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Monthly Edition: May 2011
5 Tips on how to get rugby ready
Brian Armstrong, Viking's Men's Coach
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Develop an Aerobic Base: This can be done through long runs at a moderate pace. This increases your aerobic capacity (also known as, 'endurance') which, for rugby will help you recover faster during whistles. It will also aid in recovery for your next phase of training...the anaerobic phase.
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Improve Your Anaerobic Capacity: This can be accomplished through exercise that includes bursts of maximum effort alternated with low level recovery exercise. The simplest example would be wind-sprints. The high-level activity improves your anaerobic capacity allowing you to work harder during the game. Rugby is an anaerobic sport!
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Core Training: In the gym, training from the chest to the knees is vital for all athletes. especially rugby players. A powerful core is vital in all contact sports and will help in scrummaging and all contact situations. Bench press, squats, deadlifts, cleans, and a variety of static and dynamic abdominal work can be included in your workouts. Sorry guys, arms are for the beach.
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Nutrition: Eating properly if you are training hard is more important than the training itself. Senior players: Remember that alcohol is for after the match, not the night before.
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Rugby IQ: Mental training is often forgotten in many sports. Acquire a better understanding of the laws of rugby and watch some games, if you can. A higher rugby IQ always results in an improved performance. Click here to review IRB Laws.
Betcha didn't know...
Vikings Facts:
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Chris Krause was the Founder of the Vikings on February 12, 1959
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“Vikings” name came from the trend new clubs were adopting. Most names wished to denote a historical association with strength, valour and a hint of Celtic rapine and pillage
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The club colours were chosen to represent the black of the New Zealand and the red was an honour paid to Krause's wife Brenda, whose ancestry was Welsh
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Except for a core of British players, most of the Canadian boys knew nothing of the game when the club started
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First season was played at Alexandra Park and then moved to Lakeview Park
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Dues in 1959 was $10, students paid $5!
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First game was on April 6th, 1959 vs Balmy Beach in a 9-0 loss
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First win was on April 29th, 1959 vs Toronto Nomads with a score of 16-11
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Vikings Clubhouse in Raglan was purchased on July 12, 1995 and was named after Dave Thompson in June 2005
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Women's program started in 1999 and was initiated by Chris McKee
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Junior program started in 1977 and was initiated by Mike Stone and Ron Pither
Chris Krause Facts:
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Chris Krause immigrated to Toronto from England in 1951
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Krause played wing with the Toronto Nomads prior to the Vikings and held various positions with the ORU in the 60's & 70's
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Krause recognized that Canadian boys had few opportunities to participate in contact sports after high school so he decided to start the Vikings
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Krause was also very active in the development of rugby in local high schools
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Krause passed away in the winter of 1983 after a long fight with cancer
For more details on the history of Chris Krause and the Oshawa Vikings, visit http://www.oshawavikings.ca/about-us/club-history
What do you think so far?
We've now deployed three monthly editions of the Scrumdown Report and we want to know how we're doing. Please, please, please take this very short, 5 question survey to help us, help you!
Click here to take the survey.
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Chris Krause Tournaments
Date: Sat, May 7th
Time: 9:00am
Location: Thompson Park
(Vikings Clubhouse)
110 Raglan Road W, Raglan
click to see a map
Men's Details:
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Changed to Saturday, May 7th due to poor field conditions
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Teams are being confirmed due to rescheduling
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Barrie RFC was the 2010 Champs so the Vikings are going to pour it on strong to recapture the four year winning streak from '05-'08.
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Contact Johnny Watkins for more information
johnnybwatkins@hotmail.com
Women's Details:
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4 teams are confirmed for the day including: Toronto Nomads, Toronto Scottish, Mississagua and the Vikings.
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The Vikings Women are two time defending champs so come out and cheer them on for a three-peat!
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Contact Chris McKee for more information
kaisermckee99@hotmail.com
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Captain's Dinner
Date: Sat, May 14
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Shoeless Joe's
33 Taunton Rd W, Oshawa
click to see map
Cost: Dependant on individuals orders
Details: The Captain's Dinner is a night to recognize our 2011 Senior Team Captains and Men's and Women's representatives. This is week one of the season and both men's and women's teams are playing at home so it's a great opportunity to get everyone together!
