IMPORTANT NOTICE: Sunday 12th September 2010 - Season Starts Registration of ALL Players 10am with training starting at 11am. Sunday 19th September 2010 - Gumshield Impressions & Open Day Graham Bush will be coming in to take impressions for your dental fit, team colours, gumshields before the open day. This is by appointment & will cost £35, directly payable to Graham; please contact Lara Prentice to book your slot. Emanuel Lions Rugby Open Day Demonstrations by all age groups with opportunity to join in! Caribbean BBQ, Bar, Cake Stall, Tuck Shop & Fun Games for kids of all ages. We also have a live band ‘SMILE’ playing at 1600 on the balcony outside the bar. Bring yourselves, your families and your friends!

Emanuel Lions Rugby Club invite:

BOYS AND GIRLS ages 5 and over
(Non-contact rugby is played up to under 8 years)
to come along to our weekly, fully-coached Mini-Rugby sessions and learn to play Rugby in a safe, controlled environment with an emphasis on having FUN!

Tall or short, fast or not-so-fast, big or little, girl or boy - there’s a place for you to have great, safe fun playing Mini-Rugby, the world’s fastest growing team sport for kids.

Games and training take place Sundays

Season 12th September 2010 till 24th April 2011

Every Sunday morning 10:30 Registration for 11:00 start. Training finishes at 12:30/13:00. Refreshments available from our clubhouse throughout training for parents and siblings & for children post training.

The principle aim of the mini section of the club is to gradually introduce children to the game of rugby. At Emanuel Rugby Club we encourage a friendly, enjoyable but still competitive approach to the game.

Sportsmanship, Friendship and Team Spirit are paramount.
The players are encouraged to compete and win - but never to lose sight of the traditional ethos of rugby. The players are trained by RFU qualified mini-rugby coaches and referees.

Tall or short, fast or not-so-fast, big or little, girl or boy - there’s a place for you to have great, safe fun playing Mini-Rugby, the world’s fastest growing team sport for kids.

 

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RFU Whole club development

 

OERFC. The Club vision statement.

To continue to develop the game of rugby within our senior club and maintain and grow our youth sides. To increase our level of R.F.U based training for coaches and referees and to improve our delivery of rugby coaching to our players... To improve communication links with Emanuel School and other schools within our geographical area and forge links with our local community. To promote Old Emanuel RFC as a safe environment for children to develop physically, mentally and socially by providing good role models and mentors. Senior side, to see the first team achieve promotion into the London leagues and continue to develop the other teams in Merit Tables and Reserve Leagues. To increase and maintain the senior teams within Old Emanuel RFC. To encompass all aspects of rugby including seven a side and Initiate and promote the female aspect and involvement within the club, thus having greater involvement in schools for seven a side rugby for both sexes, and initiate plans to build the club in light of this objective. To investigate how the club can develop in partnership with the Olympic Movement.

 

PEOPLE strategic goals

• Player development,
• Coaching development.
• Referee development.
• To identify and maintain current volunteers to assist the club and to encourage their participation in all facets of the club.
• To recognise good work, congratulate and reward outstanding areas of excellence..

 

MEMBER SERVICES

• Playing and training, ensuring that there are sufficient fixtures and festivals to develop the players individually and as part of a team and the club as a whole.. To promote sportsmanship, honesty and friendship by regular contact, assessment and feedback.
• Promote social events for the whole club and for individual groups within the club environment. To use the volunteers within the club to achieve this objective.
• The provision of a Lounge bar and kitchen facility on playing days to provide hot foods and refreshment for all who attend the club as players supporters or parents. To strive to have a comfortable and friendly social atmosphere which welcomes all regardless of sex, race, creed, colour and religion
• To create a more formal networking organisation for employment and residential opportunities for members and potential club members.

 

MEMBERS WELFARE

• To promote & maintain a club welfare policy and procedures and the re- appointment of a club welfare officer who will complete necessary CRB checks and maintain our current commitment to welfare excellence and accountability.
• Develop and maintain a medical and first aid policy, emergency protocols and maintain a database of player’s medical conditions.
• Develop and maintain a club disciplinary policy and maintain an appointed panel.. Their remit to deal with any breaches of the RFU or Club codes of conduct on or off the field of play, with honesty and integrity.

