The Pirates junior and mini programs provide a great opportunity for young players to develop their rugby skills in a fun and safe environment. The Pirates are also proud to host the annual Pirates 7s High School Tournament, held at the beginning of May.
We will be offering the following teams for the 2012 season:
U-19/17 boys — Coach: Chris Quinn
U-19/17 girls — Coaches: Andrea Leigh and Kirsten Leigh
**U19/U17 boys AND girls will likely be practicing Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, starting sometime in June.
Mini’s (U-7 to U-13) — Dave Bailey and helpers
**Mini’s will be running Friday practices from 6 – 7:30 PM, starting some time in April or May, with festival style games on Saturdays. The game schedule is set by the AJRA. Games usually start @ 9 AM and run until 12:30 PM, starting with the youngest age categories.
Coaches
The success of our rugby programs at the Pirates is in large part due to our coaches and volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a coach at the mini or junior level (and we are always looking for caring and committed coaches), please contact us at info@piratesrugby.ca. Funding is available for coaching development courses. Courses usually begin running in the winter so let us know if you are interested.
We are currently looking for individuals to coach the U-15 level.
Fees (2010):
Junior (U-15 to U-19) Dues: $200**+ 8 hour volunteer commitment (U17/U19 only). Please read our volunteer policy here.
**U-19 players that did not attend high school that year and are over 18 years of age are eligible to play both U-19 and senior rugby. If this is desired, dues will be $275. The difference in dues will be refunded after the first senior game played if the player chooses that they are not ready to play senior and only want to play the junior season. Any players under 18 and/or participating in their high school season are not eligible to play in the senior season.
Mini’s Dues (U-7 to U-13): $150
The organization Kidsport provides financial support to low income families to help cover the costs of putting their children in athletics. A down-loadable pdf file with their criteria and application form can be found on the Forms Page.
Registration:
There are major changes to the registration process that are being determined by Rugby Canada. Unfortunately, individual clubs have not received much information on how the registration process is going to work, other than Rugby Canada is having all registrations be processed online. There will be no paper registrations this year. More information will be posted once that information has been made available by Rugby Canada.
For more information, contact:
Jodie Olson