Norfolk & Chance
Peter Burge (5)
Its good you are here today. Its a shitty feeling, but it happens at all levels. The odd Non or poor trainers get the rails run and the gong. Reputation and association seem to "blinker" coaches. Players can feel almost punished for loyalty to a "club". It seems difficult to progress if you don't have the right advocate and mentor.
as parents we are not blinkered at all
At twenty your son is deciding where rugby fits in his life and where he fits in rugby. This also happens at all levels. Most of us that continued to play did it for the love of the game Fun Friendship and Fraternity.
Thirteen years of watching your kid's rugby is priceless but not eternal If you still want to play rugby there are teams for you.
Wood Rat, you are 100% correct, my son was never told to play rugby, every year he was asked what he wanted to do for winter sport and that was the case since he was 8. He chose Rugby every year. He even did it in summer with the Junior Gold and whatever it was called prior to that.
As he was still young enough when he started playing colts, he played colts on Saturday and then went back to club rugby on Sunday for 2 years to play with his mates.
Unfortunately I think part of the problem for my son is that he doesn't want to play for anyone else except Eastwood and until he gets past that he won't be playing. playing junior reps for Eastwood from 10's to 17's without missing a year, I think makes you an Eastwood man for life, well at least in my son's eyes. Yes I am a blinkered parent, I'll admit that but I'm not blind to reality. I would prefer to say I'm protective and that was needed last year, unfortunately.
