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Transition strategy
Aug. 17th, 2007 04:28 pmThe rugby season definitely has a 'coming to the end' feel to it even though the seniors have five regular season games plus play offs and the U18s have maybe three more games. Numbers at U16/18 training have dropped off to the point that I suggested we move to Rosedale and train with the men. This worked a treat as the thirds are seriously short of players (normal by mid August) and were very glad to recruit some of the juniors.
This is of course all part of my cunning plan. The boys get to see how the men train and play. The coaches and selectors get to see what the boys can do. The juniors get to play a few 'real' games and get more involved with the club. Net result, with a bit of luck, more of the 'graduating' juniors come back to play senior rugby next year. Which is, in the last analysis, why, as a club, we put so many resources into our junior programmes.
This is of course all part of my cunning plan. The boys get to see how the men train and play. The coaches and selectors get to see what the boys can do. The juniors get to play a few 'real' games and get more involved with the club. Net result, with a bit of luck, more of the 'graduating' juniors come back to play senior rugby next year. Which is, in the last analysis, why, as a club, we put so many resources into our junior programmes.
