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| Quote ="jonh"Kids afraid to make mistakes have a poor coach in my opinion.
It is not about wining or losing it is about the kids developing the core skills which in my opinion these new rules do not.'"
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A number of kids from Stanley and other clubs are currently involved in a pilot scheme by the RFL.
It is held at Wakefield by RLF coaches.
I was excited when this was first introduced the concept of the 4 week program.
Sadly 3 weeks in the kids have done virtually identical sessions each week.
1 session t and p, 1 session traditional, and 1 "game" activity.
Very little variation and the feedback from the parents who have attended and watched has been identical on each occasion.
Really poorly done in my opinion and an opportunity to really get into junior development missed.
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I'm happy to say that Spartans Head Coach Richard Kelly (The Clan) has been nominated for the English Schools Rugby League Board 'Outstanding Contribution to Schools Rugby' award for 2012; the nomination was made by our club link school Ossett Academy, in recognition for Rich's work at the Academy in helping them towards their best ever season of RL.
The ceremony takes place on 11th November at the City of Salford stadium - good luck Rich!
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| Quote ="bren2k"I'm happy to say that Spartans Head Coach Richard Kelly (The Clan) has been nominated for the English Schools Rugby League Board 'Outstanding Contribution to Schools Rugby' award for 2012; the nomination was made by our club link school Ossett Academy, in recognition for Rich's work at the Academy in helping them towards their best ever season of RL.
The ceremony takes place on 11th November at the City of Salford stadium - good luck Rich!'"
Well deserved, he has a knowledge and a love of the game that makes him stand out IMO and i hope the youngsters at Spartans realise how lucky they are. |
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| Quote ="El Rey"Well deserved, he has a knowledge and a love of the game that makes him stand out IMO and i hope the youngsters at Spartans realise how lucky they are.'"
It doesn't always show, but I think they do - they'd all run through a brick wall for him though.
Our first season has been a bit of a whirlwind - hard work starts now though, recruiting for 2 new age groups and turning ourselves into a 'proper' club, rather than just a team; still looking for coaches, volunteers and players for U14's, 13's & 12's, as well as sponsors.
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| Quote ="bren2k"It doesn't always show, but I think they do - they'd all run through a brick wall for him though.
Our first season has been a bit of a whirlwind - hard work starts now though, recruiting for 2 new age groups and turning ourselves into a 'proper' club, rather than just a team; still looking for coaches, volunteers and players for U14's, 13's & 12's, as well as sponsors.
Fancy dusting off your boots Al?'"
I have been through the stages of setting up a club from scratch just like the Spartans.
1 team first season and then onto other ages, sadly it got too much and in all honesty a bloke called Andrew Wood did most of the setting up/paperwork and it got too big for him so the parents ended it by voting to merge with another club who had no juniors at the time and wanted a youth set up (we both knew) they wanted grant money/funding and suprise suprise they folded shortly after and the players went off to other clubs.
You guys have had it easy  we started with a school changing room and car headlights for training/flasks of soup on really cold nights. We did step up to a leaky roofed portacabin after much fund raising and a fair bit of begging.
Would i do it all again, well not a chance in hell but i treasure those memories and always will.
If i could get involved at any level i would be down at the Spartans like a flash but i can't promise to give 100% and i'm afraid anything less than 100% is not good enough for me.
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| Quote ="El Rey"You guys have had it easy
we started with a school changing room and car headlights for training/flasks of soup on really cold nights. We did step up to a leaky roofed portacabin after much fund raising and a fair bit of begging.'"
We've definitely done the car headlights thing! I reckon every amateur club must have done that at some point. We were very lucky with sponsors for our first season - not sure it will be so straightforward next year, things being as they are with in the business world; we haven't had any grant funding at all thus far - just starting that process now - it's painful.
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We got turned over by Brighouse this morning - our lads just didn't turn up and they did; good honest game though, with no niggly stuff or abuse from the sidelines. Fantastic facilities up there by the way, very impressive - exactly what we'd like to end up with!
Just the BARLA Cup games to play now, then we're done for the season; Shaw Cross at home next Sunday - feel free to come down to WYSS and show your support for the amateur game!
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| Panthers 12s ground out a good win at dewsbury Celtic 10-24 despite having a depleted squad,plenty of effort from both sides but again the game was spoilt by another referee that seemed intimidated by bigger and more mature players,I'm all for young lads reffing but they should stick to reffing the 9s 10s not teenagers who are full of it.
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| Panthers 12s were again given the task of playing oulton Vikings and ran out 38-10 winners. Credit oulton who were better than the scoreline suggests and they were well in the game at ht.
