Dear Parents and Ruggers!

 Activity for the Spring season of youth non-contact rugby with the 
AYRU (www.ayru.com) and the Young Highlanders RFC is ready to get 
going. As many of you already know, the Young Highlanders are a new 
team in the AYRU that will focus on youth in the Northeast Heights 
Area of Albuquerque. We have two other teams in the northeast area 
of Albuquerque, plus teams from Rio Rancho, Corrales, the West Side, 
and possibly Los Lunas. It should be a fun season!

IMPORTANT DATES for the team and upcoming season are:


 * Sunday, March 7th - Informal gathering at 1:00 of kids from all 
area teams interested in playing "touch" at Montgomery Park. The 
focus here is mainly on having fun and throwing the ball around a 
bit. We usually wrap things up between 2:00 and 2:30. Don't worry 
if you can't make this.
 * Tuesday, March 9th - First practice for the Highlanders starts at 
5:30 at El Oso Grande Park on Morris and Osuna. Practice will last 
for an hour and it's OK if you arrive a bit late. I can accommodate 
everyone's schedules as needed.
 * Friday, April 9th - First match. Details to be announced.


PRACTICES - We will continue to have practices at El Oso Grande 
every Tuesday at 5:30 for one hour. The only exception will be 
Tuesday, March 16th, when we don't have any practice planned because 
of Spring Break. El Dorado's high school rugby team (boys and 
girls) also practices at this park so it can be good opportunity for 
parents and kids alike to see the "big kids" in action.

PRACTICE GEAR - Just come dressed in comfortable clothes for 
running around. Soccer type gear is fine, and cleats or sneakers 
are good too. No shin guards needed. Even though we play non- 
contact, we do encourage the kids to practice with mouth guard just 
in case they bump into each other.

MATCHES - Matches will start on April 7th, and are played on Friday 
evenings. Additional matches will be played on April 16th, 23rd, 
30th, and May 7th and 21st. We also have a tournament on May 16th 
during the Celtic Fest held at Balloon Fiesta Park.

REGISTRATION - Registration is very simple to do online at the AYRU 
website. Registration fee this year should be around $35 and will include a uniform and ball. I'll update everyone at practices.

PLEASE BRING A FRIEND OR TWO! - If your child has any friends 
(boys and girls) that they think may be interested they are most 
welcome to come along. We are grateful for all the little ones we 
can gather up

Please don't hesitate to drop me a line if you have additional 
questions. Look forward to seeing many of you soon,

Tom Goslau
Coach - Young Highlanders

Posted by Reggie - Remove 22 Mar 10

Registration for the 2010 Spring Non-Contact (NCR) and U-15 Contact season is open.  The fee for U-9/U-11/U-13/U-15 Non-Contact Rugby is $42.00 ($30 AYRU registration + $2 online processing fee + $10 USA Rugby membership fee (CIPP).  The U-15 Contact Rugby fee is $65.00 ($55 AYRU registration + $2 online processing fee + $10 USA Rugby membership fee (CIPP).

Registration includes uniform (Jersey, Shorts, and Socks) and Rugby ball

To register select the NCR Registration Tab to the left of the Home screen and carefully read the instructions on the AYRU registration page that will open.  You can register for your USA Rugby membership by selecting the “CLICK HERE FOR USA RUGBY MEMEBRSHIP” link.

NOTES

Established teams are listed as a selection.  If you want to play for the team that you played on last season please select that team; if not, select the area of the City that you live in and please leave a detailed note in the comment block such as the area’s Elementary, Mid or High school.

Teams                        Coaches                                        Location

Comanche Dragons       Reggie Clark & Scott Henderson         Stardusk Skies Park

Lil Brujos                      Mike O’Hara                                  Montgomery Park

Corrales Spitfires           Ed Cole                                        Corrales Community Center

Rio Rancho Raptors        Bill Reilly                                       Enchanted Hills Elementary

Young Highlanders         Tom Goslau                                  Oso Grande Park

Los Lunas Jaguars          TBD                                             TBD

ABQ West Side              TBD                                             TBD

Posted by: Reggie Clark

Remove posting: 2 April 2010