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Worthing RFC Minis
U8’s (2022-23)
WELCOME
Welcome to the U8’s team at Worthing RFC, also known as The Worthing Rhinos! The U8’s is for children in Year 3 at school (ages 7-8).
Whether your child has never played rugby before or has been playing for years, we welcome you to come along and give it a try. We play nearly every Sunday morning from September to Apr and all you have to do is turn up! Your first four sessions are free, so you can ensure your child enjoys rugby with us before becoming a member of the club.
Our primary focus is on the children having fun whilst being active enjoying the fresh air! This age group plays tag rugby, with training weekly and friendly festivals throughout the season where multiple clubs come together to play each other. We also incorporate England Rugby’s core values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship through the sessions.
COACHING TEAM & CONTACTS
| Role | Name (click for email) |
| U8’s Manager | Tina Waycott |
| U8’s Head Coach | Matt Marcham |
| U8’s Coach | Mick Dicker |
| U8’s Coach | Dave Groombridge |
| U8’s Coach | James Sandercock |
| U8’s Coach | Matt Brewster |
| U8’s Coach | Neil Phillips |
- We use a WhatsApp group for general communications and a Spond group to manage training sessions, events, attendance and polls.
- When you first join a training session, please find the team manager who will give you a consent form to fill in and they will then add you to the WhatsApp and Spond groups.
TRAINING TIMES
- Season 2021-2022 ran Sun 5th Sep 2021 – Sun 24th Apr 2022 inclusive
- Season 2022-2023 will run Sun 4th Sep 2022 – Sun 30th Apr 2023 inclusive
- U8s train every Sunday morning 09:00 – 10:15 unless otherwise notified
- The U8s train on Pitch 3 C:
- Club-wide training information is available here
DATES
| Day |
Date |
Month | Year | Event |
| Sun | 04 | Sep | 2022 | Registration Day – First Training of the Season |
| Sun | 11 | Sep | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 18 | Sep | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 25 | Sep | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 02 | Oct | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 09 | Oct | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 16 | Oct | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 23 | Oct | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 30 | Oct | 2022 | Training – British Summer Time ends! |
| Sun | 06 | Nov | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 13 | Nov | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 20 | Nov | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 27 | Nov | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 04 | Dec | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 11 | Dec | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 18 | Dec | 2022 | Training |
| Sun | 25 | Dec | 2022 | No Training – Merry Christmas! |
| Sun | 01 | Jan | 2023 | No Training – Happy New Year! |
| Sun | 08 | Jan | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 15 | Jan | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 22 | Jan | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 29 | Jan | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 05 | Feb | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 12 | Feb | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 19 | Feb | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 26 | Feb | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 05 | Mar | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 12 | Mar | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 19 | Mar | 2023 | Training – Happy Mother’s Day! |
| Sun | 26 | Mar | 2023 | Training – British Summer Time begins! |
| Sun | 02 | Apr | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 09 | Apr | 2023 | No Training – Happy Easter! |
| Sun | 16 | Apr | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 23 | Apr | 2023 | Training |
| Sun | 30 | Apr | 2023 | Training – Last Training of the Season |
| TBC | TBC | May | 2023 | Minis Award Evening |