Richmondshire RUFC
Age Grade Rugby
Handbook
Season 2014-15
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Dear Parents and Players
Welcome to Richmondshire RUFC Juniors.
You join us at a very exciting time in our Club’s history. For over 30 years, the Club
has existed in pubs, clubs, hotels and most recently, in our third-hand portakabin
located on Theakston Lane. We are delighted to have moved into our new clubhouse
which boasts the best facilities in North Yorkshire.
The clubhouse will provide us with a springboard to recruit more players; recruit and
train more coaches, team managers and volunteers, so that the Club continues to
move onwards and upwards in the future.
I am delighted that we are able to offer our first ever micro section for players aged
under 6 years old; an under 13 and under 15 girls section and provide opportunities
to play rugby up to the age of 16.
We would love to have more players and parents to be involved in our Club, so
please do not be shy. The more people we have involved the more jobs we can do
more effectively.
Please contact Jon Moulding on 07826 628979 or myself on 07711 929736.
Here is to a great season.
Best wishes
Mark Bisicker
Junior Chair.
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General Information:
Membership –
The membership fee for junior players for the season 2014-15 is £50 for one player
and then a £20 supplement for each additional sibling player.
The membership is made up of:
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£30 club membership for one adult as the parent/guardian of the player.
£20 for the Junior Player.
The club membership goes towards, but does not cover, the running cost of the
Club, its’ facilities, the teams and the ground maintenance.
Junior membership goes towards, but does not cover, post-training refreshments,
post-match refreshments for all players, the hire of alternative training facilities when
the club is not available, training and playing equipment and training courses for
Club coaches.
The Club also raises money through the bar, hire of the facilities, the 100 Club, fundraising events and sponsorship opportunities.
There are no training or match fees.
Committee –
The Club is run as a ‘not for profit’ Club by a committee of volunteers. Any Club
member can become a committee member. Meetings are usually held on the second
Wednesday of every month in the clubhouse at 18:30.
The Junior Committee is a sub-committee of the Club committee and consists of:
COMMITTEE AND CONTACTS
Secretary
Chairperson
Treasurer
Fixtures Secretary
Club Coaching Co-ord
Player Welfare Officer
Refreshments
Entertainments
Jon Moulding
Mark Bisicker
Leslie Moulding
John Callaghan
Steve Speakman
Julia Greaves
Vacancy
Mark Cole and
Sarah Peacock
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07826628979
07711929736
Via Sec
07921388213
Via Sec
07811231021
07802173127
The committee meet every half-term with dates published in the minutes of the AGM.
All parents are welcome at these meetings.
Training Training takes place in all weather conditions. Make sure that your player is suitably
dressed for training. Too much kit is better than not enough!
A change of venue will be communicated to parents via email or Twitter.
All players are expected to use the allocated changing rooms. This area is for
players and DBS check adults only. No mobile phones are allowed in these areas.
All players and parents are expected to come into the clubhouse following training,
for refreshments, announcements and weekly awards. A change of clothing is,
therefore, essential.
Sessions start promptly at 10am.
Please ensure that you player arrives before this time to register and change.
Sessions finish approximately at –
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U6s – 10:45am
U7 and U8 – 11am
U9 and U10 – 11:15am
11:30am for all other age groups.
Please ensure that you collect your player from the clubhouse after refreshments,
announcements and presentations.
The U13 and U15 girls start their session at 12:00 finishing at 13:00.
Variations and Laws of the game –
Help your player by knowing and understanding the type of rugby they are playing
and the laws of their game. The variations they play change as they get older. Use
the links below to help.
http://www.rfu.com/TheGame/Regulations
http://www.irblaws.com/EN/
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/richmondshire/ We try to keep everyone informed so please log into our website and make sure that
you keep your details updated when you register on a Sunday.
We also welcome any suggestions of improvements that we could make or offers of
help. Contact Jon on [email protected].
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Code of practice for
Junior Playing Members
Richmondshire RUFC is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its members. The Club believes that it is important that members,
coaches, administrators and parents associated with the Club show respect and
understanding for the safety and welfare of others, at all times. Therefore, members
are encouraged to be open at all times and to share any concerns or complaints that
they may have about any aspect of the club with the Player Welfare Officer, Junior
Club Chair or Junior Secretary.
As a member of Richmondshire RUFC Junior, playing members are expected to
abide by the following junior code of practice.
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All members must play within the rules and respect officials and their decisions.
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All members must respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants
regardless of age, gender, ability, race, cultural background, religious beliefs or
sexual identity.
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Members should keep to agreed timings for training and competitions
or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late.
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Members must wear suitable kit – boots with safety studs, a gum shield and
appropriate clothing – for training and matches, as agreed with the
coach/team manager.
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Members must pay any fees for events promptly.
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Junior members are not allowed to smoke on the club premises or whilst
representing the Club at competitions.
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Junior members are not allowed to consume alcohol or drugs of
any kind on the Club premises or whilst representing the Club.
