Social rugby vs commitments
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Originally Posted by
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I haven't been down the club for a year or so and that's disappointing to hear what's going on. 4th grade at Wanneroo was traditionally the team where the ex-first graders went once they'd reached "retirement" age, so was mostly guys in their 30s and 40s. They had some success and so I guess guys at the club are attracted to the team that is the most successful. But this is poisonous for the club and will no doubt cause bitterness and resentment. Unless you're old and broken you should be striving to play as high as possible. Uni were doing this for years with their 4th grade side and it became a bit of a joke, young guys in their 20s who should have been playing 1st grade running around playing against guys in their 40s and 50s..
Congratulate these young 4th grade players at Wanneroo, tell them they've been selected to play reserves, if they don't like it, like you said, they can fuck off. Kind of explains why I got a call to see if I could play 3rd grade because they were short, 4th grade refusing to step up.
It's clear that there needs to be some fundamental changes at Wanneroo, this is perhaps our poorest season in a long time, Prems, reserves, 3rd grade all bottom and 4th grade top?
If a player cannot commit to regular weekly training sessions (work, life or just being lazy) or only play every other weekend (eg work, FIFO) then where are they suppose to play other than 4th's? As a coach I would expect a lot more training commitment from reserve grade players than from my 4ths. Just a thought