P7

"Above all we aim to instil an enthusiasm for the game, team spirit and sense of fun that will keep our squad members coming back each week"

P7 age group manager Bob Bowie

P7 rugby should be fun to play and safe. Our aim is to encourage and coach a style of rugby that emphasises skills, speed, and tactical awareness. We do this by creating a solid foundation of basic skills - ball handling, tackling, teamwork, game structure and positional sense - and introduce speed and tactical game skills during the year.

This year's P7s will build on the great success of last year. Over 20 players attended training and played in matches against other clubs. Skill levels developed throughout the squad last year and this was reflected in some significant wins.

At this age there is a wide range of skills and abilities but our aim is to involve every child in matches and tournaments. We will have three to four teams of equal strength with a core group for some of the tougher tournaments. This approach has worked very well in the past.

Coaches

Alan Crawley: is the age group manager. Alan has the SRU level 1 coaching qualification He learned his rugby in South Africa and returned to Scotland in time to play schools district rugby and at university. His rugby career was tragically cut short by failing eyesight, a fact that anyone witnessing his attempts at refereeing last year's midi tournament at the club will testify to.

Bob Bowie: is still playing rugby well into his fortieth year! Some would say that this a fair reflection on his sanity as he still practises the black arts of the front row! Therefore, he is going to be a valuable member of the coaching set up! Bob recently passed is SRU level 1 coaching certificate.

David Batchelor: has recently passed the SRU Level 1 coaching certificate.

Gordon Tainton: has recently passed the SRU Level 1 coaching certificate.

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