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Youth Section News
At the Youth AGM it was decided
that each Age Group would take responsibility for selling
programmes, raffle tickets and merchandise at one of
the Maidenhead 1st XV home matches, in consideration
of raising some funds for their individual age
group (ie each age group gets a percentage of sales).
This is how it works:
- Each age group takes one league
match day. That's 11 SW1 league matches for 11 age
groups, U7 – U17.
- Each age group provides ball
boys and a mascot (for kiddies) if they want, but
more importantly 6 adults to man: each door from the
clubhouse to the stand; each ground floor entrance
to the stand; plus each of the corners nearest the
Stafferton lodge and the Braywick Road to sell programmes;
plus (at least) 2 others (ladies?) to sell raffle
tickets / merchandise / Guess the Score competition
- Mini age groups U7 – U12 should
be encouraged to take the fixtures against more local
clubs and try and set up curtain raisers against their
equivalent age group from that club. If they won't
travel they should still try and get games against
e.g. Marlow, Windsor, Phoenix
- Junior age groups should each
run (e.g.) a kicking competition on their match days,
prize(s) to be arranged, to be run at half time. Spectators
could be invited to take the boys on. To vary this
we could go for a mass Youth section record breaking
event at the last home game of the season
- THIS IS THE IMPORTANT BIT -
In return for their efforts, age groups will be given
a percentage of the gate/raffle take to go to their
age group. Any other fund raising efforts they wish
to make could happen too e.g. BBQs. Until we sort
out the clubhouse food I don't have a problem with
that. It should improve the match day offer.
- In the event that an age group
can not or does not wish to arrange a fixture or event,
the offer still stands re gate takings and based on
response at the Youth AGM I would hope half a dozen
volunteers could be found for each match day
- Mini Age Groups could also consider
what last year's U11s did i.e. traveling to an away
fixture to play a curtain raiser on away soil and
support the first team, creating a "mini tour". Dates
are available now if anyone wants to consider this.
8th September – Reading
Taken by U12's
16th February – Cleve
Taken by U11's
Please liaise with Gareth at gareth@theajs.co.uk or on 01628 632775 as to which dates
you wish to support.
All those who attend the 1st
XV matches will know, an entertaining afternoon's rugby
is guaranteed, with the opportunity to pop into the
clubhouse after!
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