The Chicago Wapiti RFC have been extended an invitation to march in this year’s South Side Irish Parade on Sunday, March 11, 2012. In order for us to accept this invitation, we would like to know how many of our players would be available to march. Please answer the following question. If you are interested, please insert the number of participants in the comments field:
We’re sorry, but the program for our youngest players, under seven years old, is now full. Anyone wishing to participate in our 30×30 program may request to be added to our waiting list. Siblings of older players will be given priority.
Wapiti treasurer Roy Hays will be representing the club at this weekend’s youth development conference in Atlanta.
Chicago Wapiti RFC club president Sean O’Conor attended the Illinois Youth Rugby Association (iYRA) annual general meeting on Saturday, January 14, 2012.
Why Rugby? To borrow the words of the International Rugby Board when they presented their case to include Rugby as an Olympic Sport in the 2016 games as well as the Pan American Games in 2011 – “Rugby has a long-standing ethos of fair play and friendship.” It is a free-flowing game designed for players of all shapes, sizes and athletic abilities. It involves many elements that kids love such as running, passing, catching, and kicking while engaging them in decision-making and supporting teammates. Rugby has a unique spirit as a team sport which stresses agility
Currently there is no developmental youth rugby program available within the City of Chicago for Ratingsthis age group of 3rd thru 8th grade boys and girls. Our program is officially underway. Please visit the Fundraising page to provide your financial support…, camaraderie, courage, grace under pressure, respect and sportsmanship. As the newest addition to the Olympic Games, the popularity of rugby is sure to grow.
This idea for a Youth Development Rugby Program began several months ago when a group of fathers independently began searching out a way to bring their sons and daughters to the game of rugby. In realizing that there were no existing youth rugby programs in the City of Chicago, we began discussions on how to bring the game to our own sons and daughters. Starting a club with a dozen kids was not the answer as there would be no teams nearby to play. The natural evolution of the idea soon became to create an organization that could potentially have eight teams and close to one hundred participants so the kids could learn the game and play it in their own neighborhoods in a fun and safe environment.
When Rugby is introduced in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, we would be very proud to be part of a five-year old program that has boys and girls as old as 16 years old playing who have the necessary skills to dream of playing for in the 2020 Olympic Games and to be able to help make that a reality.
The Chicago Wapiti RFC will be playing youth touch rugby on Sundays at Revere Park from 2:00pm – 4:00pm from Apr 15 through Jun 24. Kids who are between the ages of 4 and 14 are invited to sign up. Registration is $100 for kids 7 and up and $30 for our U7 30×30 program.
