Quote ="jools"Union introduce the skills at junior level in a much better way than league do IMO, initially its tag rugby- to me that encourages passing and catching skills rather than the league coaches methodof "give it the big lad so they can just run over the rest" - they build up certain skills each year- but of course that's at junior clubs where the coaches are specialised. The issue I feel is that kids suddenly get introduced to rugby at high school aged 11-having never watched or played the game- and the PE teachers aren't able to coach techniques correctly.'"
I agree, League’s coaching in the amateur game is (in general) shocking.
I wouldn’t want contact banned, just significantly better coaching and clubs run in a much better fashion.
I’d also prefer a complete rehash of the amateur systems to get away from this obsession we have of the amateur setup having to mimic the pro setup with having a straight League system. I think it should be much more based around cup comps, festivals etc and using touch rugby as well.
I’d also like to see touch (not tag) rugby be pushed massively by both clubs and the RFL as I think it can become RL’s version of 5-a-side football and be a great tool in spreading the game.
