Youth Training & Fixtures
NEWSFLASH 05/01/21 extract from Somerset RFU
Following Government’s national lockdown announcement to counter the steep rise in Covid-19 infections, all community rugby activity in England is suspended until further notice.
In line with current Government policy, all adult and age grade rugby training and fixtures must stop. This means we return to Stage A on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap for all players. Outdoor organised sport for disabled people is allowed to continue.
Click here for a summary of what is and isn’t allowed during the national lockdown. The new restrictions become law on Wednesday 6 January, but people should follow them as of now.
Indoor gyms and sports facilities will remain closed. Outdoor sports venues, including rugby clubs, outdoor gyms, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools, archery/driving/shooting arenas and riding arenas must close.
What exercise can I do?
People can only leave their home to exercise, and not for the purpose of recreation or leisure. You can continue to exercise alone, with one other person from outside your household, or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area. You should maintain social distancing while exercising. Organised outdoor sport for disabled people is allowed to continue.
You can exercise in a public outdoor place including:
- parks, beaches, countryside accessible to the public, forests
- public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them)
- the grounds of a heritage site
- playgrounds
While this is not the way we hoped to start 2021, we all need to play our part and strictly adhere to Government guidance over the next few weeks. This will help to protect our communities and to enable the vaccine to be as effective as possible, so we can all begin to return to a more normal way of life, including rugby, in the coming months.
We would like to thank you all once again for your commitment and resilience in the face of adversity. We appreciate the support you have provided for your rugby communities and thank you for your understanding during the toughest of times, for the sport and society as a whole.
Online training sessions for age grade players (and adults if wished!)
A reminder of online training sessions run by England Rugby for age grade players during November’s lockdown can be found below. These sessions can also help young players to stay active at home during these latest restrictions.
‘Get Your Shirt On’ is a series of workout sessions led by former England players and aimed at the 6-18 age grades. Ugo Monye, Danielle Waterman and Danny Care have taken it in turn to put viewers through their paces.
With community rugby currently at Stage A on the Return to Rugby Roadmap, it’s important for players to continue to stay active, even if it’s from home.
Week One Ugo Monye
Week Two Nolli Waterman
Week Three Danny Care
2020-21 YOUTH TRAINING SCHEDULE (when we are able to return)
Covid-19 precautions have required us to rethink our Sunday schedule for Youth Rugby. The RFU have stipulated how we train or play, maximum group size and the allowable duration any individual can participate. This is all explained in RFU Return to Rugby videos, the links are available at https://barfc.co.uk/rfu-policies/ .
Our schedule of training for each year group is shown below, this may be subject to minor change due to practical implementation. Overruns are not permissible as the timings limit personal close contact duration, allow for social distancing changeover and for kit to be sanitised & replenished for the next group.
All sessions will include short breaks at least every 15 minutes for hand and equipment sanitising.
2020 – 21 FIXTURES
If you have any questions or would like to arrange fixtures with any of the age groups, please contact our Fixtures Secretary Emma Withnell – emma510@gmail.com
A printable 2020/21 Youth Section fixtures will be posted here when available.
Click HERE for a link to Google Maps for all opposition clubs grounds (opens in a new window)
Please note that all fixtures are subject to change at short notice due to various reasons such as unavailability of opposition teams, bad weather etc. – if you have specific questions relating to your age group(s), please contact your Team Manager(s).
