The Game of Rugby in Canada
How can we improve on the quality of the game at the Club level without putting too much strain on the players and administrators. A lot of thought and ideas, needs to be put in practice by the Management at Club levels to improve their clubs to competitive levels.
To do this, it requires the participation of everyone in the Club, from the newest member of the mini team the the oldest veteran that watches the game on Saturdays.
Programs need to be put in place to attract the curious and incentives should be in place to motivate those that are already in the Club.
I have been involved in Rugby in both Ontario and BC and a recurring problem we always have is how do we attract new people to join the Club and hopefully play on Saturdays. I am sure that this is an issue across the country, seeing that Rugby is a minority sport, compared to soccer and Hockey - at the mini grade level.
How do we compete against these two sports at this young age group?
As the rest of the country start their season, and BC takes a break, I am sure that there is some backroom discussions going on right now regarding this issue.
I am inviting all members of the Rugby Community to voice the comments and suggestions so we can at least pick those that we feel can work for our Clubs.
Please feel free to post your response, but let's be diplomatic and positive with it.