mini rugby at grasshoppers rugby club

MINIS RUGBY

2009/10 – Welcome from Mini’s Chair – Marion Mason

No sooner has the door closed on one season, then another opens straight away. Work is already under way for the 2009/10 season, with new coaches joining us and other coaches leaving us exciting times are ahead.

2010 sees Grasshoppers celebrating their 60th Birthday, and I am sure the Mini Section will be playing an active part in this, so keep any eye out for more details.

All our Coaches and Managers are volunteers, and give up their time to coach youngsters the game of rugby, and we ask that parents and players alike respect their coaches and managers, roles which can be challenging and demanding.

The mini’s section is pleased to have two Level Coaches on board. James Mason, who has a wealth of experience in coaching from Tag through to contact is taking up the role of Players Coaching Co-ordinator, this is a new role that we have introduced following discussions at the end of last season, James will be doing training sessions with new recruits to Grasshoppers Minis, together with those players who perhaps need that little bit extra one to one training to bring them on. Lewey Hook, who is one of our Under 12 Coaches, has now completed his Level Two, well done Lewey!!!!!

Last Season saw the completion of a whole 6 years for Mini rugby, with some of our Under 12’s completing full service, I would like to wish them and all the 2008/9 Under 12’s beast of luck in the Juniors. In 2009/10 I would like to see all our players back again, and hope that you all have another enjoyable season of rugby, equally I would ask that any parent who would like to support Grasshoppers Mini’s in anyway please contact me, the more support we get the more we can achieve and the more we can continue the future of Mini rugby at Grasshoppers. I myself will be doing my last season as Chair of the Mini Section, and although at the end of the 2009/10 season I will be saddened to go, it allows for new blood to come in and take over, with new ideas, and enables me to support my own son when he moves to juniors.

Marion Mason
Minis Chair

NEWS

GIRLS TAG RUGBY

Exciting new addition to GRFC Mini Section

Ever wanted to play rugby, but didn’t want to play contact rugby, then this is for you.
If you are a girl aged between 9 & 15 and would like to play tag rugby (no contact involved) then come along to Grasshoppers – Sunday 6th September 2009 at 12.30. Free months trial during September,*
no previous playing experience necessary.

*After free months trial normal Mini Section membership fees apply - £55 for first player and membership for family to club which includes use of clubhouse facilities. £10 for additional siblings.

Come along every Sunday 12.30pm,
bring a friend.

For further information please contact
Marion Mason on 07979 053010

MINIS FIXTURES 2009/10

Date	Opposition	Venue
6/9/09	Registration	H
13/9/09	Training	H
20/9/09	Training	H
27/9/09	Training	H
4/10/09	London Welsh	A
11/10/09	High Wycombe	H
18/10/09	Bank of England	H
25/10/09	Training	H
1/11/08	Hopper B Festival	H
8/11/09	London Scottish	H
15/11/09	Twickenham	H
22/11/09	Training	H
29/11/09	Training	H
6/12/09	Hackney Bulls	A
13/12/09	Training	H
20/12/09	Training	H
27/12/09	Christmas
3/1/10	Training	H
10/1/10	Training	H
17/1/10	Training	H
24/1/10	Hammersmith & Fulham	A
31/1/10	Training	H
7/2/10	Training	H
14/2/10	Staines	H
21/2/10	Finchley & Enfield Iganatians	H
28/2/10	Harlequin Amateurs	H
7/3/10	Middlesex Tag festival u7 & 8	A
14/3/10	Middlesex u9 &10 Festival	A
21/3/10	Middlesex u11 &12 festival	A
28/3/10	Training	H
4/4/10	EASTER
11/4/10	Training	H
18/4/10	Staines Festival	A
25/4/10	Twickenham 7s Festival	A
2/5/10	BBQ

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