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Worthing RFC Minis
U9’s (2022-23)
WELCOME
Welcome to the U9’s team at Worthing RFC, also known as The Worthing Dragons! The U9’s is for children in Year 4 at school (ages 8-9).
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 contact 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) | Photo |
| U9’s Manager | Nicole Treharne | |
| U9’s Head Coach | Kyle Phelps |  |
| U9’s Coach | Casey Zils | |
| U9’s Coach | Sam Merritt |
- 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
- U9s train every Sunday morning 09:00 – 10:15 unless otherwise notified
- The U9s train on Pitch 4 B:
- Club-wide training information is available here
DATES
| Last Updated: 17th May 2022 |
| N.B: Only events involving the U9’s are displayed below; events not involving the U9’s are not displayed; see the Minis page for the entire Minis schedule |
| Items highlighted amber are Tentative (20% agreed) or To Be Confirmed (80% agreed) |
| Day |
Date |
Event | Location |
| Sun | 04 Sep 2022 | Registration Day – First Training of the Season | Worthing |
| Sun | 11 Sep 2022 | Training | Worthing |
| Sun | 18 Sep 2022 | Training | Worthing |
| Sun | 25 Sep 2022 | Joint Training with Chichester and Hove U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (TBC) | TBC |
| Sun | 02 Oct 2022 | Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Chichester |
| Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Hastings & Bexhill | ||
| Sun | 09 Oct 2022 | Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Midhurst |
| Sun | 16 Oct 2022 | Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s | Eastbourne |
| Sun | 23 Oct 2022 | Joint Training with Lewes U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (TBC) | U7’s/U8’s/U9’s at Worthing, U10’s/U11’s at Lewes |
| Sun | 30 Oct 2022 | Joint Training with Shoreham U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | TBC |
| British Summer Time ends! | British Summer Time ends! | ||
| Sun | 06 Nov 2022 | Open Festival U9’s | Brighton |
| Joint Training with Bognor U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | U7’s/U8’s/U9’s at Worthing, U10’s/U11’s at Bognor | ||
| Sun | 13 Nov 2022 | Joint Training with Pulborough U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U11’s (Tentative) | TBC |
| Sun | 20 Nov 2022 | Training U5’s/U6’s/U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s | Worthing |
| Sun | 27 Nov 2022 | Training | Worthing |
| Sun | 04 Dec 2022 | Training U5’s/U6’s/U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s | Worthing |
| Sun | 11 Dec 2022 | Joint Training with Midhurst U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | U7’s/U8’s/U9’s at Worthing, U10’s/U11’s at Midhurst |
| Sun | 18 Dec 2022 | Training | Worthing |
| Sun | 25 Dec 2022 | No Training – Merry Christmas! | No Training – Merry Christmas! |
| Sun | 01 Jan 2023 | No Training – Happy New Year! | No Training – Happy New Year! |
| Sun | 08 Jan 2023 | Joint Training with Shoreham U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | TBC |
| Sun | 15 Jan 2023 | Joint Training with Chichester and Hove U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (TBC) | TBC |
| Sun | 22 Jan 2023 | Training | Worthing |
| Sun | 29 Jan 2023 | Joint Training with Lewes U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (TBC) | TBC |
| Sun | 05 Feb 2023 | Joint Training with Bognor U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | U7’s/U8’s/U9’s at Bognor, U10’s/U11’s at Worthing |
| Sun | 12 Feb 2023 | Mixed Ability Festival U9’s/U10’s | Pulborough |
| Sun | 19 Feb 2023 | Joint Training with Pulborough U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (Tentative) | TBC |
| Sun | 26 Feb 2023 | Joint Training with Midhurst U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | U7’s/U8’s/U9’s at Midhurst, U10’s/U11’s at Worthing |
| Sun | 05 Mar 2023 | Mixed Ability Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s | Hove |
| Sun | 12 Mar 2023 | Training U5’s/U6’s/U9’s | Worthing |
| Sun | 19 Mar 2023 | Development Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Worthing |
| Happy Mother’s Day! | Happy Mother’s Day! | ||
| Sun | 26 Mar 2023 | Sussex Mini Festivals U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | TBC |
| British Summer Time begins! | British Summer Time begins! | ||
| Sun | 02 Apr 2023 | Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Lewes |
| Sun | 09 Apr 2023 | No Training – Happy Easter! | No Training – Happy Easter! |
| Sun | 16 Apr 2023 | Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Crowborough |
| Sun | 23 Apr 2023 | Open Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Uckfield |
| Experienced Festival U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s | Worthing | ||
| Sat | 29 Apr 2023 | Tour U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (Tentative) | TBC |
| Sun | 30 Apr 2023 | Tour U7’s/U8’s/U9’s/U10’s/U11’s (Tentative) | TBC |
| TBC | TBC | Minis Award Evening | Worthing |