BSN RUGBY NEWS LETTER

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1 GENERAL BSN RUGBY LAUNCH DIGITAL MAGAZINE Welcome to the first edition BSN digital club News Letter, which will be published at regular intervals. (Monthly at first if we don t have enough news for one issue each month we will re-consider the timing) Once published, a copy will be placed on the club website: Each manager will also receive a copy by mail for distribution through the squads. The magazine aims at updating coaches and managers on Club matters, as well as informing parents/guardians on various topics COMMITTEE UPDATE AGM NEWS This year s AGM saw the election of a new Chair: Sean Griffin takes over from Ellen Witt with effect from the AGM. Sean has been involved with BSN for the last 3-4 years, originally lending a helping hand with the Benji s before moving to the Mini s as an assistant coach. He attended the first IRB Level 1 coach s course held at the BSN and took over the role of Head Coach of the Cubs squad last season. Next season Sean, together with John Mossman, will coach the Junior s squad. Ellen, who took over as Chair from Linda Lane, steered the Club for three seasons and continued to develop BSN Rugby into one of the most respected Clubs in the Country, respected by other Clubs as well as the National Union (Nederlands Bond). She introduced training for First Aid volunteers through the IRB and formalised the on-site training for coaches and referees, resulting in BSN being able to boast the largest number of qualified coaches and referees in the Club s history. Contact: bsn_rugby@live.nl Website: Page 1

2 The AGM also saw a vote on an increase in the BSN annual fees. As a result of the vote, fees were raised from 60 to 75 Euros per player. NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURES A big welcome to the new members of the BSN Rugby committee: Chair: Sean Griffin; Secretary: VACANT ; Treasurer: Caroline Crunden; Coaching Coordinator: Matt Roper; Referring Coodinator/Bond Rep: John Lane; District West Rep: Hans Michels; Social Secretary: Sandra Forbes. A Rugby Committee will meet on a regular basis (once per month or so) and will be formed by the above committee members, together with one manager to represent the Tags, Turvens, Benji s and Mini s and one representing the Cubs, Juniors and Colts. The Rugby Committee will monitor the short term strategy of the Club, take policy decisions, and make recommendations to the Executive Committee and other subcommittees. An Executive Committee will be formed by the Rugby Committee together with all of the Team Managers. The Executive committee will meet three times per season. The Executive Committe will formulate and monitor the medium/long term Club strategy, communicate the development strategy and progress to club members, develop the coaching strategy, formulate and plan initiatives to develop and improve rugby standards as well as take responsibility for player recruitment. The first meeting of the Executive Committee will take place on Thursday 17 September 2009 An AGM for all members of the Club will be held on the date of the Summer BBQ 2009/2010 SEASON Although it doesn t seem so long since we were all together at the end season BBQ, the new season gets underway soon! Registration for the 2009/2010 season will be on Saturday 12 and Saturday 19 September in Mike s place. (There may also be the chance to register on Sunday 6 September too Team Managers will confirm) Please try to bring CASH (75 Euros per player) along with the registration form. Contact your Manager for further details. Contact: bsn_rugby@live.nl Website: Page 2

3 The first games of the season for Cubs, Juniors and Colts are over the weekend of September. TBM s first competition day is scheduled for 26 September. PRE-SEASON TRAINING The dates for pre-season training at the senior school are now confirmed: NB THESE DATES HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE LAST NOTIFICATION The school is available for the first session on Sunday 30 August from 10:00 to 13:00. The school will be open as normal, so entrance is through the front gates; There will be a session for Cubs, Juniors and Colts on Wednesday 2 September from 18:30 to 20:00. Entrance via the back gate The next weekend session will be on Sunday 6 September again from 10am. Entrance to the school is through the front gates. Cubs, Juniors and Colts once again can train on Wednesday 9 September from 18:30 to 20:00. The school is open as normal. The season gets underway on Saturday 12 September. From that date the training schedule will be as last season. Contact team managers for further information. COMPETITION NEWS NEXT HOME FIXTURES Fixtures for the 2009/2010 season have now been published and BSN will host DIOK on the first Saturday of the season. Cubs 1 v DIOK Juniors v DIOK Kick-Off - 11am Kick-Off - 12 midday TOURNAMENT NEWS HRC RUGBY WEEKEND The Hague Rugby Club (HRC) annual international 15 s tournament will take place over the weekend of 28,29,30 August Teams from the UK, France, Belgium and of course The Netherlands come together for a great weekend of rugby. Contact: bsn_rugby@live.nl Website: Page 3