Menus options will follow and all attendees are responsible for paying their individual bills directly with the restaurant. Seating is reserved for 60 people so get there early. Contact Johnny Watkins for more information
johnnybwatkins@hotmail.com
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Social Member Luncheon
Date: Sat, May 14
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Thompson Park
(Vikings Clubhouse)
110 Raglan Road W, Raglan
click to see a map
Details: All social members are invited to join us for lunch during the men's first game of the season. Come up to the club for a great day of rugby and see some old faces! Registration will be open for those that have not yet purchased their 2011 social membership.
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Pub Crawl!
Date: Sat, May 28
Time: 6:30pm
Location: See details
Cost: $10 per person
Details: Make your way to our fantastic club sponsor,
Shoeless Joe's (Taunton & Simcoe, Oshawa)
for 6:30pm. Bus will make its way to the Tartan for karaoke and then to Downtown Whitby for the night.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE ONLY 45 SPOTS ON THE BUS.
Contact Jeff McDiarmid to book your seat
mcdiarmid_10@msn.com. |
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Outdoor Training!
Weekly team training is starting and soon again, the field will be in use every night of the week. See below for start dates, practice night and time.
- Men: Tues/Thurs, 6:30-8pm
- Women: Mon/Thurs, 6:30-8pm
- U12: Start May 3; Wed, 6:30-8pm
- U14: Start May 11; Wed, 6:30-8pm
- U10: Start May 11; Wed, 6:30-8pm
- U8: Start May 11; Wed, 6:30-8pm
- U18 Girls: Start May 30; Mon, 6:30-8pm
- U16 Boys: Start May 30; Mon, 6:30-8pm
- U15 Girls: Start May 30; Mon, 6:30-8pm
- U18 Boys: Start May 31; Tues, 6:30-8pm
Contact your team rep for more information.
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High School Volunteers
& Referees Needed!
As part of our Junior Program Development plan, the Vikings want to reach out and help feeder high schools enhance their rugby programs. We are looking for anyone who may be interested in volunteering at a local high school as well as those who are certified referees who are interested in refereeing high school games. Time commitment is completely flexible to your availability and arrangements with the coaches.
For more details, contact Lindsay Code, merner7@msn.com.
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Get your Fundraising Cards!
The Vikings 2011 fundraising program involves minimal effort from every member in the club! The Vikings are selling coupon cards that can be used at local companies in the Durham Region and offers over $250 in savings. Every playing member will be asked and required to buy/sell 5 tickets at $10 each. This is only $50 worth of sales each that will generate over $10,000 in much need funds for the club.
Fundraising and Sponsorship is extremely important to enhance our programs and it also provides the resources to keep our fees for registration as minimal as possible. Get your cards!!!
For more information, contact Richard Wheller, richardwheller@rogers.com.
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5th Annual ITGC!
Book now!!! We've reached an amazing milestone as 2011 brings the 5 th Annual Ian Thompson Golf Classic, and it's just around the corner. This truly is a special day that's meant to help remind ourselves to "Keep in Touch" with family and friends and appreciate their significance in our lives to honor Ian, who will always be in our hearts. It's a day of friendship, stories and good times. Life is busy, this we all know, but this is a day that so many of us mark on our calendar as a day to take time out, reflect, relax, remember and enjoy.
Call 3 friends you want to spend a great day with and book your spot. Foursomes are required to be booked and paid in advance to hold your spot.
Click here for details or email us to book your spot, ITGC@hotmail.com. |
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High School
Tournament Success!
The Vikings high school tournaments we a great success with over 1,000 players from Durham Region taking part. This year, the tournaments were hosted at Henry St High School, in partnership with the Vikings.
Congratulations to the following tournament champions:
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Midget Boys: Sinclair SS
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Junior Boys: Maxwell Heights SS
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Junior Girls: All Saints SS
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Senior Girls: Pickering HS
Special nod to Chris McKee for all his hard work and dedication to these tournaments and developing youth rugby in Durham Region. |
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