Schools Coaching

Introduction

Season 2007 - 2008 saw a massive progression in Garioch RFC's Schools Coaching initiative. For the second successive year, Garioch RFC again provided coaching to 19 Primary schools and the 3 academies of Inverurie, Kemnay and Meldrum, only this time, we were able to provide this completely free of charge to the schools.

Special thanks are extended to Lawrence of Kemnay which has provided 2 x loan cars for our coaches and to the following companies which has put funding into the Club to allow this to happen:

Baker Oiltools, Protech Centreform, Ferguson Modular, Dynamic Equipment Company, Tawse Tyres, IKM Inspection and Bon Accord Landscapes which provides the coaching kit.

We have also been greatly assisted by the Scottish Rugby Union which allowed us to enhance and continue the programme.

In term one and two, we provided 640hrs of coaching, in term 3 about 190hrs and in term 4 this equated to about 30 hrs per week. In all, we provided more than a full time teacher post for the schools.

For 2008 - 09, we already have 7 days per week planned between the full time RDO position and the 2days per week from our new coach, Ev Donaghue.  Once again, with the assistance of our sponsors, the SRU and now SPORTSMATCH, we are able to employ a full time RDO to primarily conduct schools coaching, but work on establishing the links between all the schools and the Club. Sponsors Lawrence of Kemnay, Baker Oiltools, Protech Centreform, Alpha Plus, Pentagon Freight Ferguson Modular, IKM Testing and Tawse Tyres have all signed up to keep the project running.  You can click on a link to these Companies' website on the left of the screen.

The timetable looks something like the following:

Kineller

In November 07 and June 08, the Club held 2 x Tri-academy Tournaments both of which were won by Inverurie Academy.

Garioch RFC hosted a World Cup Schools Rugby Festival on Tuesday October 9th 2007 and it was a chance for children from six Inverurie primary schools to show off their Rugby talent after first term rugby coaching.

Students from Kellands Primary, Strathburn Primary, Chapel of Garioch Primary, Hatton of Fintray Primary, Keithhall Primary and Market Place Primary participated in an afternoon of tag rugby which has been a part of their first term PE curriculum courtesy of a school's coaching initiative run by Garioch RFC.

12 teams each played 5 games of tag rugby in a festival to celebrate the Rugby World Cup 2007 and everyone showed just how well they have picked up the skills of Rugby throughout the term.

Congratulations to everyone who participated on the day and who played with great a great spirit of fair play.

Everyone was declared a winner and returned to school with a small Scotland Rugby Ball and poster!

Some of the action from the festival: