Rugby League in Allerdale
Rugby League in the Allerdale area is going
through some exciting changes at the present time, the RFL in
conjunction with Allerdale Borough Council and Workington Town have
recently appointed a full time Rugby league Development Officer who
will drive forward all the initiatives and development programmes
in the borough.
Presently there are 10 amateur Clubs in the
District (Broughton Red Rose, Ellenborough Rangers, Flimby, Glasson
Rangers, Great Clifton, Maryport, Salterbeck Storm, Seaton Rangers,
Westfield, Wigton) and 1 professional club - Workington Town are
running junior and youth teams at various age groups, although none
have the full compliment of teams from under 8's through to under
18's.
Over the coming months there will be a number
of RFL lead initiatives which will help to strengthen rugby league
within Allerdale. This will be done by increasing and educating
coaches, training volunteers, and through making more resources
available for grassroots activity. All these combined should have a
positive effect on the number of young people participating in the
sport of rugby league. The increase in participation numbers should
allow more retention within the clubs and over a period of time
should filter through the age groups and into the open age
structures, which can only be good for rugby league in
Allerdale.
Service Area Fixtures
Fixtures and Squad lists for the
Allerdale and Carlisle Service Area are available to view/download
at the bottom of the page.
Rugby League initiatives include:
Workington Town have recently appointed a
Development Manager to over see their community programme.
They are currently delivering core skills through small sided
games, which accumulates in a festival held at Derwent Park.
Each child receives a medal, certificate and goody bag.
Derwent Park is also the venue of the weekly
Touch Rugby competition.
The TOPS scheme is a programme that looks to
engage children from the age of 8 to 12 in formal organised sport
through small sided games. Rugby League organise training courses
for coaching and provide, on completion of the training, a resource
bag and cards for the coaches to use in the schools.
National Conference Programme / Girls Programme
The Arriva programme follow on from the TOPS and provide a playing
opportunity for primary school children. The National Conference
Programme is aimed at boys and girls in schools years 3 & 4.
The Girls programme is aimed at girls in years 5 & 6. Clubs
involved in the programmes receive equipment and training for their
coaches.
Is a 4 stage development programme which goes
from local schools coaching through to partnership development
squads, it focuses on children aged 9 through to 13. It provides
opportunity for club development, coach, volunteer and match
official support.
Is a charter standard which provides the clubs
with a 'kitemark' ensuring the parents / carers of children that
the clubs are a Safe, Friendly, and Child Effective environment.
Clubmark runs in conjunction with Active Sports.
- Powergen Champion Schools
Competition
The Champion School competition is a national
competition which is delivered at a local level in the early
stages. The finals of the competition are held the weekend of the
'Powergen Challenge Cup' Final (a major event in the rugby league
calendar). The competition is for secondary schools years 7 to 11
boys and year 7 girls and provides competitive rugby league at an
appropriate standard.
Now Allerdale Service Area covering the
whole of Allerdale. This will provide local players, coaches,
administrators, volunteers and rugby league partners to develop
rugby league at a local level. This will be an opportunity for
people from Allerdale to develop their sport to suit their needs
within their area.