North Yorkshire Service Area

The Service Area programme is aimed at bringing the best local talent in North Yorkshire Area to play against other regions.  The RFL send a Performance Analysis to each game and will nominate players for Regional Camp, along with coaches from opposition teams. All games are recorded and analysed by the performance department at the RFL. Players showing sufficient talent in regional camp will go on to play for National Camp. Service Area is therefore a player pathway for individuals to play at higher level.  In addition to this, coaches and match officials have the same opportunities to progress their skills and gain the necessary experience to further their careers. Learn to Train Programme North Yorkshire Rugby League Service Area is running a Learn to Train programme for Under 11’s at Huntington Sports Hall over a 3 month period this year with 31 boys signing up for the programme which will stretch into nine sessions. This programme is seen as a major learning stage for basic overall sports skills. The period between the ages of 9 and 12 years old is when children are in a state of developmental readiness in relation to acquiring skills that are the foundation of subsequent development in sport and of which we are targeting with the Learning to Train programme. Areas to be included on the programme are Fundamental Movement Skills ( Agility, Balance, Coordination & Speed, Jumping, Turning, Stopping & acceleration) Fundamental Sports Skills (Throwing, Catching) Sports Specific Skills ( Grip, Carry, Catch, Pass, PTB, Tackle, Kicking & Falling).   The sessions are all on a Wednesday evening and will take place on the 8th and 15th of October, 12th and 19th of November and the 7th, 14th, 21st and the 28th of January all starting at 6-00pm till 7-00pm. Players that attend this programme will then be invited to attend the trials for the North Yorkshire U12’s squad for the forthcoming 2009 season.