If you’re a parent deciding what sport your kid should try in elementary and middle school, and you don’t have rugby on your list, then you’re making a mistake.
Rugby is played as non-contact touch or flag rugby in most areas of the country until you get to high school. In middle school, kids are taught how to tackle and to start getting into contact, if that’s what they want. So if your first thought is, “Is a tackle sport for my little kid?” The answer is: not until they get older.
But there’s more:
Rugby is Fun
Unlike just about any other team sport, rugby is about all players having the same opportunity to run with the ball, pass the ball, and play defense. It’s very difficult to dominate even a 7-a-side game with one really good player. You need everyone to participate, and because of that, everyone gets to participate. And since what we want for our kids at a young age is for them to get outside, run around, be a part of something, and enjoy themselves, it seems like rugby is a good choice.
Coaching
Rugby people are kind of obsessed about rugby, and they consume it in all its forms as much as they can. As a result, the coaches take rugby coaching very seriously, and understand the delicate nature of teaching contact, and other skills. If you get a rugby coach, you will get a very good coach. In other sports, you could get a good coach, or you could get someone who played the sport once and shrugged and said, “Sure, I’ll do it.” It’s not the same.
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