4 BSN Colts have been invited to particpate in the weekend and we have entered the BSN/WRCH Colts cluster team. The team will play a game on Saturday and Sunday against two visiting teams (at this moment believed to be one from France and one from Belgium). All are welcome to come along and support our team! This is well organised event with some great rugby on show. Get there early as parking can be difficult. For further information visity the HRC site: BOND / DISTRICT WEST NEWS NEW BOND WEB SITE A new look for the Nederlands Bond! The Bond website has recently been updated with a complete new look and feel. Lots of information on rugby in The Netherlands. See more at: REGIONALE TALENTEN CENTRA RUGBY (RTC) During the normal season, 6 weekends are dedicated to the RTC training programme for Turvens, Benji s, Mini s, Cubs and Juniors. Players selected/nominated for the RTC (West) get together at HRC on a Friday (evening) and Saturday. Towards the end of the season there is an inter-district day at the National Stadium in Amsterdam. Further information can be found here: The Saturday s selected for this year s RTC are as follows: 5 September; 24 October; 21 November; 2 January; 20 February; 18 April; and 29 May. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY IN THE NETHERLANDS The second round of the European Nations Cup has been made. The Netherlands are currently in division 2B and this season are hoping for promotion into 2A. The two home dates for the Cup have been announced: 7 Nov 2009 Netherlands v. Latvia 17 April 2009 Netherlands v Malta Contact: bsn_rugby@live.nl Website: Page 4

5 For further information, visit: ISST 2009/2010 FIXTURES Provisional fixtures for the ISST, season 2009/2010, are as follows: (possibly subject to change!) Wednesday 18 Nov 2009 Away BASSETTS U19 Saturday 28 Nov 2009 Home BSP Friday 4 Dec 2009 Away TASIS Saturday 5 Dec Away ASL Saturday 16 Jan Home BSB Saturday 23 Jan Away RGS HIGH WYCOMBE Saturday 6/Sunday 7 Feb Away BSP Saturday 27 Feb Home ASC Thurs 11 Sat 13 March Away ISST tournament, Paris Saturday 20 March Away CBS, LONDON. SOCIAL NEWS PRE-SEASON SOCIAL TRIP Arrangements are underway for a pre-season trip to the amusement park de Efteling. The proposed date for the trip is Sunday 13 September A coach will leave the BSN senior school around 9am, returning at 5pm. Cost for day (travel and entrance) will be 40 euros per person. Final confirmation will hopefully be available for the first full training weekend (Sunday 30 August) when you will be able to register your interest for the trip. Payment will be collected the following weekend Sunday 6 September. The trip will be confirmed through team Managers. Contact: bsn_rugby@live.nl Website: Page 5

6 KEY DATES SCHOOL TERM DATES Important School Term Dates for you diaries: Autumn Term commences: Wednesday 9 September 2009 Half Term: Autumn Term ends: Mon 26 Oct Mon 2 Nov 2009 inclusive Friday 18 December 2009 (at 12:00 noon) Spring Term commences: Wednesday 6 January 2010 Half Term: Spring Term ends: Mon 15 Fri 19 February 2010 inclusive Friday 26 March 2010 (at 12:00 noon) Summer Term commences: Tuesday 13 April 2010 Public Holiday (Koninginnedag): Friday 30 April 2010 Public Holiday (Ascension Day): Thursday 13 May 2010 Public Holiday (Whit Monday): Monday 24 May 2010 Half Term Holiday: Summer Term ends: Monday 31 May Friday 4 June 2010 inclusive Friday 16 July 2010 (at 12:00 noon) CONTACT DETAILS Chair: Sean Griffin seangriffin@live.nl Secretary: Vacant Treasurer/Kit Shop: Caroline Crunden c.crunden@planet.nl Coaching Coordinator: Matt Roper matt.roper@nc3a.nato.int Referree Coordinator/Bond Rep: John Lane jlane@aercap.com District West Coordinator: Hans Michels hans.michels@shell.com Social Secretary: Sandra Forbes forbessandra@hotmail.com Contact: bsn_rugby@live.nl Website: Page 6

7 NEXT EDITION If you have any news to pass on or would like to raise any issues for the next edition of the News Letter, please send to before Friday 25 September 2009 Contact: Website: Page 7