Peebles
RFC Development News
Peebles
Player selected for Murrayfield!!!
I am delighted to announce that Peebles RFC will have a
representative on the Murrayfield turf prior to the RBS 6 Nations game against
France on Sunday 3rd February 2008.
Having secured a Scotland Mascot place for someone from the Peebles area William
Napier from Kingsland PS was selected to stride out with the Scotland team
onto the pitch. It’s going to be
a great day for him as he gets a tour of the stadium, kitted out with full
Scotland strip, walk out before the game and then meet the players after the
match to get photos/autographs.
Primary
Schools
I have now completed the second block of inputs to the
areas Primary Schools this time it was the turn of the P7 classes to get out
onto the playing fields and participate in the game. All the classes put a tremendous amount of effort into the
practices and games with the teacher in one class also taking a full and active
part in the games – well done Mrs Musgrave!!!
In the new term I will round off the Primary programme
with the P6 classes and some of them will also be taking part in a new
initiative with the Food Standards Agency looking at healthier lifestyles along
with sport.
I will also be looking to finish off the year with
another Festival similar to the one run in October – more details to follow.
Peebles
High School
The High School teams have continued their good run of
form with particularly good wins over North Berwick High School and Gala
Academy. The sessions at lunchtime
are well attended, with the P.E staff and myself impressed with the development
of the players in all teams.
Some of the S3 squad have begun their Strength &
Conditioning programme which is delivered by myself on behalf of the Borders
College and gives the participants a recognised qualification at the conclusion
of the course. The emphasis is on
specific exercises which are related directly to actions on the rugby field,
thus improving their rugby skills whilst working in the gym.
The girls rugby has proved popular with a
“hard-core” of players attending training on Friday lunchtimes. A few more girls there would be great to see and allow us to
progress onto more game-based practices. Some
of the girls teamed up with Gala and attended a tournament in November and came
away unbeaten – well done to all involved.
The school now have their Christmas break and in the
new term I am looking to change the timings of the U-16(S4) training times from
after school. The training will be
on Wednesday and one other day during lunchtime so more of that year wil have
access to the training. The first
training session during lunchtimes will be Wednesday 9th January 2008
– so all S4 players & potential players be there and keep an eye on the
notice-board for more details.
Club
News
The newly established “Colts Development XV” has
been in action recently notching up 2 impressive victories over a Kelso
Development XV. These games allow
players who are maybe not getting a lot of game-time at U-16 and Colts level the
chance to get out onto the field and play some rugby.
Well done to the team for those good victories.
Refereeing
Course
Having linked up with Iain Heard, the Referee’s
Development Officer for the Borders, we arranged a Level 1 Course held at
Peebles HS on 12th December. It
was attended by 11 potential referees with a mixture of High School pupils and
some more mature students. I am
pleased to say everyone passed and this gives us a bigger pool of ref’s to
call on to initially officiate at mini/schools/Dev XV games but we may find the
next Mr Changleng from this crop of fledgling whistlers!!!
Foundation
Coaching Course
Having recently completed the Coach Educators Course at
Murrayfield I am now in a position to run a localised course for all potential
and current Coaches of Mini/Tag/New Image Rugby.
This was part of the Club Development Plan for the Development Officer to
be able to deliver these courses in Peebles which will hopefully be more
attractive to potential volunteers rather than having to travel some distance in
order to take part.
The date of the course is Saturday 5th January at The Gytes, time TBC. See the
rugby club & Peebles HS notice-boards and the website (www.peeblesrfc.org) for more
details.
It is a course designed for those coaching younger
players with a small amount of classroom input but mainly practical sessions out
on the training field.
If you are interested in attending please get in touch
with me and you will receive further details.
If there is anyone from another club or area wishing to attend you are
more than welcome to take part.
All that remains for me to do is wish you all a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year and if you have any questions please get in touch.
Graeme Paterson, Peebles RFC Development Officer.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding rugby in the area please get in touch with me through email (graemeipaterson@aol.com) or telephone (07812 028 172)