DeA Tigers RFC

Dear Minis Members

I hope you and your kids had a great time at the Tai Po festival last weekend. The weather was great and everyone seemed to be having a good time. DeA teams performed very well throughout the day, which was very encouraging, so thanks to the coaches for all their hard work in preparation for the festival.

This Sunday, we only have the use of pitch 3, as pitches 1 & 2 will be used for a tertiary rugby festival all day. Therefore, training will be split on Sunday:

08.30-10.30 - U6, U7, U8 and U9 age groups

10.30-12.30 - U10, U11, U12 and U11/12 girls

I hope this does not inconvenience the older age groups too much with the later starting time! The DeA senior team players will be at King's Park to help with coaching on Sunday, so many thanks to them for giving up their Sunday morning to help coach the Minis. We are hoping to have 2 senior players for each age group, so that should make training more excciting for the kids, rather than having to tolerate the usual coaching delights of their regular coaches!! I hope we can have a good turn out, as we need to tap in to the experience of the senior players and it will give the kids new insights into the game.

Finally, it would be great if our Minis members could turn up on Saturday to support the DeA first and second teams as they do battle in Divisions 1 & 2 respectively. The matches are both to be played on King's Park pitch 1:

Dear Minis Members

Just a final reminder about the Tai Po festival on Sunday. We need as many DeA Minis to attend as possible, so please make the effort to come. The schedule is attached for your reference. Great festival, with lots of exciting rugby, the bouncy castle, many stalls and fun activities, lots of food and beverages and a lion dance. There will be no parking on Sunday, as Tai Po control that and they have only given out parking permits to invited guests, so please use public transport and get off at Wylie Road. Do not attempt to drive up Wylie Path to the sports ground, as this will cause traffic flow problems.

Also, be very careful and vigilant with your personal belongings on Sunday as things always go missing at these events. Do not leave your possessions unattended at any time and make sure your kids take care of theirs too.

I hope everyone has a great day on Sunday and I hope you all give the kids plenty of vocal support. However, please remember that all referees are volunteers and that they are doing a tough job with only one pair of eyes. Please treat all referees with respect on the day, especially me!! We all make mistakes, so please applaud the referees after the games rather than giving them a bad day!!

Go Tigers!!

Peter (DeA Minis Chair)

Dear Minis Members

I attach the schedule for Sunday. Please make sure you know whether your child will play in the morning or the afternoon, depending on age groups. Please arrive at King's Park at least 30 minutes before the first matches so that coaches have time to organise teams and check attendance. We need a good turn out this Sunday, as we have lots of matches, and it is a great festival for the kids to play in, competing against kids from 17 other clubs.

Just as an early notification, on Sunday 24th January we will only have the use of all of pitch 3. Therefore, U6, U7, U8 and U9 age groups will train from 08.30-10.30 on pitch 3. U10, U11, U12 and U11-12 girls will train on pitch 3 from 10.30-12.30. The other two pitches are being used for a tertiary tournament. We are trying to arrange for the DeA senior players to come and train the Minis on the 24th January also, so it is importnat for the kids to attend on that day.

I am sure all the DeA Minis will play their hearts out on Sunday in the Tai Po festival, so let's hope for a successful and injury-free day.

Regards and Go Tigers!!!

Peter (DeA Minis Chair)

Dear Minis Members

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday. We hope to welcome you all back to training at King's Park this Sunday. Pitch arrangements:

08.30-10.30  Half of pitch 3  U6-U7s

08.45-11.00  Pitch 2  U8-U10s

08.45-11.00  Pitch 1  U11-U12s and U11-12 Girls

Important that all players attend this weekend, as this is the last chance to prepare for the Tai Po festival at King's Park on Sunday 17th January. This will involve matches against players from 17 clubs throughout Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, so it is a great occasion for the kids. Coaches will need players to come this weekend, so as to organise teams for the following week and to get in final training/preparation. Please make every effort to be there.

 There will be a refereeing course organised by the HKRFU, starting next week. This is for people who want to referee from adults down. DeA Minis will pay for anyone who completes the course and submits a payment receipt. Details:

Dear Minis Members

On behalf of the DeA Minis Committee, I would like to wish you all a safe and peaceful Xmas holiday and a prosperous New Year!! Enjoy the break from rugby this week and we hope to see you all back at King's Park on Sunday 3rd January 2010.

Just a reminder that it is the New Year's Day festival at Hong Kong Football Club on Friday 1st January, which has games between Peninsula v HK Island all day, starting with the U14 girls at 10.30 a.m. and finishing just after 6.15pm. If you have free time, please come along and support the teams. We have many DeA boys and girls playing for Peninsula in all age groups.

All the best and Go Tigers!!

Peter (DeA Minis Chair)