NMSRFR
North Midlands Society of Rugby Football Referees: Est. 1920
Weekly Bulletin – Training Dates & Updates
Hope you’re all enjoying the summer with some rest in between a few games here and there ready for the start of the new season.
In this week’s bulletin we will cover off:
- Pre-season training date
- Fitness testing
- Tackle height presentation
- Spotlight on our Refs
- Other news
Training Date
Ahead of the league season starting we are arranging an in-person session on 20th August. The session will be held at DK Rugby Club starting at 10am.
At the session we will look to cover the following:
10.00 – 11.30 – Fitness Session
12.00 – 14.30 Tackle height focus
The fitness session will provide an opportunity for those unable to attend those being run by Neil Reid-Warrilow to complete the Bronco test. The test will be run on the DK pitches. In addition to the bronco test we will also look at how to build / improve fitness as we approach the new season. Please wear suitable fitness clothing if attending this session.
At 12.00 we will look at the newly introduced tackle height laws and what this means for the community game, this will involve running through the presentation we held back in July along with answering any questions or concerns you may have. We will also cover all other areas of the game in preparation for the new season.
Lunch will be provided by the society, please register your attendance using the link below so that we can cater for the correct numbers:
If there is anything specific you would like to cover in addition to what’s been mentioned above please complete the form below and we will endeavour to fit this in:
Bronco Fitness Testing Sessions
As mentioned in our previous bulletin the society are holding bronco fitness sessions as followed:
Tuesday 15 August, 7.15pm @ DK Rugby Club
Sunday 20 August, 10.00am @ DK Rugby Club
Tuesday 29 August, 7.15pm @ Luctonians Rugby Club
Tackle Height Presentation
A few weeks ago we held a Tackle Height webinar, for those unable to attend the session you can download and watch the presentation by clicking this link. We will also run through the presentation at the training date on the 20 August.
Spotlight on our Refs
Theo Edwards played touch rugby for England in the U-20s Youth Atlantic Cup winning the gold medal beating South Africa 8-6 in the final. Julian Edwards was also a referee for the tournament. Well done Theo for an amazing tournament!
Julian along with Theo and his younger sister will also be refereeing at the European Championships in early August being held in France. We wish them all luck and look forward to an update and more pictures.
If any of our other referees have a story or pictures of games done over the summer please send them through to be included in future bulletins, please email me here.
Other News
Fitness Training – As mentioned in our previous bulletin Lewis Courtney is running fitness sessions held at Bromsgrove Rugby Club. This is an open invitation for all referees to join the session being run by an ex-Olympian to help build fitness. The next session is Wednesday 2 August starting at 7pm. You can join the What’s App group by clicking on this link. I’ve even heard that there is a social gathering afterwards involving free pizza ;-). Further details can be found on our Facebook Members page.