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North/North East Leeds Competition
New competition building on the emerging schools festivals run over the past few years targeting those schools within the Carr Manor / Boston Spa Partnership not involved in the established Aire-Wharfe Competition. The aim is to run it as a merit table with a finals day. In year 2 it is hoped that it can expand to older year groups.
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Date
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Event
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Venue
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22nd Sep 2009
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Year 7 & 8 Boys Festival
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Moortown RUFC
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14th Oct 2009
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Year 7 & 8 Boys Festival
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Roundhegians RUFC
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24th Nov 2009
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Year 7 & 8 Boys Festival
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Leodensians RUFC
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20th Apr 2010
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Finals Day
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Morley RUFC
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South Leeds/Wakefield Competition
New competition building on last years schools festival targeting those schools within the Leeds South / Outwood / 5 Towns Partnerships. The aim is to run it as a merit table with a finals day. In year 2 it is hoped that it can expand to older year groups.
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Date
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Event
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Venue
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24th Sep 2009
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Year 7 & 8 Boys Festival
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Stanley Rodillians RUFC
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19th Oct 2009
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Year 7 & 8 Boys Festival
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Leeds Corinthians RUFC
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26th Nov 2009
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Year 7 & 8 Boys Festival
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Morley RUFC
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20th Apr 2010
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Finals Day
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Morley RUFC
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Aire-Wharfe Competition
Details and entries for this competition have been sent out following the fixtures meeting in July 2009. There are 18 schools taking part from the St Mary’s and Priesthorpe Schools Sports Partnerships.
Girls Competitions
Open to all schools with the offer of coaching support from the new Women & Girls community rugby coach. All the events below will involve coaching on the day as well as a festival.
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Date
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Event
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Venue
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9th Oct 09
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Aire-Wharfe Yr 8-10 & 11-13 Festival
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West Park Leeds
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4th Feb 10
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Leeds Yr 7 Come Try it Festival
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West Park Leeds
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19th Mar 10
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Aire-Wharfe Yr 8-10 & 11-13 Festival
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West Park Leeds
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23rd Mar 10
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Yr 7 Yorkshire Festival
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TBC
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Entry Contact and support information can be found below:
§ North Leeds, South Leeds/Wakefield click here – This is in a printable format that can be inserted into the ‘Join the Team’ booklet downloadable below
§ Aire-Wharfe competition click here
§ Girls Competition programme criteria will follow
Other useful links can be found below:
§ RFU Schools ‘Join the Team Booklet’
§ National and local RFU competition pathway
Included in the ‘join the team’ booklet are details of training and young volunteer programmes that the community rugby coaches are available to come and run within your schools.
§ Coaching – RFU Coaching Award and information courses including Tag Rugby, iRB Rugby Ready, Level 1 & 2, In Service and Teacher specific courses.
§ Refereeing – Entry Level Referee Award (ELRA), Referee Education evenings and the NEW Young Officials Award
§ Community Leaders Award – bolt-on to JSLA/CSLA or stand-alone to train young volunteers and enhance Step into Sport programmes.
§ RFU Proficiency Awards – provide a great tool to support lesson planning and teaching outcomes. For young players of all abilities, the pack will help to improve their rugby skills, gain recognition of their achievement and have great fun.
§ Volunteer programme linked to community delivery in local clubs or schools-club link festivals
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Across the Rugby Development Officer district of Central Yorkshire the RFU have a development team that delivers the rugby union programme. All Community Rugby Coaches are RFU qualified and have experience working with players from U7 to adults. There are currently 2 community rugby coaches employed with 2 more to be appointed on the 10th of September 2009
To assist with the development of rugby union within schools wanting to entry any of the above competitions the Leeds and Wakefield Community Rugby Coaches will be available to offer some coaching for the players either prior to or after the festivals.
The programmes they offer include:
· To introduce safe, contact rugby to players at targeted schools & colleges. This can be in curricular or extra curricular time.
· To support the introduction of local competitions.
· So support teachers development needs.
· To create links between clubs and schools.
· After School Rugby Development Clubs or School Holiday Coaching sessions can be designed to suit the needs of the participants i.e. multi sports with a rugby theme
· RFU community leaders Award or Young officials courses linked to volunteer hours
A Daily Mail teacher’s coach education day will be run during 2009/2010 and details will be sent to those schools participating in the programme.
Details of the programmes they offer can downloaded by clicking the link on the left
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