Sam Melville (left) and Daniel Radigan (right) pictured with John Fletcher the National Academy Coach, have taken further steps forward from Yorkshire last year, and were asked to join the Yorkshire CB School of Rugby. This is the first step on the RFU Elite Player Development Group (EPDG) so we
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11 Otley zebras coaches attended the first Leeds Carnegie master class on Monday night.
The evening included sessions from Andy Key & Neil Back. The Zebras were by far the biggest group, again demonstating the coaches commitment to the highest standards of coaching for our players.
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The Zebras held a ‘Coach the Coaches’ sessions where Diccon Edwards (Leeds Carnegie Academy Coach) demonstrated some of the latest coaching techniques. The session covered rucking and ball presentation in contact and was aimed at the Under 7s to Under 12s coaches. Another session will be held in 2010 for
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Chris Dewhirst, Kevin Woodley, Hywell Matthews and Jon Tindall attended a coaching session run by Shaun Edwards. Coaching Coordinator, Chris Dewhirst, commented that it is great that we can have access to Shaun and benefit from his extensive experience of rugby union and league.
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Friday 9 October - Quiz night - each age group to raise a team
Saturday 7 November - Ladies' Day
Saturday 7 November - Bonfire Night
Thursday 19 November - Ladies' Evening
Friday 27 November - Italian theme night
Sunday 20 December - Xmas cheer
Friday 19 March - Gentlemans
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Congratulations to the U11's who won the Yorkshire Cup this year, beating York in a very well contested game. The U13's and U15's were both went out at the semi-final stage this year, but the U16's are still in the competition.
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Community Sports Coach Ben Steele and Andy Murphy's son Sam model the Zebras kit for 2008-9. The U7's to U12's will continue to wear the Zebras striped shirts and shorts with hooped socks, the U13's and over are switching to the first XV shirts, black shorts and hooped socks.
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A number of former Zebras ar ebeginning to make their way in the senior game - left to right Sam Pickering, Jason Moss, Charlie Middleton and James Morton all played in the secong XV last season, and have started pre-season with the first XV.
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Simon Harrison (left) and Andy Murphy (right) have joined the Zebras coaching team. Simon will coach the U7's and Andy will coach the U8's.
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The U10's had a terrific year winning their District and reaching the Gullivers National Final at Twickenham, wher ethey beat Walsingham 1-0 in the semi-final, but lost 1-0 to Macclesfield in the final. The team has strength in depth with their second team winning the Huddersfield B tournament.
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