Girls Rugby Initiative Offers Start-up Grants

USA Rugby has launched a campaign to encourage greater girls rugby participation.  Check out their promotional materials, as their "Try On Rugby" fliers happen to include a photo of some WGR alumns celebrating a try during their participation in the 2012 National Championship.

There are other grant programs outside of USA Rugby to help starts up girls teams.  WGR offers grants to help offset the coast of coaches taking a certification course.  The U.S. Rugby Football Foundation, the USRFF,  also offers grants for start up packages that include balls, tees, mouthgaurds, and field flags.  Check it out.

 

Details on the program include:

Try on Rugby Participation Program - The Try on Rugby Participation Program offers starter kits for anyone looking to introduce the sport of rugby to young girls. Starter kits contain rugby balls, flags, cones, and an extensive curriculum of flag rugby, fitness and nutrition, and life skills for girls under 18. The program is easily implemented and comes complete with everything you need to get started!

Try on Rugby for Adults – Women should have the opportunity to get involved in rugby at any age and Try on Rugby helps support the pathway to coaching, refereeing, and administrating. Offering educational materials and specific courses for women to get involved, Try on Rugby helps to increase the number of females in rugby at all ages.

Try on Rugby Grant Programs - We believe that the growth of rugby starts with the gift of a rugby ball. Try on Rugby offers two major grant programs to help more youth programs expand in the U.S. The first of these programs is for community organizations looking to start a rugby program at their location. The second grant program rewards women’s rugby teams for volunteering their time growing the sport in their community.

Give Her the Game – For those women that are dedicated to growing the game of rugby for young girls, Try on Rugby gives them a great philanthropic opportunity. Try on Rugby provides best practice materials and rewards for high school, collegiate, and adult women’s teams looking to raise funds to support new programs. These teams raise money to donate to the cause, which funds and supports Try on Rugby Starter Kits for schools and community organizations.