What a horrible story. And embarrassing for the club. I had a similar situation when my daughter was 7 or 8. She was doing nippers and spent most of her Sunday mornings making sand castles on the beach. I was told the 'elite kids were training and she was in the other group. basically she wasn't a priority.My son played his last game of rugby yesterday. I have decided to pull him out as he hasn't been getting a fair go. I spoke with one of the other parents at training the other night about my concerns for my young bloke getting good game time and his answer was basically 'your young bloke isn't any good so why should the team suffer so he can have a run'. Anyway, the team had no reserves yesterday so I was happy he would finally get a full game to show that he was worth giving game time to, his coach approached the team below his during the game and was able to secure the services of two of their players and at half time he took my son off and decided to give him a run with 30 seconds remaining and the game well and truly won. As a parent I tried to get involved with the club and team and support the club through canteen, carrying tackle bags. When he was injured earlier in the year I made him go to each of the games when he couldn't play to carry water bottles and support his team mates. Seeing how this support was returned helped make up my decision. He seems happy with the decision, even though it means he has to spend more time studying when he used to be 'playing' (more like watching) rugby.
Disgusting.My son played his last game of rugby yesterday. I have decided to pull him out as he hasn't been getting a fair go.
Disgusting.
Hopefully you guys can find another club that value your input and dont focus solely on results.
My son played his last game of rugby yesterday. I have decided to pull him out as he hasn't been getting a fair go. I spoke with one of the other parents at training the other night about my concerns for my young bloke getting good game time and his answer was basically 'your young bloke isn't any good so why should the team suffer so he can have a run'. Anyway, the team had no reserves yesterday so I was happy he would finally get a full game to show that he was worth giving game time to, his coach approached the team below his during the game and was able to secure the services of two of their players and at half time he took my son off and decided to give him a run with 30 seconds remaining and the game well and truly won. As a parent I tried to get involved with the club and team and support the club through canteen, carrying tackle bags. When he was injured earlier in the year I made him go to each of the games when he couldn't play to carry water bottles and support his team mates. Seeing how this support was returned helped make up my decision. He seems happy with the decision, even though it means he has to spend more time studying when he used to be 'playing' (more like watching) rugby.
http://www.nswrugby.com.au/Portals/35/NSWRugby/documents/2015/Manual (v5).pdf2. Give all participants a ‘fair go’, regardless of ability, gender, sexual orientation, cultural background or religion - condemning unsporting behaviour and promoting respect for all participants.
http://www.southsjuniorrugby.com/resources/code-of-conduct/#Coach's Code4. Ensure that all players get a game. The 'just average' players need and deserve equal time.
http://www.allblacks.com/News/26977/half-game-rule-key-to-keeping-teens-in-the-gameThe Half Game rule enters its second season in 2015, and New Zealand Rugby is heartened by positive feedback throughout the pilot year.
The regulation was introduced off the back of some thorough research and review from 2012 which showed many youngsters who left the game did so because of lack of game time opportunities. New Zealand Rugby, after consultation, recommended that all players in grades below First XV get at least half a game. Effectively, if there is 22 in the squad and no injuries, this means there will be seven subs at the halftime break.