Our first practice is this Saturday 8/17 from 10am-12noon at Walden Middle School. Everyone needs to be there. Please bring lots of water, a rugby ball if you have one, and running shoes if you want.
This fall we have a great opportunity to improve our team before the Spring Matrix Season. We will concentrate heavily on our pack cohesiveness, fitness and unit skills. In addition we will be refining our backline and working to increase seamless depth.
I expect all veterans and anyone who started on a regular basis to be at all practices and to work consistently on increasing their fitness. You will also be expected to help develop less experienced players.
For new players, rookies and any player who did not start on a regular basis- This is your season. This is where we will teach you the skills you need to become a better player. You will get ample opportunity to play and start in games this fall.
The key to winning our Division this Spring is consistency and depth. We had no consistency last year because we had no consistency at practice. You can't train unit skills of phase play when personnel changes from week to week.
To avoid that problem we will be working hard to create the depth we need to shuffle players in and out of positions with no drop off in cohesiveness or skill. We have almost enough players for two full sides, so we will be scheduling extra games and B side games.
Practice will be mandatory. If we do what we need to this fall it will be mandatory to keep your position. I fully expect to have more than one player at each position who will be able to start for us by the end of the year. If you have a job conflict or family commitments, come and speak with me. Outline what the situation is and we will work something out. Once we do, I'll hold you to it.
Lastly, Recruit. Always be on the lookout for potential players, experienced or not. Get their name, number and email and pass it along to me. Bug everyone! For every ten names we get, only 1 or 2 will actually come out. So you need to be looking and soliciting people everywhere you go.
Get on the phone and call people. Let's get a big turnout Saturday. Old Boys, come out for a run. We'll head to the bar afterwards for a few cold ones.
Cheers!
Buddha
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