob is a whiz with figures and also a coach with the Under 15's
Secretary - Rae Evans
Rae will be helping Dave Williams coach the Under 9's this season.
Coaching Coordinator - Graham Evans
Graham coaches with the Under 15's and is our web wizard maintaining the superb
club website.
Volunteer Coordinator - Jo Murray
Jo sorts out all the ladies (and dads) in the kitchen on match days. She and
her partner in crime Lin Powers also have lots of fantastic ideas to make the
junior section more fun.
First Aid Officers - Geoff Stafford & Neville Speak
The men with whom we cannot do without. There are so many of us now that Geoff
& Neville are desperately in need of help. Please tell them if you want
to give a hand. Full training given.
Corinne Dennis - Registrations Officer
Corinne will be kindly looking after all the RFU registrations for us this season.
100 Club
Did you know the Club has a 100 Club?
If you want to join in the fun and win some money complete the form with your
newsletter and send it off. Then wait for the cash to start rolling in.
We have a new Senior Club President and a Chairman for this season. The new Chair is Chris Pittaway and the new President is Stuart Lister. Both men have a long history of involvement with the Club as players and as volunteers. They are dedicated to improving the Club in lots of ways, including relations between all sections of the Club. They have a mission statement which you will find posted on the Junior Section Notice Board. Please take time to read it.