Coach's Perspective

However well-intentioned our vision, there’s no getting away from the fact that a rugby franchise without friendly, dedicated coaches is a bit like asking Toby Flood to play every Saturday in a pair of pink wellies!

Fortunately we’ve enough well-tuned coaches to make National Express go green with envy, because, as we all know, enthusiasm and energy are no substitutes for a CV brimming with the right blend of physical fitness, hard earned coaching qualifications and a deep-seated appreciation of working with children.

Our outgoing coaches come from all walks of life, ranging from sports students and teachers to purposeful parents wanting to try something a little different.

We are delighted to share a bench with such polished professionals, which is why we’d like to give up the rest of this page to a leading Little Rugby coach to provide his own personalised perspective on what our team can offer.

FROM THE DUGOUT

Crawford Chalmers, Lead Coach, Chiswick

The new Little Rugby programme is very exciting to be a part of, and I have every belief that it will be just as successful as the Little Kickers classes.

I have found the new Little Rugby classes to be great fun to coach, and I don’t mind admitting they are a good workout for us coaches too!

All the games are about expressing yourself and having as much fun as possible, whilst learning the basic principles of tag rugby at the same time.

The classes build up through the warm–up period where they learn about their body parts, to the middle section where there are plenty of games with the rugby ball in hand, to the climax of scoring some tries at the end!

It is great to see the faces of delight on the children when they land the ball down for a try, and you can really appreciate their sense of achievement!  By the end of a session everyone is ready for a cool down and a rest, myself included!