FW: Summer training @ Wellington

For your information - the end of the email gives info about "father and son
coaching" at Wellington.
(what about mother and daughter? Don't know, rugbyclass are obviously an
unreconstructed lot.....)

The Ultimate Rugby Experience - NEC Harlequins and rugbyclass

NEC Harlequins are delighted to announce their involvement with rugbyclass.
With over 23 years of experience, rugbyclass knows what works, and
importantly what both children and parents expect. Working with coaches who
have many years of coaching experience, international players and teams of
dedicated welfare staff, every child¹s rugbyclass experience will be one to
remember.

NEC Harlequins and former Springbok captain Andre Vos, has endorsed
rugbyclassŠ

³It is with great pleasure that I can recommend Rugbyclass to you. I have
been fortunate to be a part of various coaching sessions and I have
witnessed first hand the benefit gained by all involved. Rugbyclass has
assembled a very enthusiastic and committed group of coaches all of whom
have the necessary training and ability to conduct both constructive and
enjoyable sessions.²

³Rugbyclass will offer the opportunity of developing rugby skills as well as
life skills and learning to work within a team environment. This with top
quality venues makes rugbyclass a fantastic experience for any aspiring
rugby playerŠ²

NEC Harlequins will be working closely with rugbyclass to deliver a wide
range of courses in the South East, and are confident that the Quins
Associate Clubs will find the courses active, purposeful, enjoyable and
safe. Quins coaches, development staff and players will be present at all
Quins affiliated rugbyclass courses.

Every rugbyclass venue is carefully selected to provide an environment in
which players can learn safely, but also relax and wind down after a hard
days training. NEC Harlequins have links with all the schools, and in many
cases current Quins first team players attended them as pupils. Likewise the
rugby club venues offer purpose built facilities at three of Quins Associate
Clubs.

Rugbyclass ­ Suitable for all players aged 9 to 16, focusing on key skills,
fun and enjoyment. These are both day and residential.

Pulborough RFC, Sussex ­ 2nd and 3rd April (Day only)
Wimbledon RFC, Surrey ­ 10th, 11th and 12th April (Day only)
Tunbridge Wells RFC, Kent ­ 10th and 11th April (Day only)
Wellington College, Berkshire ­ 23rd to 27th July
Dulwich College, London ­ 13th to 17th August
Twickenham Stoop, Middlesex ­ 22nd to 24th August (Day only)

Rugbyclass Academy ­ Suitable for players aged 12 to 17, building on the
core skills for players with several years rugby experience, players are
also introduced to disciplines allied to rugby such as nutrition and fitness
training.

Wellington College, Berkshire ­ 30th July to 3rd August
Brighton College, Sussex ­ 6th to 10th August
Dulwich College, London ­ 13th to 17th August

Rugbyclass Elite Academy ­Suitable for players aged 12 to 17, designed for
the aspiring professional player, this is a fast paced course with evening
workshops and high intensity sessions.

Wellington, Berkshire - 6th to 10th August

Rugbyclass Father and Sons ­ Suitable for players aged 8 to 15, allowing the
youngsters to work with the coaches and players, and the adults to work with
RFU Coach Tutors to refresh their coaching skills, as well as enjoying the
Œsocial¹ facilities on offer.

Wellington College ­ 27th to 29th July

All at rugbyclass and NEC Harlequins look forward to welcoming you and your
children to one of our fine venues soon.

For further information regarding rugbyclass please do not hesitate to call
0208 410 6009 or log on to www.rugbyclass.com <http://www.rugbyclass.com/> .
To benefit from exclusive deals and discounts as Quins Associate Clubs and
Schools please contact Nick Hyde on 0208 410 6058

FW: Game next Sunday, festival availability etc

Hi everyone,

Evening training starts again this Wednesday 7th March at 18:45. This
obviously depends on the weather - I'll leave a message on voicemail and the
blog and send out an email if it is cancelled.

We play Marlow at home on Sunday. Please be there at 9:50 for registration.
Let me know IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE.

Please can I have two volunteers to help with parking (9am at the clubhouse,
till 10:15-ish, as info for those who have never helped before).

