Some of the acitivies recently undertaken to help develop the club and players:
Pre-Season TrainingThis year the senior men began in earnest during June, the new regime has been relatively well received and numbers at training are comparable with previous years. The aim now is to recruit more players of all abilities and increase not only the number of players training, but also the commitment of current players.During August a number of youth players began their pre-season preparations too, on Sunday mornings, obviously keen to get cracking and ensure match readiness.
Specialist CoachingIn addition to the committed and knowledgeable coaches already present at the club, we managed to secure the services of Clive Davies (ex Coventry hooker currently coaching at the Oxford Academy) and David Hilton ('Hilts') (ex Scotland and Bristol prop) to do a session each during the pre-season. The Senior men benefitted from one scrummaging session with Clive a few weeks ago and enjoyed an hour Contact and Support session with David on Sunday 30th August after the Youth section had had the opportunity to glean some inspiration from their session with 'Hilts'.
Community TeamDuring the summer holidays we ran a children's multi-skills activity session every day for three weeks for 8-12 year olds. All who attended registered their interest to participate again if available.