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TIP OF THE WEEK
08 Mar 2012

The Importance of a conditioning Foundation At all age groups, it is essential that the fundamentals of hard work and application are laid down leading into the season. This does not mean, however, that sessions have to be overly structured and long. Particularly at a young age, it is essential to stress skill and physical development through fun and challenging games and drills without becoming overly complicated - keep things fun and simple. Young players (14 years of age or younger) are essentially aerobic animals and, as such, do not need to perform a large amount of structured conditioning. It is important to address speed, agility and movement development alongside their individual maturation. This can be tracked simply by measuring and recording heights - I'm sure every coach will be able to pick this up visually. Remember, as an individual grows, their coordination will be a step behind - the gangly teenager. At these stages, it is vital that the basic fundamentals are addressed to 're-train' the neural system to allow for the execution of simple skills - this may be simply running well or catch and pass. I believe it is also important for all players at this age to experience a variety of sports and stimuli - too often do players 'specialise' at an early age and lose the experiences and skills developed through other sports - challenge these young athletes with a variety of balls, bats and games.

TOUGH LOVE IN RUGBY LEAGUE
27 Mar 2012

"Tough Love" is a new initiative in Rugby League to stamp out violence in our game, particularly from U/13-17's. It involves the following: Automatic send offs for punching Zero tolerance for fighting Abandoning games for melee's Minimum suspensions for violence Stamping out abuse of match officials Read more for the details of this policy - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Valentine-Eleebana JRLC

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Welcome to our new website. We think it looks great and hope you will too. We believe we are the best club in the region, and this website has been designed to reflect that.

From humble beginnings in 1970, when the “Demons” first played at Croudace Bay soccer ground, to the 1973 move to it’s current location, our club was established on the principle of participation for all and a love of rugby league. None of this would have been possible without many hours of hard work by our founding members.

It is with great pride that, with the help of our players, parents, sponsors and supporters, these principles continue today at the Valentine Eleebana Devils!

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  • TRIVIA NIGHT
    23 Jun 2012
    Get your brains working as this year we are having a Trivia Night.