Under 9's
Matches
Sun 16 Dec 2018
Braintree
10:00
Billericay Rugby Club
Under 9's
Braintree away

Braintree away

Ben Landsberg17 Dec 2018 - 18:54
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Rain rain go away , it worked

Considering the weather on Saturday night I was worried that half way to Braintree I would receive a text stating the game was called off due to a water logged pitch. Thankfully on arriving at Braintree the pitch looked good and the weather was kind to us after I had booked nice weather (£15 via BBC weather app).

With Braintree having 8 players we agreed to play 8 aside rather than 7 aside.

Both games were close and competitive with both teams of a good standard. With a narrow pitch we had a fair number of turnovers from both teams with players being tackled off the pitch. As the games went on the players did start to try and avoid the sidelines but I think in hindsight with a wider pitch it would not have occurred as much.

Great to see the benefits of the shark song working well. The amount of tackling by the team was great. The players were much better at wrapping their arms round the player with the ball and so there was not as many times when the players with the ball were able to break through the tackle.
Some great tackles by the players and some great effort shown in making a tackle then getting back up and making another tackle. The passing and running was really good and some good running from all the players.

In the clubhouse after the matches I gave the players a note book to write their thoughts. I like the idea and think we will give it ago after each week. Some of their thoughts included, good passing and running, don't push them out, spread out and even good bacon roll. Chatting to parents and other coaches we all had a bit of club house envy, commenting and comparing how nice the club house looked, the nice floor, cost of the cup of tea's and even whether the sausages were as nice as the ones at Billericay.

No training or game next week, you can all enjoy a nice lay in before Christmas. I think we are back on the 6th with Training. So hope everyone has a good Christmas and New Year.

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Sun 16 Dec 2018

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10:00
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