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Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club Ltd
Lockwood Park, Brewery Drive, Huddersfield, HD4 6EN
“In those games that we lost by a handful of points last
season it was usually due to leaking a score in the last few
minutes of each half of the game or from conceding penalties
as players made errors when they were knackered! The coaches
made a clear decision to make fitness a big focus of pre-season
training.
The club enlisted the help of Matt Green the ex-Huddersfield
Giants Strength and conditioning coach who has done a fantastic
job with the players. The players valued Matt’s contribution so
much they helped fund his periodical return through the season.
This financial contribution from the players reflects very much
on the culture that Gaz has endeavoured to get the players to
buy in to. This team culture involves monthly team meals out
after training and regular socials after a match with the squad
staying together long after the game has finished.”
Youth
“Youth rugby is very important for us as a club. Three of
the Yorkshire U20’s mentioned earlier came through the clubs
ranks and it is not unusual for 50% of the First team match day
squad to be home grown players. But equally important is that
we also have two other senior sides to try and run and fulfil
fixtures every week.
We need players of all abilities to play at the club whether
that is in the Firsts, Falcons or the ‘A’ team. A vibrant and
committed age grade section is key to making that happen. At
the moment we are running sides in every age group from U6’s
to U18’s with over 50 qualified junior coaches so we are well on
the way!”
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“Young players like to play rugby with their mates so the
step in to Senior rugby can be a step in to the dark and the
unknown. We are fortunate that our Academy Manager and
assistant coach is also our Second team manager; this has a
number of positives. Firstly, the players have someone they
know from a Sunday with them on a Saturday; Secondly, we
always try to make sure we give Academy players their first
senior experience accompanied with a team mate. We rarely
move a player up on their own.
We also have some of the Academy players train up with
the Seniors on a Tuesday. Often this can happen for a few weeks
before the players experience a senior game on a Saturday.
Player development and safety is always central to our approach
making sure players are not picked too soon or too often. This
philosophy helps try and ensure that the transition to Senior
rugby is a smooth, successful and enjoyable experience.”
Community
“I would like to think we are a community club, but having
said that it is not an easy label to achieve year on year. At one
end you have the minority, a senior squad who are paid to play
rugby on a semi-professional basis. At the other end you have
a much greater number of club members ranging from senior
players, junior players and their parents and then an army of
volunteers who work hard to make sure the club is run in a
professional manner.
I spoke earlier in the season about having a ‘one badge
one club’ mentality and I hope this is something we continue
to work towards. Mark Birch, the full club Chairman along
with Tracy Davis our Age Grade Chair did a lot of work two