In view of the weather please check the voicemail message on Wednesday pm
and next Saturday (or Sunday). I update the message as soon as I have
concrete info, so sometimes it might be 8:30-ish on a Sunday before the
message is up to date. You can always phone me if you want to confirm
before this time (but be reasonable - I might not be up much before 7:30)

Voicemail: 0870 9009014 and follow instructions to hear any messages. The
code for our squad is 09

Blog: http://camberleyrfc-u9.blogspot.com/

FESTIVALS
I've had confirmation from most of you about availability for festivals -
please can you just check the below to ensure I've got it correct. I've got
lots of smudged ink and crinkly bits of paper after trying to write
everything down yesterday in the pouring rain:

15th April
Giles; Cameron McGeoch; George; Sam Peddie; Robin; Blake; Jonathan; Fergus;
Mikey; Dominic; Elliott; Rian; Connor; Corey; Charlie

22nd April
Giles; Cameron McGeoch; Sam Peddie; George; Blake; Robin; Jonathan; Fergus;
Mikey; Sam Lenselink; Elliott; Dominic; Corey; Rian; Connor; Charlie

Don't knows
Cameron Lowden; Adam; Ben E and Ben L; Harry; James; Josh; Tom Porter; Tom
Murray

Each child will have to pay £6.00 to play, whether playing in the
development festival or the A festival on 22nd. I've had money for:

Charlie, Rian, Corey, Cameron M.

Please can the rest of you let me have your money asap. I'll reimburse if
the need arises.

I've had offers of help from a few of you for the 15th April, but am still
in need of: a second touch judge, 3 pitch marshals, 2 car park helpers, a
collector of litter, and someone to help with squad liaison.

Thanks everyone - and thanks for help, coaching and players yesterday who
stuck it out in the pouring rain.

I'll see you on Sunday if not before,

Pippa

01252 871215
07899 671749

Tri-nations (of sorts), festivals, time-keeping, and mid-week training....

We played some great rugby last week against Maidenhead and Basingstoke in the mini-triangular tournament over in Maidenhead. It was good to get some high quality match practice against some serious opposition; however I think all the Camberley coaches agreed at the end that it would have been good to have done some skills / development work too, as opposed to just matches. Both A's and B's competed well, and our development continues.....

It was a shame the club decided to cancel Windsor today (4th) but understandable. Can I however say a huge thanks to the parents and kids who turned up to play today in the miserable conditions (who said spring is coming!). It shows true commitment to turn up and play in situations like this, and it is always noted.... I think we had a good session in the end - it wasn't pretty (see photo), but if you watch any senior match in these conditions, the game changes completely, at all levels and age groups, and it can be a real hard graft, "stick it up your jumper" effort, with little flow or pace. But here's the reality check - they will play games like that EVERY SEASON so best get used to it!

I made a couple of points at the end of the session, which I want to reiterate here, for those who didn't attend.

1) Time-keeping. I know we all have those Sunday mornings where you wonder why you opened that last bottle on the Sat night, but pls pls can you try and get down the club for 9.55am for registration, to start at 10.00am sharp. It is incredibly disruptive for the coaches if there is a drift in of, well it could have been up to 10 players this morning, between 10.00 and 10.20. It means we are constantly having to pull a coach out to get the kids warmed up and stretched, and what I may do moving forward, is if kids turn up after 1005, they can wait until 1030 when a coach will free him/herself up for warm up. I WON'T LET THEM PLAY WITHOUT BEING STRETCHED OFF AND WARMED UP, but with a limited number of coaches, neither will I hold back the kids who do arrive on time from getting on with it...

2) Surrey Festivals. Please reply to Pippa (cc myself) on availability for BOTH festivals. At the moment, I don't have enough to field a squad for either, so I'm not far from cancelling which would be awful. So please let us know then we can plan it in, and also get the required parental help to make the B festival (hosted by Camberley) happen. I also think it would be good if the A's, when we do select, can come and cheer on the B's, as we are at home, but we will sort that out later.

3) Mid-week Training. We are back training this Wednesday (7th) at Watchetts at 6.45pm. We did this before Xmas, and the sessions were invaluable. It's a great opportunity to do more skills work with the kids, and those who attended regularly last year, really seemed to push on tremendously well with their development. We shut down at 8pm. so in reality it's an extra hour for them.

Have a good week all, and see you either Wed for training or next Sunday for tie against Marlow!!