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Fixtures list – 2014/2015 season (this is open to change as the season progresses – please check emails and website)
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Code of practice for club officials and volunteers of
RICHMONDSHIRE RUFC
The essence of good ethical conduct and practice is summarised below.
All volunteers must:
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Consider the well-being and safety of participants before the
development of performance.
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Develop an appropriate working relationship with participants, based
on mutual trust and respect.
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Make sure all activities are appropriate to the age, ability and
experience of those taking part.
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Promote the values of Rugby Union – teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline
and sportsmanship.
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Display consistently high standards of behaviour and appearance.
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Follow all guidelines laid down by the National Governing Body and the Club.
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Hold appropriate valid qualifications and insurance cover.
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Never exert undue influence over performers to obtain personal benefit or reward.
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Never condone rule violations, rough play or the use of prohibited substances.
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Encourage participants to value their performances and not Just results.
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Encourage and guide participants to accept responsibility for their own
performance and behaviour.
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Code of Conduct for parents/carers
At Richmondshire RUFC we:
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Encourage our children to learn the laws and play within them.
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Discourage unfair play and arguing with officials.
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Help our children to recognise good performance, not just results.
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Never force our children to take part in sport.
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Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding good
performances of all.
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Never punish or belittle our children for losing or making mistakes.
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Publicly accept officials' judgements.
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Support our child's involvement and help them to enjoy their sport.
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Use correct and proper language at all times.
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Encourage and guide our player to accept responsibility for his or her own
performance and behaviour.
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Junior Team Selection.
At Richmondshire RUFC we aim to develop squads of players who are
knowledgeable of a variety of positions on the field of play, equally fit and capable of
playing Rugby Union.
To develop strength in depth we aim to provide equal inter-club playing time for all
players within a squad as long as they are:
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Fully paid up members of the club.
Registered with the RFU and have a completed photo ID.
Regular players within the squad.
Free from any period of suspension from playing for either school or club.
Suitably equipped for the game including boots with safety studs, a gum
shield etc.
Medically cleared to play.
Cleared to play with the support of their parents or carers.
Cup competitions or Inter-Club Festivals.
Team coaches and managers reserve the right to select a team that they consider to
be their strongest throughout a Yorkshire or Durham Cup campaign or during an
Inter-Club Festival with a view to winning the competition.
Concerns over selection should be addressed to individual team managers or
coaches initially and then to the Junior Club Secretary or Chairperson.
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YORKSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION &
YORKSHIRE FEDERATION of REFEREES’ SOCIETIES
Richmondshire RUFC subscribes to and supports RUGBY UNION’S CORE VALUES
- RESPECT, DISCIPLINE, ENJOYMENT SPORTSMANSHIP and TEAMWORK.
CODE OF CONDUCT
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All spectators must stay behind the barriers so as not to be in close proximity
to the touch lines. This applies to all games no matter what level or on which day
they are played.
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No-one, apart from players and match officials are allowed onto the field of
play unless specifically authorised by the referee.
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Replacements, coaches, medics and water carriers must comply with game
regulations as to the areas to which they are restricted during the match, namely
either marked technical areas or those areas designated by the Match Official as
being technical areas; if there are no areas marked then everyone must stay outside
the playing area. In league and cup games, clubs will be expected to provide a 4 th
official to take responsibility for ensuring everyone stays in the technical areas.
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Players, coaches, club officials and spectators must support and respect the
REFEREE and comply with his or her instructions.
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Match Officials should not be approached for discussion immediately following
the final whistle, which includes entering their changing room. All sensible postmatch conversations should take place in the club house after a reasonable time has
elapsed.
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The Club should provide a referee liaison officer, separate from the team
coaches, to greet the referee and support him or her if abuse or bad behaviour
arises.
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Club officials, players, members and spectators must understand that bad
behaviour and abuse at all matches including ‘Age Grade’ can have a serious
negative effect on the fortunes of the whole club.
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Team Managers and Coaches are official representatives of the Club who set
a clear example to players and spectators by their own conduct and adherence to
this code.
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COACH AND MANAGER CONTACT DETAILS
U16/15 Coach
Manager
Yr10 & 11
Jon Moulding
07826 628979
U14 Coach
Yr9
Graeme Newton
07971 198210
U13 Coach
U13 Asst
Coach
U13 Team
Manager
Yr8
David Peacock
Mark Bisicker
07764 511929
07711 929736
Mark Cole
07802 173127
U12 Coach
U12 Asst
Coach
Yr7
Kevin Auger
Steve
Williamson
07539 329082
U11 Coach
Yr6
Kevin Auger
07539 329082
U9 and U10
Coach
Yr4 & 5
Vacancy
Via Jon Moulding
U7 and U8
Coach
Yr2 & 3
Kevin Knights
[email protected]
U6s Coach
Yr1 and
below
Rebecca Collier
[email protected]
U13 & U15
Girls
U13 & U15
Girls Asst
Coach
Club Coaching
Co-ordinator
Yr8 to 10
Jon Moulding
07826 628979
Sharon
Macfarlan
[email protected]
Steve
Speakman
[email protected]
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