Our boys played well in patches but know they will after improve in the coming weeks in the barla cup if they are to threaten the big guns.
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| hello from salou  
heard on the international grapevine the 17 from crigg started their defence of the cup against the other outon outfit with a more larger landslide ,
OUTSTANDING but unlevel i guess
roll on the season and the new cards 
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Spartans got past Shaw Cross yesterday to reach round 2 of the BARLA Cup; convincing scoreline in the end, but Shaw Cross never stopped coming and played really well - a cracking set of lads who were a credit to their club.
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Some direction please, are we allowed to talk about the u11s scores as its technically the u12s Yorkshire Cup ??
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| Quote ="binks"Some direction please, are we allowed to talk about the u11s scores as its technically the u12s Yorkshire Cup ??'"
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Cheers Rob,
Ok The Panthers U11s were drawn away at Dewsbury Moore ( a team they had never beaten )
In a game that was full blooded but never actually spilt into nasty both teams can be credited with fine defensive displays, No yard was either asked or given by either side and i can bet less than 10 first time takles were not completed. When you take into account the threat both teams possess in attack that speaks volumes.
On the day the Panthers pack just edged it and left enough broken field to allow the panthers backs to take advantage and edge it 2 tries to one, we also found out our new boy could kick as good as Kevin Sinfield adding 2 very decent conversions that were just enough to take the Panthers into the next round draw.
The Panthers to a man played as well as ive ever seen and played Ades gameplan to a tee, Well done all
Anyone know when the draw is ??
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Draws tommorow with next round next week i heard
todays u12's results
Sunday 21st October Round one
Under 12’s
Beverley Braves 6 v 24 Hull Victoria Titans
Dewsbury Moor 6 v 12 Castleford Panthers
East Leeds 16 v 12 East Hull
Normanton Knights 30 v 4 Eastmoor Dragons
Siddal 66 v 6 Holderness Vikings
Stanley Rangers 9 v 8 Stanningley
My lads play for Hull Wyke who will be in the next round
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I apolgise, already done
Round two 28th October Under12’s
Stanley Rangers v Siddal
Hull Wyke v Oulton Raiders
Shaw Cross Sharks v Normanton Knights
Castleford Lock Lane v East Leeds
Castleford Panthers v West Bowling
Kippax Welfare v Drighlington
West Hull v Hunslet Warriors
Hull Victoria Titans v Skirlaugh Bulls
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Round two 28th October Under12’s
Stanley Rangers v Siddal
Hull Wyke v Oulton Raiders
Shaw Cross Sharks v Normanton Knights
Castleford Lock Lane v East Leeds
Castleford Panthers v West Bowling
Kippax Welfare v Drighlington
West Hull v Hunslet Warriors
Hull Victoria Titans v Skirlaugh Bulls
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Cheers Hutchie,
The stand out for me in that is Stanley beating Stanningley, very well done boys I know its been tough recentley but what a time to get the monkey off ya back.
Out of interest did any of the Hull v Yorks results surprise ??
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Round two 28th October Under12’s
Stanley Rangers v Siddal
Hull Wyke v Oulton Raiders
Shaw Cross Sharks v Normanton Knights
Castleford Lock Lane v East Leeds
Castleford Panthers v West Bowling
Kippax Welfare v Drighlington
West Hull v Hunslet Warriors
Hull Victoria Titans v Skirlaugh Bulls
Under 13’s
Greetland Allrounders v Eastmoor Dragons
Oulton Vikings v Hunslet Warriors
Stanley Rangers v Siddal
Hull All Blacks v Hull Wyke
East Hull v West Bowling
Shaw Cross Sharks v Castleford Panthers
Hull Isberg/East Leeds v Crigglestone All Blacks
Dewsbury Moor v Castleford Lock Lane
Under 14’s
Eastmoor Dragons v Hunslet Warriors
Drighlington v Brighouse Rangers
Normanton Knights v Dewsbury Moor
Stanley Rangers v Holderness/Lyndley Swifts
Sandal Spartans v West Hull
West Bowling v Hull Wyke
Castleford Panthers v East Leeds
Oulton Invaders/Skirlaugh v Dewsbury Celtic
Under 15’s
Beverley Braves v Dewsbury Moor
Siddal v Normanton Knights
Hull Wyke v Hunslet Warriors
Myton Warriors v Shaw Cross Sharks
Bradford Dudley Hill v Castleford Panthers
West Bowling v East Hull
Doncaster Toll Bar v Skirlaugh Bulls
Staney Rangers v West Hull
Under 16’s
East Hull v Myton Warriors
Stanley Rangers v Dewsbury Moor
Stanningley A v Hull Wyke
Drighlington v West Hull
Stanningley v Castleford P/Greetland
Shaw Cross Sharks v Stanley Rangers A
Skirlaugh Bulls v Milford Marlins
Walton Warriors v Siddal/Westgate
Under 17’s
East Hull/Oulton Raiders v Eastmoor Dragons
Thornhill/Hull Dockers v Crigglestone All Blacks
West Bowling v Castleford
Lock Lane King Cross Park v West Hull
Under 18’s
Oulton Raiders v West Hull
Odsal Sedbergh v East Leeds
Siddall/York Acorn v Kippax Welfare
Skirlaugh Bulls v Castleford Panthers
Hull Wyke v Halton Moor
Dewsbury Celtic v Churwell Chiefs
Thornhill Trojans v Featherstone Lions
Shaw Cross Sharks v Myton Warriors
The British Amateur Rugby League Association.
