Bridgehaugh youth rugby camps back next month

Stirling County’s popular Tackle Rugby camps will be back at Bridgehaugh next month.

The camps have evolved over the past six years to offer a rugby experience open to girls and boys from U9s to U16s that covers all areas of the sport, from on field skills and abilities to off-field preparation examining areas such as nutrition, mental skills, and strength and conditioning with an emphasis on safety - and most of all everyone involved enjoying their Tackle Rugby experience..

There will two camps this spring - one from April 4-8 for U13-U16 (boys and girls separately) and the other from April 11-15 for P4-P7.

Both groups will have an introduction to strength and conditioning training both on and off-field. The U12-U14 group will also benefit from an introduction to imagery training in a rugby context and work on position specific rugby skills that are appropriate across all players

The U15-U16 will have an increased focus on strength and conditioning with players culminating with an individualised development plan.

There will also be a greater focus on mental skills training, particularly in dealing with pressures and stresses around rugby plus more in-depth and individual approach to nutrition, a look at more position specific skills as players are beginning to specialise to a greater degree and developing players tactical understanding through on pitch and video analysis work.

The P4-P7 group also features skills and fun games focus with learning activities around self-awareness as a person and rugby player, linked to basic goal setting, along with an introduction to basic nutrition.

Participants should note that the programme may be subject to change

Regular camp activities will run from 10am to 3pm with drop off and pick up from 9.45am and 3.15pm. Lunch and snacks should be brought by players.

Early drop off (8.45am and late pick up 5pm) can be prebooked. Whilst the content of each day complements each other, participants will not lose out through not attending all days.

The camp is £25 per day or £110 for all five days, payable at the time of booking.

For families, one child is at full cost, there is 10 per cent off for each child after that. If cost is a barrier, please get in touch. Players do not need to be Stirling County RFC members to attend and players from all schools and other clubs are invited along to take part.

All queries can be addressed to tacklerugby@outlook. com.