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USA Rugby Coaching Clinic
Coaches, ADs and PE Teachers - Sign up TODAY:
USA Rugby Coaching Certification Clinics January 30-31, 2010
Courses:
Introducing Rugby and Developing Rugby Skills
Date: January 30th & 31st 2010 (8-5 both days)
Location:Bellarmine Preparatory High School 2300 South Washington Street, Tacoma WA. 98405
Costs: (early registration) Intro Rugby $180 and Developing Rugby $200
More information will go out to the group of coaches who sign up.
To register for a workshop, go here http://membership.usarugby.org and click on Register then click on Sign Up for a Coach Course.
Monday, December 14
Gross and LeClerc to Run Lineout/Scrum Clinic in Seattle
******UPDATED: COST REDUCED******
The University of Washington Men’s Rugby Club is pleased to host technical clinics for both players and coaches. The session will focus on coaching the scrums and lineouts safely and effectively and to better learn basic offensive and defensive strategies in and around the set pieces. Coach of the lineout session will be Luke Gross, former US Eagle and the most capped international player in US history. The scrum session will be led by Bill LeClerc, USA Rugby Men’s National Team Scrum Coach and ex-US Eagle prop. For attending coaches, EACH session will provide 5 credits in the USA Rugby Coach Certification Program.
Time: Saturday, January 23, 2010
High School / College: 9 am – 1 pm Scrum 2 pm – 6 pm Lineout
Senior Clubs: 9 am – 1 pm Lineout 2 pm – 6 pm Scrum
Location: Magnuson Park (both rugby field and classroom)
7400 Sand Point Way in Seattle
Cost: Players = $15 per session, discount to $25 for both
Coaches = $30 per session, discounted to $50 for both
Register at http://www.huskyrugby.com/Clinics.htm
Coaches and players are strongly encouraged to attend together for full benefit. Space is limited in both sessions and will be granted strictly on a first come/first served basis.
Thursday, November 5
Armed Forces Rugby Players go head-to-head in Kitsap
Poulsbo to Host the 2009 Army/Navy Commander’s Cup
Bremerton, WA (November 4, 2009) – The Olympic Peninsula Sports Union officially announced today that the 10th annual Commander’s Cup rugby match against Fort Lewis will kick off at Strawberry Fields in Poulsbo, WA, on November 21 at 3:00 pm (PST). The match will be preceded by a youth intro to rugby workshop that will run from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm.
The Commander’s Cup is a once-a-year annual rugby event that pits representative players from Naval Base Kitsap (the “Bangor” Renegades) against players from the Fort Lewis Army Base (Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs). Come see these teams, which include active duty military members, veterans and DoD Employees, and show your support for our local service members.
The pre-game youth program is open to all young athletes (ages 14 to 18, male and female) that are interested in a hands-on introduction to the sport of rugby. Registration is at Field #8 at 11 am. There is no cost for either event. Young athletes are encouraged to attend and asked to RSVP to youthrugby@kitsaprugby.org.
Match Day DetailsDate: Saturday, November 21st
Location: Strawberry Fields, located at the corner of NE Hostmark Street and Noll Road NE in Poulsbo, WA. (just 20 minutes from the Bainbridge ferry dock – there is no seating, so bring a chair)
Schedule: 11:00 am - Youth workshop registration & check in
11:30 am - Youth intro to rugby workshop
1:00 pm - Youth touch rugby
3:00 pm - Commander’s Cup Match kickoff
5:00 pm - Awards Ceremony, Players’ Dinner and After-party
Cost: Free!
Tuesday, November 3
Taumaoe, Locker, and Staladi Named to High School All-American Honorable Mention Team
Ray Taumaoe (Chuckanut), Riley Locker (Chuckanut), and Tei Staladi (Liberty) were named to the Honorable Mention role on USA Rugby's Pre-Season High School All-American Team on Tuesday. Congratulations to these boys that worked so hard to represent our State among the best high school players in the country. See the full story below: USA Rugby Names its Pre-Season High School All-Americans BOULDER, Colo. - Following a development camp held at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colo., this summer, USA Rugby coaches have named their selections for the High School All-American Team and its Honorable Mentions. 2009 marked the creation of USA Rugby’s High School All-Americans program and this summer marked their initial assembly, allowing Head Coach Scott Lawrence a chance to work with 40 of the nation’s standout High School players. The camp focused on skill and athletic development, followed by an inter-squad trial match. “This first group of All-Americans has shown not only a standout performance in camp, but have also shown commitment to their fitness testing outside of camps,” Lawrence said. “We are pleased with the standard of the players selected in this first group and are focused on the job of identifying more national caliber athletes in the next nine months.”
The High School All-Americans next camp will be held in Southern California over winter break, in an effort to align the program closely with the scholastic and sporting calendar. The camp will feature two matches against the Canada Under-17s and Under-18s side. Invitations to the New Years camp will come from the summer camp’s High School All-Americans, Honorable Mentions, and previous standouts from the 2009 High School season, National Championship and Regional All-Star Tournaments and coaching recommendations from around the country. For more information on the USA Rugby High School All-American Program, please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/HS_AllAmericans. High School All-Americans
Forwards: Sean Carley (Xavier HS, New York); Patrick Coleman (Xavier HS, New York); Cameron Falcon (Louisiana); Jason Fry (Jesuit HS, California); Chuck Koehler (Pulaski Roos, Wisconsin); Daniel Metcalf (Dallas Jesuit, Texas); Travis Moscone (Piedmont RFC, California); Drew Ohmann (North Carolina). Backs: Mike Durant (Boston College HS, Massachusetts); Mateaka Hausia (Diablo RFC, California); Sione Hausia (Diablo RFC, California); Madison Hughes (Cobham RFC, UK); Will Magie (Merchant Taylors’ School, UK); Jonathan Marshall (Chapel Hill Highlanders, North Carolina); Jesse Milne (California); Adam Sandstorm (Lake Country RFC, Wisconsin). Honorable MentionsForwards: Fernando Assing (Texas); Joe Brady (Union County HS, New York); Jorge Cuisana (Xavier HS, New York); Jordan Harestead (Minnesota); Bryant Larson (Moundsview, Minnesota); Alex Marshall (Wisconsin); Rashawn Rogers (Columbus, Ohio); Kyle Ruane (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael Sangaline (Colorado); Ray Taumaoe (Chuckenut Bay, Washington); Caleb Tracey (Portland, Maine); Evan Von zur Muelen (West Lake HS, Texas). Backs: Gavin Brown (North Central, Indiana); Charlie Denk (Ohio City Warriors, Ohio); Hunter Frisinger (Hong Kong FC, Hong Kong); Parker Gilbert (Saracens, UK); Nick Glocke (Grafton RFC, Wisconsin); Riley Locker (Chuckenut Bay, Washington); Dion Opperman (Florida); Christian Shupay (Broad Ripple, Indiana); Tei Staladi (Liberty RFC, Washington); Joe Sullivan (Royal Irish, Indiana); Gregory Wood (Cathedral, Indiana).
Tuesday, September 1
Youth Sports Head Injury is Passed By the State Legislature
1. Annually require all players and the parent(s)/guardian(s) of those players to sign and return an informed consent form relating to the nature and risk of concussion or head injury. This information sheet shall include the signs and symptoms of concussion/brain injury and can be found at in the Handouts section of this website.2. Ensuring that all coaches (paid or volunteer) are educated in the nature and risk of concussion or head injury prior to the first practice/competition. This education shall include signs and symptoms of concussion/brain injury. Resources for this education are available in the Handouts section of this website.
