Welcome

Welcome to our Development Festival at Amersham & Chiltern Rugby Club.

We are delighted that so many great clubs have been able to attend, and we look forward to a full day of fun and entertaining rugby. Good luck to all the players and we hope you have a thoroughly enjoyable festival this year.

For me, Development Festivals are my favourite! Squarely aimed at those players that may be new to the game; that may not have much experience in a tournament environment; or perhaps aren’t quite as confident as some of their peers – this is a unique opportunity for these players to have the chance to dominate and gain confidence where they may not otherwise get the opportunity when playing in a mixed ability team.

Over the years we have had so many players at A&C play in these festivals, who have taken so much from the experience, gained confidence, and developed their game. This has always led to them simply enjoying the sport more, which has been lovely to watch. It is also a great opportunity to embody everything that TREDS stands for. It helps the players work better as a team, to show respect for each other and the coaches/referees, to enjoy themselves, and of course to show discipline and sportsmanship.

Finally, I must say a huge thanks to all of those that have helped with the organisation of the Festival, which simply wouldn’t happen without the enormous amount of time and effort they have put in. Well done to the Under 7s age group led by Alistair Peel and Ben King, our fixtures guru Rachel Harris, all ably assisted and supported by Jennie Cahill and Derek Wallace.

We are also very grateful to all our sponsor who recognises the importance of supporting our club. A special thank you this year to SDE11+ who are our main sponsor for the Festival.

Enjoy the day, respect each other and have some fun!

Rob Elms

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