Freedom Youth Rugby Club: Welcome

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Thursday, July 21
FREEDOM YOUTH RUGBY CLUB

Practice cancelled tonight (Thursday, 7/21) due to excessive heat!

Welcome to the official home page of the Freedom Youth Rugby Club located in Sykesville / Eldersburg MD. 

This site is provided to help coordinate information for our team, parents, coaches and supporters. The primary goal of the Freedom Fighters rugby program is to introduce young athletes to the game of rugby and have some summer fun. Freedom is part of the Potomac Rugby Union Youth League which is comprised of teams from the Baltimore, Washington and Northern Virginia suburbs. Most of our games are against teams in the local area.  Read on for more information and review the "handouts" section to the left of the page.  Should you have further questions, e-mail me at jed@freedomrugby.com

Players ages 7-14 before June 1st are introduced to the basics of rugby playing a game called Touch 7s. As the name indicates, there is no tackling involved. As a result, boys and girls play together on co-ed teams, broken up into 4 age groups: U9, U11, U13 and U15.  New and returning players of all levels of experience and ability are welcome! 
 
You'll find that Freedom Rugby provides a more relaxed environment than many other organized sports you may have encountered. While it is our hope that the players will put out a good effort in practice and play games to the best of their ability, the coaches are also aware that our season falls during the summer. Therefore, there is no mandatory attendance at practice or games. We want players to attend as often as they can, whenever they can.

Practices are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hodges Park from 6:30-8pm.  Home games are played at Freedom Park; away games are played at various locations in the Baltimore metro area such as New Windsor, Ellicott City, Lutherville, Columbia and Silver Spring.
 

Freedom Rugby Inclement Weather FAQ

Weather events occuring 30 minutes or less prior to practice will follow the guidelines below. 

A few quick weather FAQ's:
  1. Do we practice in the rain? Rugby is a sport played in all sorts of conditions; rain, snow, ice and slush. Fortunately for us, we only have to deal with rain. In light of safety conditions, should it be raining on or between 6:30 - 8:00pm on practice nights, please meet at the pitch (what we call a rugby field) and be prepared to pick up your child.
  2. Do we practice in a light sprinkle? This is invigorating and healthy, so we don't fear light sprinkles UNLESS thunder is heard, or lightning observed. This is a cause for immediate stoppage of play. If you are not present for practice, please return immediately to pick up your child.
  3. What about if it has rained during the day but is dry now? Check the FARC weather hotline (below) first. We won't practice in dangerous turf conditions (sloppy conditions), but a soft pitch is a friendly pitch, so a little moisture won't hurt.
  4. Will we cancel because of excessive heat?  The answer is yes, on a case by case basis. 

WEATHER HOTLINE:Please take note of the Freedom Area Rec Council Weather Hotline. This hotline is for practices and home games ONLY (not away matches). The phone # is 410-549-6296, option 5. Save it to your mobile phones, please.

 

2010 - Celebrating the most successful year in Fighters history!!

  • U9 - Bay Division Cup Champions, Beach Division Plate Champions
  • U11 - Beach Division Cup Champions, Bay Division Cup Finalists
  • U13 - Plate and Spoon Champions and Spoon Semi Finalists (no divisions)
  • U15 - Beach Division Cup Semifinalists, Bay Division Cup Finalists, Bay Division Spoon Finalists
Awesome year, the best ever. Way to go Freedom Fighters, Coaches and Parents!!!!!!!