2007 Youth Rugby Schedule

The 2007 Youth Rugby Schedule and details are now posted on the Boston Youth Rugby website
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Old Gold RFC is one of a number of Boston based rugby union clubs that has joined forces with the Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) to support the development of a Youth Rugby Program in Boston during the summer of 2005. Details of this program are:

PLAYERS

Start and End Time: 9:30am - 11:00am (1.5 hours)

Start and End Dates: Saturday June 25 through to Saturday August 6th (attend one or all sessions - its up to you!)

Location: Columbus Park (also known as Moakley Park), South Boston.

Eligibility: Any child, boys and girls, from 7 - 14 years of age.

Equipment: For playing - shorts, t-shirt, sneakers or plastic soccer cleats.
When off-field - hat, water, sun screen, towel, snack.

Cost: Free.

The objective of this program is to provide a fun and instructive introduction to the game of rugby union for young people in the Boston area. Participants will be taught the basics of the game of rugby union in a non-contact, mixed gender, fun, environment. Specific skills that will be taught include:
- general ball handling skills,
- running with the ball
- passing the ball,
- teamwork,
- sportsmanship

Sign-up on the day at Moakley Park!

COACHES

Interested in helping to coach Youth Rugby ?

Commitment: 2 hours per Saturday (you can volunteer for as few as 1 or as many as 6 of the program days)

Knowledge & Skills: Must enjoy working with young people, specific drills we will be using can be found here The program will be non-contact (touch and flag rugby). We will be basing the program, generally, on the Morris (NJ) Youth Rugby program. An outline of the Morris program is attached.

MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Youth Rugby program or to volunteer to coach, go to the Old Gold Contact page and email Tom McCann.