Anyone who has read this blog will know that sport is a recurring theme in this house. A welsh rugby and football loving husband who has passed his sport obsessed genes onto our children and the two boys are completely obsessed with sport. When we were invited to experience a Match Day Coachclass with the WASPS rugby club I was very interested to find out more.
I was really impressed to discover that WASPS play an active role in their local community with their mission being;
“To educate, motivate and inspire through the power of sport.”
The WASPS Coachclass program which is sponsored by BRITA has been delivering rugby focused activity camps for over 12 years for children aged 6 to 17 through Premiership Rugby Academy. Through holiday and weekend camps, they offer children of all ages and abilities the chance to learn the latest rugby skills and techniques. The Match Day Coachclass is a ninety minute coaching session at a Community Match Day Training Venue followed by the chance to watch the WASPS in action in their home stadium.
When I told the male members of the family about the experience, I was quite popular I can tell you. They had the most amazing day. The Coachclass took place at local rugby club followed by a match against London Welsh at Adams Park Stadium in High Wycombe and I gave my husband the very important job of reporting back on the day’s events.
As a rugby fan and a fan of WASPS I was thrilled to be able to take my sons to a WASPS Match Day Coachclass. The morning was held at a local rugby club and just like every other rugby club it was friendly welcoming and had a wonderful community feel.
Both of my sons commented on how friendly everyone was. The coach for the class was friendly and supportive. He had a great manner with the children and managed to engage all ages and all abilities. R has just began playing rugby and learnt a lot from the session. L is a rugby fanatic but lacks confidence to play I am sure the Coachclass has changed that. Lots of mud and dropped balls but a great experience.
We were then lucky enough to watch WASPS play London Welsh the atmosphere was fantastic with WASPS playing their final game before moving to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. R could not understand how both home and away supporters sat by each other. I had to explain that rugby fans are happy to sit by each other and discuss the strengths of both team. Thank you WASPS coach class and BRITA for inspiring both my sons to play a sport that teaches so much about fair play and engenders a wonderful sense of community. I may even put my boots back on.
When the boys came home, they were buzzing from the whole experience and I am really impressed not only by the WASPS commitment to children and the local community but also by offering experiences like this which really do inspire kids and encourage them to play a sport. The combination of the Coachclass session followed by watching a match is a fantastic idea. WASPS are moving to their new home at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in a few weeks and the boys were so excited by their day, that we have booked to take them to the WASPS first game at the new stadium. L is already counting down the days, hours and minutes.
BRITA are the sponsors of WASPS Community Foundation and you can find out more about the Coachclasses here.
We were given a complimentary Coachclass session and tickets to watch the match for the purpose of this review. All opinions are our own.
It sounds like a fantastic experience! We were invited to go too and I know I would have been a very popular mum, but we couldn’t make it due to, ironically, important rugby matches!
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My husband would have loved to go to this experience. He is always telling me about the courses Maesteg RFC used to run with Dai Arthur.