HERTS RUGBY AWARENESS WEEK

What is it?

An idea of 2 young ladies aged 15,  Oren Blindell and Rachel Mccullough,who play for Welwyn, which will benefit boys and girls rugby across the county.

When?

A week in November, Monday 16^th November to  Friday 20^th November.

Where?

In schools across the county, all 70 senior schools we hope.

What will happen?

At least 1 boy and 1 girl who play club rugby, will talk in each school, during assembly, to tell other young people about-

• the fun
• the friendship
• the respect, good sportsmanship, discipline, within the game
• where to play rugby in Herts
• to ask their school (if relevant) to develop both girls and boys rugby teams
• keeping healthy and active through training as well as matches
• Myself and the CRC's will be asking for permission for the young speakers to be able to wear their rugby shirt in school that day.

Rachel and Oren are going to produce, posters, leaflets and newsletter, to go out  that week too. They are also hoping to make a DVD of Herts Youth Rugby, for every school to show during that week, which will be distributed to the young players who will be doing the assembly.

The young players who would like to speak in the assemblies, will be given help and guidance about what to say.

What do we, the clubs have to do?

I or the CRC's will be in touch with you to find out which players might be interested in speaking in their school assembly. We want every club which has youth rugby, involved. So please talk to  your players and find out who is keen to participate. The RDO and CRC's already have some young people lined up- the CSLA students, but we will need at least 70 boys and girls.

What will be the benefit to clubs?

Hopefully it will raise awareness of rugby, and clubs will see  new youth members coming along to training sessions. We also hope that with this and other parts of the project, more schools will develop girls rugby, and more schools  will enter teams into the schools leagues and  into the Emerging Schools competitions, or similar.

What do we need to do now?

Please e-mail  me with the names of players willing to speak in their school, with the school name and which club they are from.

Amanda Bate

07523 119436

amanda.bate@hotmail.com

www.sportsupport.vpweb.co.uk

Schools to target for Herts Rugby  Awareness Week

Cavendish, Tring, Ashlyns, Adeyfield, Longdean,  Astley Cooper

Queens, Mount Grace, Watford Boys, Watford Girls, Westfield Community Tech , CollgeYavneh College, Hertswood, Dame Alice, Bushey Meads, Bushey Hall

Marriotts, Barclay, Barnwell, Collens Wood, Heathcote, John Henry, Thomas Alleyns, The Valley

Turnford, Cheshunt, Goffs, John Warner, Broxbourne, Sheredes, Hailey Hall, St Mary's  High

Sele, Chauncey, Presdales, Simon Ball, Richard Hale

Sir Frederic Osborn, Stanborough, Onslow St Audreys, Bishops Hatfield, Monks Wood, Chancellors

Freman, Edwins Tree Middle, Ralph Sadleir Middle, Meridian, Roysia, Greneway

Birchwood, The Leventhorpe, Bishop's Stortford High, Herts and Essex High, St Mary's, Hockerill

Knights Templar, Fearnhill, The Highfield, Hitchin Boys, The Priory, Hitchin Girls

Nicholas Breakspear, Sandringham, Beaumont, St Lukes, Loreto, St Albans, Verulam,

Roundwood, Sir John Lawes, Townsend, Marlborough, St Georges, Francis Bacon,

Rickmansworth, Frances Combe, Garston Manor, Parmiters, St Clement Dane, St Joan of Arc, St Michael