Coaching Announcements

Hello,

Hopefully you are in the middle of a wonderful holiday season! As we wrap up the year, I'm excited to announce that the coaching appointments for the upcoming season have been finalized!

As you may have heard, Budd Bay Rugby has been working hard over the last few months to shift our coaching paradigm from a single head coach per team, with occasional assistant coaches, to a more flexible "pool" of coaches. The idea is that Budd Bay will ultimately have a large number of coaches who have all be trained in the same coaching style and can, on any given day, coach any of our teams to success. This change was spurred by a lack of coaches across the board, along with a desire to see a consistent coaching style from all of our team leaders. This shift means that we no longer have head coaches, but rather have a team of coaches, some of them focussing on particular teams.

Heading up our new coaching staff is Pete Sullivan. If you have any questions about coaching, or desire to be one, please email him! He would love to get you involved in our program.

And now, the coaching assignments for the 2012-2013 season:

Buffaloes (Senior Men)
Pete Sullivan
Phil Northcraft
Parrish Preston

Bandits (Senior Women)
Coach to be assigned
Assistants:
Marion Kaye (Pnut)
Erika DeLeon

Barbarians (Youth Boys)
Trevor Anderson (U19)
Mike Smith (U17)
Assistants:
Dan Conklin
Mike Radassa
Eddie Haigh
Matt Beagle
Aaron Turcotte
Pete Sullivan

Steelheads (Youth Girls)
Quigg Davis
Jeff Markoff
Marion Kaye (Pnut)
Erika DeLeon
Jen Horne

If you see a coach, please give them a warm thanks for committing to spending hours and hours during the cold, dark, wet evenings, along with their Saturdays, to help our players excel! And if you are at all interested - we really need more coaches! Not every coach can make every practice, so we are always looking for more hands helping to ensure fun and safety had by all

Saturday's a Rugby Day

There may not be any rugby games right now, but +Budd Bay Rugby Football Club's second annual holiday party is tonight! We look forward to seeing you all at this great fundraiser supporting our vision of owning our own fields.

There are a lot of great activities this evening including:

• Updates on our progress towards purchasing a piece of land
• A raffle with all sorts of amazing prizes
• A silent auction where you can get some truly great deals on items generously donated by both club members and community organizations
• Beer & Wine tasting
• Gear Sales
• Left-Right-Center - a game where you could walk away a big winner!
• Food!

Many of you will remember last year's event where we raised over $2,500 to support the development of our own field. We hope to at least match that again this year - if not double it! Of course, we won't be able to do that without your support, so don't forget to bring your donations! We will be accepting Cash, Checks and Credit Cards, and since we are a 501C3 organization, all your donations will be tax deductible. Receipts will be available upon request.

Saturday, December 22nd, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Once again, generously hosted by the LaValla's:

4537 Foxhall Dr NE

Olympia, WA 98516

See you tonight!

Saturday Fitness Postponed

Budd Bay Players,

With the holiday season upon us we will suspend the Saturday Fitness sessions until Saturday, January 5, 2013.

We will send out a reminder in the new year.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

2012 Budd Bay Rugby Holiday Party!

We hope you can make it!

Come join us for an evening of fun, food, drinks and games. Learn about our club, Vision Fund progress, and have some good laughs with club supporters like yourself!! Your donation includes tickets for craft beer & wine tasting and two raffle tickets for some great prizes.

Also, be prepared to bid on some high quality prizes during our silent auction, to close at 9:30 p.m., and put on your gamer hat for some fun rounds of Left-Right-Center, a fast-paced game that hopefully triples your money!

All donations benefit the Club's Vision Fund, which is dedicated to the purchase and development of club facilities to serve our youth and adult teams, and provide a central place for all our members to connect and enjoy rugby. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted at the event, or you can donate online in advance.

Many thanks to our prize donors, including:

Anchor Bank

BonJour Cupcakes

Colwyn Bay Rugby

Great Wolf Lodge

Lacey Ultimate Fitness

Puget Sound Energy

Scatter Creek Winery

* If you are interested in donating an item or service for auction or raffle, please let us know. *
The more goodness we have, the better the fundraiser!

Help us build a home for Budd Bay Rugby!!

Coaching Staff Announcement

BUDD BAY RFC COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT

Budd Bay Players, Parents and Supporters,

This coming Wednesday I am making a recommendation to the Board that relates to the 2013 Budd Bay Coaching Staff. This recommendation is based on our existing senior men’s coaching staff and volunteers who have applied for the 2013 youth seasons. We are still in the process for identifying and announcing a coach for our senior women’s team.

This season we have asked volunteers to apply for coaching positions within our club. We realize all our coaching staff are non-paid volunteers, but we strive to put the most dedicated, committed and knowledgeable personnel into positions that best fit their skills. The result of this effort will bring the maximum benefit to our players. Some volunteers have indicated that they can only commit a specific percentage of their time, and we appreciate any time that any volunteer can give. Other coaches are committed 100% to the season. Based on commitment levels, tactical experience, technical experience, communication skills, cultural development, planning and preparation skills, we are determined to develop a collaborative coaching staff whose goal is to provide a consistent coaching style and standard across all of our teams. Our philosophy is based on developing a coaching staff instead of head coaches and assistants. Obviously specific roles will be absorbed by coaches that are fully committed to all practices and games and their skill set fits those of our club’s needs.

Our goal, as a club, is to provide the tools to enable all our coaches get to the highest coaching level possible. This has an immediate impact on the skill level of our players. We have decades of coaching experience within this squad and we are already working as a group to share, collaborate and implement new coaching techniques. Some members were recently involved in a 3 day coaching clinic where one of the most respected coaching directors from New Zealand presented the latest coaching philosophies that are employed by the best teams around the world. The enthusiasm within this group is incredible. They are extremely eager to get the season up and running.

Our club is recognized, locally and nationally, for the large number of players that have gone on to earn State, All-American and National level honors. This is a direct by-product of the coaching standards that we expect our coaches to uphold.

We appreciate your commitment and support to our club, and at the youth level would like to personally thank you for the opportunity to have a positive impact on your child.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our coaching staff please contact me, any official member of our club, or go online and fill out a volunteer application.

Please feel free to contact me via email at peteandrachelle@comcast.net or phone (360) 485-6629 (cell) if you have any questions.

Fitness Saturdays

Coaches and Players,

Please note that our newly instigated Saturday training sessions have a new location, due to the soggy grass at Capital Lake. Join us at Olympia High School, in the parking lot adjacent to the football stadium. We will meet at 10:45 am to stretch, fitness from 11:00 - Noon. All coaches and players are encouraged to participate!

SAVE THE DATE - Holiday Fundraiser

Budd Bay Rugby Football Club is pleased to announce the second annual Holiday Fundraiser! Many of you will remember last year's event - great food, raffles, rugby discussions, and over $2,500 raised to support the development of our own field!

This year's event promises to be just as fun, with food, drinks, games and auctions filling the evening. We hope all of you can make it - so be sure to save the date:

Saturday, December 22nd, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Once again, generously hosted by the LaValla's:

4537 Foxhall Dr NE

Olympia, WA 98516

Please stay tuned for the official invite with further details, but for now, mark Saturday the 22nd on your calendar as an evening of great fun!