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Stanley Rangers v Siddal
Hull Wyke v Oulton Raiders
Shaw Cross Sharks v Normanton Knights
Castleford Lock Lane v East Leeds
Castleford Panthers v West Bowling
Kippax Welfare v Drighlington
West Hull v Hunslet Warriors
Hull Victoria Titans v Skirlaugh Bulls
Under 13’s
Greetland Allrounders v Eastmoor Dragons
Oulton Vikings v Hunslet Warriors
Stanley Rangers v Siddal
Hull All Blacks v Hull Wyke
East Hull v West Bowling
Shaw Cross Sharks v Castleford Panthers
Hull Isberg/East Leeds v Crigglestone All Blacks
Dewsbury Moor v Castleford Lock Lane
Under 14’s
Eastmoor Dragons v Hunslet Warriors
Drighlington v Brighouse Rangers
Normanton Knights v Dewsbury Moor
Stanley Rangers v Holderness/Lyndley Swifts
Sandal Spartans v West Hull
West Bowling v Hull Wyke
Castleford Panthers v East Leeds
Oulton Invaders/Skirlaugh v Dewsbury Celtic
Under 15’s
Beverley Braves v Dewsbury Moor
Siddal v Normanton Knights
Hull Wyke v Hunslet Warriors
Myton Warriors v Shaw Cross Sharks
Bradford Dudley Hill v Castleford Panthers
West Bowling v East Hull
Doncaster Toll Bar v Skirlaugh Bulls
Staney Rangers v West Hull
Under 16’s
East Hull v Myton Warriors
Stanley Rangers v Dewsbury Moor
Stanningley A v Hull Wyke
Drighlington v West Hull
Stanningley v Castleford P/Greetland
Shaw Cross Sharks v Stanley Rangers A
Skirlaugh Bulls v Milford Marlins
Walton Warriors v Siddal/Westgate
Under 17’s
East Hull/Oulton Raiders v Eastmoor Dragons
Thornhill/Hull Dockers v Crigglestone All Blacks
West Bowling v Castleford
Lock Lane King Cross Park v West Hull
Under 18’s
Oulton Raiders v West Hull
Odsal Sedbergh v East Leeds
Siddall/York Acorn v Kippax Welfare
Skirlaugh Bulls v Castleford Panthers
Hull Wyke v Halton Moor
Dewsbury Celtic v Churwell Chiefs
Thornhill Trojans v Featherstone Lions
Shaw Cross Sharks v Myton Warriors
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| Quote ="binks"Cheers Hutchie,
The stand out for me in that is Stanley beating Stanningley, very well done boys I know its been tough recentley but what a time to get the monkey off ya back.
Out of interest did any of the Hull v Yorks results surprise ??'"
Cant really say suprise as dont know too much about the Yorks teams
Only 4 Hull teams in and one was Beverley v Victoria which could have gone either way.
East Hull are a fairly strong team but they lost to East Leeds and Holderness vikings are a mid table side and got whalloped by Siddal (are they the ones to watch?).
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tbh East Leeds are not the strongest team but competitive, Siddal are one of the teams to watch along with Kipax and Lok Lane, I would normally say Stanningley but they gone out Big Surprise!! I don't no about West Bowling as they play Pennine League ??
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tough one for us due to the unknown but at least home advantage
Under 15’s
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Hull Wyke v Hunslet Warriors
Myton Warriors v Shaw Cross Sharks
Bradford Dudley Hill v Castleford Panthers
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Might be going bonkers - but according to the results then someone's cocked up . Stanningley won , but aren't in the draw whereas Eastmoor lost & they're in !
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