1st Youth Girls Rugby Festival
23 March 2013
hosted by Prince William Youth Rugby at Grizzly Sports Complex
Saturday 18 May 2013
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (player check-in @ 9:30 AM)
Northern Fauquier Community Park
4155 Monroe Parkway
Marshall, VA 20115
http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/parksrec/index.cfm?action=nsfc
Click on the link (above) for details about/directions to the venue.
Matches will be played on Soccer Fields #1 & 2. Concessions will be available;
indoor bathrooms are in a fixed facility with muliple shelters for teams to claim/hang-out
in.
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U15 Boys Bracket - (4) Teams, competitive Round-Robin play, 3-Game guarantee.
U13 Boys Bracket - (5) Teams, Round-Robin "Friendly" play, 4-Game guarantee
Youth Girls - (2) exhibition matches (1st KO 3:00pm, 2nd 4:20pm)
View &/or download and print tournament package: schedule, maps, directions,
and forms.
Tournament Package (pdf) :
2013 Spring Youth Tournament Package
Prior to each season, Clubs are required to "Declare" the team(s) they intend to field/have partcipate in the season.
Clubs MUST complete an on-line survey (NLT 19 Jan. '13), and the submitted information will be confirmed
NLT 5 weeks prior to the first scheduled matches.
Failure to meet these deadlines (above) will impact a club/team's participation in the 2013 Spring Youth league/season,
and delay the publishing of the schedule in a timely manner:
Click here to take survey
A "2013 Rugby Virginia Spring Youth" declaration survey form is provided below,
and is intended to serve as a reference when preparing for/completing the on-line survey.
View/Download "2013 Rugby Virginia Spring Youth" declaration survey form:-
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In order to coach rugby, coaches must meet the following requirements:-
1. Have a valid Membership (CIPP) to USA Rugby before attending a workshop
2. Complete a background check (processed automatically upon your registration as a coach)
3. Complete the Player Protection Package (click here)
4. Complete a certification course
Level 100 can be achieved by completing the IRB Rugby Ready Course
Go to
http://www.irbrugbyready.com/ and click on the Register button.
All Rugby Virginia coaches involved with contact (tackle) rugby must be USA Rugby Coach Development Program (CDP) Level 200 Certified.
They will need to complete all steps (above) before being allowed to register for /attend a Level 200 coaching course.
Register for a Coaching Course
For those who have completed a coaching course in the last 3 years, the certification will be grandfathered in at the equivalent level,
however the Player Protection Package will need to be completed to be Certified.
Questions – go to the USA Rugby Coaching webpage (click here).
Coaches contact information published below with
Practice Locations. ↓
Spring Youth Rugby is designed to introduce elementary and middle school athletes to the fifteen-a-side contact game of rugby
and do so in a safe and enjoyable environment.
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To register for Spring Youth Rugby, click the "Registration" button below.
You will be taken to a secure server where you may enter your personal contact information
and use your credit card to pay the registration fee. Your browser will
open the page in a new window.
For more information e-mail: Jon "Jake" Jacobs at: jakecoco1@aol.com
Registration
Registration for Spring Youth Rugby is now open.
The Competition Rules apply to Rugby Virginia’s
Spring Youth rugby and High School rugby programs. These
Competition Rules
do NOT apply to Rugby Virginia's Youth Summer
Rugby program.
Spring Youth Rugby is open to boys and girls enrolled in school (or home schooled) and provided
they have not reached their 15th birthday by January 1st preceding the spring season.
Consult
Age Chart
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For Team Coaches Contact Information & Practice Locations see below.
~23 March - ~18 May 2013
Season will conclude with a one day tournament on Saturday 18 May 2013. Details TBA.
Schedule at: Schedule - Spring Rugby
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The 2013 Spring Youth Boys season will be limited to participating Clubs located in Northern Virginia,
and potentially the Richmond area (based upon known/existing teams, and as declared).
It is planned to be primarily a Boys competition, with an opportunity to initiate some Youth Girls contact (as previously introduced).
It will consist of approx 7+ teams, based upon Declaration/Confirmation.
There will be an (8) week season, 23 March to 11 May 2013, with an
opportunity to play up to 7 scheduled matches. NO matches will
be scheduled the weekend of Spring Break, 30 March 2013.
If more than 8 teams are declared, consideration for splitting into Divisions or adding a scheduled weekend will be considered.
U15 teams will consist of 15 players/side, and play a competitive matrix, for seeding in the end-of-season tournament.
Each team will play 3 games (guaranteed) during the tournament, regardless of tournament match results.
U13 teams are intended to be 15 players/side (with reasonable exception, on a match-to-match basis),
and play a "friendly" schedule. The end-of-season tournament will consist of a "3-game guarantee", noncompetitive bracket.
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*Team practices will be held in the areas noted above. It is expected
that teams will practice twice weekly.
Clubs/Teams should provide numbered team match jerseys
and rugby balls.
Players will provide their own cleats, socks and shorts, and mandatory mouth
guard/gum shield.
Saturday 18 May 2013. Details TBA.