Brooklyn Dragons Tackle Team information

[Brooklyn Dragons]

This is for the 6th through 8th graders who are entering or
considering entering the tackle league.

Some of the exact details are still a week or two away, but I want
everyone to have as much information as possible.

Practice: Most likely Wednesday after school practice in Brooklyn.
Players unable to make it should practice with a local squad if
possible. Coaches will be PRUSA youth rugby coaches, all current or ex
club players.

Matches: Will be a mix of Saturday and Sunday games, with travel to
Manahattan and Pelham for away games. I will coach on game day.

Rules: Safety is the number one goal. Uncontested scrums, uncontested
lineouts, no lifting. Height and weight matching will be balanced out
before each game, and players may need to jump to a different team to
get play time depending in size.

Washington Park/JJ Byrne is the most likely field we will get a permit
for, but it's not locked down yet.

Scrum caps and protective chest/shoulder padding are allowed, and
encouraged. Mouthguards are required.

The League games are four teams competing: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Pelham
and Greenwich. We will probably play alternating friendlies and league
games.

We will play a mix of 8 a side, 10 a side and 15 a side.

Any other questions please contact me at brookly...@gmail.com -
things are shaping up to be a fantastic fall season, we will have a
lot of support from many of the local organisations and clubs, three
new coaches, cool new kit and a league to compete in, who could ask
for more?