Rugby Development

Edinburgh Rugby pre-match coaching sessions

There is an opportunity for children in the P4 - S2 age range to take part in coaching clinics prior to some Edinburgh Rugby fixtures this season. Cost is £25 per child, including 1½ hours coaching from qualified coaches and with input from professional players, entry to the match, t-shirt, bag & hat, and a certificate.

You can find out more from the application form.

LRFC New Player days

We have the following Open Days planned:

  • Primary School Open Day - Sunday 4th November 07 at Livingston Rugby Club, 10.30am Start
  • Secondary School Open Day - Sunday 3rd February 08 at Livingston Rugby Club 10.30am Start

Taster Sessions

West Calder Cluster, taster sessions running until 24th September 2007.
 
Day Morning School Afternoon School
Monday - Addiewell / St Thomas
2-3pm
Tuesday Parkhead
9.30-10.30 & 11-12
St Mary’s
1.30-2.30pm
Wednesday

East Calder
9.30-10.30 &11-12

St Paul’s
2-3pm
Thursday Kirknewton
9.00 - 10.00
Mid Calder
1.10 - 3.00pm. (1.20pm if hall needed)
Friday Woodmuir
9.30 - 10.30
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Inveralmond Cluster, for four weeks beginning 18th February 2008.
An After School Satellite Club is to start at Inveralmond CHS on 13th September 2007
( ½ hour taster sessions are offered to every P7 from 27th to 31st August 2007).
Day Morning School Afternoon School
Monday

Letham (2 classes)
9:30 -10:30
11:00 - 12:00

Howden St. Andrews
1:30 - 2:15
2:15 - 3:00
Tuesday Peel (2 classes)
1:30 - 2:20
2:20 - 3:10
Riverside (1 class?)
1:30-2:20
Wednesday

Livingston Village (1 Class)
9:00 - 10:00

Toronto
1:15 - 2:05
2.05 - 2:55
Thursday Harrysmuir (2 classes)
9.10 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:50
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Deans Cluster, from 1st October 2007 for four weeks
In this block there are two morning sessions, one before and one after break, and two one-hour afternoon sessions. Also please note there will be no sessions on Monday 22nd October due to holidays. Since this only affects the Deans 1-hour afternoon session, this session will be held on Monday 5th November.
Day Morning School Afternoon School
Monday

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Deans
Tuesday St John Ogilvie Knightsridge
Wednesday

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Carmondean
Thursday - Meldrum

Secondary Schools after-school rugby clubs

West Calder High

Monday 3.45pm to 4.45pm

St Margaret's Tuesday 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Deans High

Wednesday 3.45pm to 4.45pm

Inveralmond CHS Thursday 3.45pm to 4.45pm
Whitburn 3.45pm to 4.45pm
James Young High to be confirmed...

Summer Camp 2007 report

This year's Livingston rugby summer camp was attended by 41 kids ages ranges from 7 years through to 14 years old, an improvement on numbers from last year. The weather was great for three out of the five days but considering the summer we have had all players and coaches were happy.

Each day of the camp the coaches and myself worked on one skill a day, Monday was multi sports and passing, Tuesday was tackling, Wednesday was decision making and multi sports, Thursday was kicking and finally Friday was game preparation and games. Every day the coaches picked two players from each group as players of the day they were selected for their skill level, attitude, behaviour and manners they were awarded a cd rom of Scottish players showing them a rugby skill and at the end of the week the coaches picked one player of the week that stood out above the rest and that player received vouchers for rugby boots and a rugby top.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the kids who attended the camp and hope they really enjoyed their week. I am sure that their rugby skills benefitted from a week of total rugby. I also would like to thank the coaches for all their hard work over the week and the parents of the kids for transporting their kids back and forward each day to the club.

Finally, remember next year’s camp is on Monday 21st July to 25th July 2008. I hope it is as successful as this year's, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Millan Browne
Livingston Rugby Development Officer

Development Team

The Rugby Development Team at the club are:

  • Millan Browne, Livingston Rugby Development Officer
  • Tanya Griffths, SVQ Student year two
  • Kevin Wlison, SVQ Student year one

Work Programme

You can download the development work programme for 2007 / 08.