 

CLUB MANAGEMENT

• To have in place a current health & Safety policy, including risk assessments, Occurrence book and emergency contact details of local services. To be aware of the current state of club facilities and equipment. This is especially paramount as we have young children on club premises.
• Administration, to communicate club policy and events. To co-ordinate the registration of players with the RFU. To be aware of press articles that relates to our Club and promotes the club through the press and media events.
• To implement a Financial development plan to make our club financially sound, to compile and manage the collection of club fees. To develop sponsorship, grants and partnership incentives.
• To seek opportunities to develop the club facilities to cater for needs of club members and any planned growth, considering gender and disabilities.

 

COMMUNITY LINKS

• To develop and maintain School links with primary and senior community schools, enhance our presence at colleges of further education and universities and provide a medium for a two-way exchange of ideas re player development and recruitment.
• To maintain and develop links with past players and players who can be recruited to the club to provide coaching, mentoring and support to youth players. To involve persons from other community groups, including churches and youth clubs whose assistance would be beneficial to the club and the community as a whole.
• To support community events to raise the profile of the club, attending school fetes to give displays of rugby, partake in the Kingston & Merton festivals of sport including “Dragon boat racing” events and establish links with other community groups like the scouting movement.

 

This is the Club Vision I propose, it is to be the foundation for our club to grow and enable OEFRC to achieve within in the next three years with help from you all the RFU ‘Whole Club Seal of Approval” and I respectfully submit it to you.

 

Ian Harvey
Lions Chairman.

The Mini Rugby Season Schedules are continuously being updated as more joint training exercises and festival fixtures are confirmed. We will also do our utmost to update weekly should training be cancelled for any reason but please keep an eye out for e-mails or see our facebook page for updates.

Emanuel Mini Rugby Contacts

Role	Name	Telephone	Email
Chairman	Ian Harvey	07917 175280
Fixtures	Tony Davies	07976 248985
Child Welfare	Sarah Galloway
Registrations	Melissa Claridge
Catering	Diane Baker

Emanuel Mini Rugby Events

Throughout the minis rugby season, and beyond, we put on many social events to cater for the children, parents/carers and friends and family.

Season runs 12th September 2010 till 24th April 2011

Training is Sunday mornings 10:30 Registration, for 11:00 start to 12:30/13:00 at Blagdons Sports Ground. Matches are normally also on Sunday mornings.

To see if you and your child will enjoy rugby and our club we offer two no obligation tryout sessions before membership is required. Any appropriate clothing can be worn for these tryouts. Please take note however of the requirements for gum shields and appropriate footwear below.

Kit

Team Shirts, shorts, socks, fleeces and training tops are all available from the club and reasonably priced. We also have team hats, and a selection of base layers, including gloves for those cold training days. Rugby/football boots are a necessity for protection and on wet/muddy pitches. To play at the festivals a team shirt, rugby shorts and studded boots will be needed.

Gum shields

Children in the U8's and older groups will be required to wear a gum shield during training and in games. We have a dentist that comes once or twice during the season to fit dental shields, which are highly recommended for the older contact age groups, alternatively most sports shops offer heat moulded shields; for more information on mouthguards see www.opro.com

All of the above (bar new boots), including self fit gum shields are available from our kit shop on a Sunday morning.

Membership

All players must be registered with the club and with Surrey RFU before they can take part in festivals. Annual player membership is £35 per player, per season; discounts are available to multiple siblings - £55 for 2; £65 for 3 and £25 each for additionals thereafter. Weekly subs are £2 per week per person to go towards rent & rates. The ticket you receive upon paying your subs can be redeemed for a hot dog and a drink after training.

We aim not to charge additional match fees but in exceptional circumstances this may be required. These are only where we are invited to additional festivals that are outside of our prearranged development festivals; and wherever possible clubs finds will be used.

Lions social family membership is available at £20 per season, to those who wish to utilise the club facilities - gym, bar & club house, other than on a Sunday, during the season and summer months and to enable you to hire the facilities.

Communication

The club needs to have up to date contact information to ensure you can be contacted if required, please ensure you pass on any changes to your details as soon as possible. It is part of our mission that you are involved in your child's rugby development and thus the club sends weekly updates on training, events and other information so as to keep you informed. We also have a facebook page where important information and details of events will be posted, as well as keeping our pages of this site up to date.

What does the club expect from me & my child, and what can we expect from the club?

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