NH Ditch Junior rep sides
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@Stargazer said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
@Kirwan said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
@Stargazer said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
I agree with @Chester-Draws and it has absolutely nothing to do with political correctness. The analysis is based on research. But we'll have to wait and see whether North Harbour has addressed the issue of decreasing player numbers with the right response (whether this will be a solution) to keep kids in rugby longer.
Not having seen the research, we canāt tell if the conclusions were valid or not.
Itās a fact that player numbers are decreasing, but is that to do with rep teams or the modern life impact on childrenās activity levels?
It stinks of PC participation bollocks, and with the infestation of extreme leftist views in academia Iād want to take a very thorough look at the methodology used before throwing away pathways for kids to excel.
Remember too thatās Rugby is not popular with certain types and is seen as representing made up issues like toxic masculinity.
It's this kind of nonsense why I don't go to the politics threads.
Too hard to refute?
I find it hard to believe that kids who genuinely love rugby will become so demoralised at not making a junior rep team that they'll just give the game away.
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It's this kind of nonsense why I don't go to the politics threads.
Fair enough, and it is best left to discuss there. But I will say even a quick glance at some of the āresearchā being done by universities shows a worrying amount of (to use your word) nonsense.
Thatās why you canāt take the word research at face value anymore.
It would be interesting if they released it so it could be evaluated. Bet some of the more scientifically minded posters on here would have some interesting observations.
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Thereās some reasonable correlational evidence to suggest a Mathew effect in other sports, so Iām not entirely against steps to combat that - assuming that theyāve identified it in rugby and it relates to younger players getting better coaching due to attributes that arenāt related to rugby skill (primarily age and size).
Whether this is a good response or not to that, Iām not sure, and if also like to see the studies, because as @Kirwan points out, they could be based on bogus science.
Personally, I donāt think itās the end of the world, as long as the games themselves remain a contest.
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I've listened to this on RS all day, still hasnt changed my opinion, it does seem a bit of a 'well we gotta try something different' angle, but by the same token, I think maybe in my experience (which obviously drives my thinking) I have been lucky with the kids and parents I have been involved with (well 1 dad was a dick, but so was his son, and not a good player either...) as I can see that some parents are likely to be a big part of the problem.
Still like to see more around thier 'research' and the questions asked, how etc.
I have always dreamed of being an AB, but when I was about 15 I realised I would never achieve that goal, I didnt give up rugby
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Not rep rugby, but thought this was the best place to post this.
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@JK said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
I think its just ripper rugby but for older kids who aren't keen on the contact?
What kids who want to play rugby aren't keen on contact? I had two friends at primary/intermediate whose Mum's wouldn't let them play rugby when they were kids (as they were small) and they were the roughest little buggers when playing league at lunch time.
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@Nepia said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
@JK said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
I think its just ripper rugby but for older kids who aren't keen on the contact?
What kids who want to play rugby aren't keen on contact? I had two friends at primary/intermediate whose Mum's wouldn't let them play rugby when they were kids (as they were small) and they were the roughest little buggers when playing league at lunch time.
No idea eh! When my lad played ripper (4,5 and 6 years old) he was gagging to play tackle asap. His whole team were. But had to wait until was 7 before they could. Cant imagine any of them not wanting to go to tackle. It was hard enough stopping them from tackling while playing ripper!
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@Nepia yeah IMO you teach the kids the right technique when they are 20kg dripping wet and the opposition are all mostly similar sizes it sets them up better for when they get into thier teens and facing kids over 100kg.
My sons U14 team has a kid who is 39kg, facing a kid last weekend who is 104kg, he made a copy book tackle on him...I dont expect that would have happened if it was his first year of contact rugby.
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@taniwharugby said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
@Nepia yeah IMO you teach the kids the right technique when they are 20kg dripping wet and the opposition are all mostly similar sizes it sets them up better for when they get into thier teens and facing kids over 100kg.
My sons U14 team has a kid who is 39kg, facing a kid last weekend who is 104kg, he made a copy book tackle on him...I dont expect that would have happened if it was his first year of contact rugby.
That's the unintended consequence of these sorts of rules, technique gets learned later and we'll end up with more injuries.
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@JK they have a nationwide Primary Schools Rippa tournie...or maybe they dont in NH
AFAIK this doesnt go beyond Primary School though, which is odd.
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@taniwharugby said in NH Ditch Junior rep sides:
@JK they have a nationwide Primary Schools Rippa tournie...or maybe they dont in NH
AFAIK this doesnt go beyond Primary School though, which is odd.
Yeah they still got that. My lad does it (year 5)
