Southwark Tigers School Rugby Programme

 

Rugby is a game for everyone, regardless of size or athletic ability there is an important role for you to fulfil on the pitch. The Big Yellow Storage School Rugby Programme has been developed by Southwark Tigers Rugby Club to increase the amount of rugby in local Primary and Secondary Schools. 

 

From this Academic Year Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club will be responsible for delivering our schools coaching, delivering high quality sport and rugby sessions in 10 Secondary Schools in the borough.

 

All participants are encouraged to join Southwark Rugby Club and continue their rugby development with the offer of a free yearly membership. Gaining from both health & fitness as well as integration within a community hub.

 

Every six weeks the young people are also invited to play the Big Yellow Inner City Schools Rugby tournament at The Cage: it’s a six months competition, from October to March where the players can play and compete in a safe and learning environment.

 

The Big Yellow Inner City Schools rugby project is the culmination of a desire to see rugby flourish in an urban area and for young people to benefit from team sport.

 

If you’d like to know more about the project, send an email to chris@southwarktigers.com.

Southwark Tigers School Rugby Programme

 

Rugby is a game for everyone, regardless of size or athletic ability there is an important role for you to fulfil on the pitch. The Big Yellow Storage School Rugby Programme has been developed by Southwark Tigers Rugby Club to increase the amount of rugby in local Primary and Secondary Schools. 

 

What we currently do to promote rugby

 

Over the last three Academic Years Southwark Tigers has worked with local Primary and Secondary schools delivering the Big Yellow Storage Rugby programme, providing high quality rugby coaching to young students.  

The program is built around a weekly 90’ session at the school premises enabling participants to develop fitness, coordination, discipline and teamwork in an enjoyable, safe, purposeful and learning environment.

 

What have we done?

 

·       Raised awareness about the rugby programme and the Sunday activity

·       Having familiarised themselves with the location of the rugby club, participants have been encouraged to continue the

        enjoyment of the sport by attending training sessions at the club on weekends.

·       Supported the PE Departments during the weekly activities

·       Kept a regular register about the participants

·       Wrote regular feedbacks about the sessions

·       Safeguarded our young players (following the school policy) and helped them have fun

·       Developed an 8 months rugby programme, covering different aspects of the game.

What did we achieve?

 

·       In 3 years our coaches have delivered more than 100 rugby sessions in more than 10 schools

 

·       6 Festivals have been played among teams

 

·       24 rugby matches have been played among schools

 

·       9000 minutes of rugby have been played both at school and at the club

 

·       More than 250 young players have been introduced to the game

 

·       50 sport-people (Head Teachers, Pe teachers, volunteers, coaches) have been involved in the programme

 

·       0 injuries occurred

 

 

 

Would you like to know more about the programme? Click here. 

 

Are you a Primary or a Secondary School based in Southwark?
Get in touch with us and join the Community Project!
For more information about our rugby sessions email southwarktigers@gmail.com

or chris@southwarktigers.com

 

Benefits of Rugby and Team Sports

 

• Strength Building – Rugby is a great sport for boosting upper body and leg strength.
• Developing discipline and teamwork: Rugby is a sport developed around discipline, teamwork and decision making. Talk back to the referee at your peril!
• Helping your employability: Playing rugby helps develop your soft skills – Teamwork, resilience, respect, discipline. All characteristics that employers look for!
• Increasing self-confidence: Rugby offers players increased confidence and self-respect, as the ultimate character-building sport. It fosters courage, fitness, team effort and togetherness.
• Improving mental health: Rugby, like most team sports, is able to give participants a sense of purpose and a place within the team.
• Improving flexibility: Agility is key, with feet and hands requiring sudden changes of direction and pace.
• Cardio: Improves the body’s cardiovascular system by building a strong heart and lungs, able to deliver oxygen to muscles faster.
• Increasing bone density: Regularly playing rugby will increase your bone density.
• Reducing stress: The release of endorphins while playing the game is enough to lift your mood and help aid a better night’s sleep.
• Developing speed and endurance: Regularly playing and training will not only increase your speed in running but will also build your endurance.