U10's

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Q? Does my child have to have a gumshield?

Ans   The RFU "strongly recommends the wearing of MouthGuards (and ShinPads) & ideally they should be custom made from a dental impression of the teeth" ....... ( see ...RFU Continuum - Section Safety - point b. )

MRFC policy mirrors the RFU's recommendations.

Lead coach comment: wearing a mouthguard is 'best practice', that said... the onus is on parents to make these decisions and not the club/me.

Ans  The RFU will always recommend protection, but then...... you would expect them to wouldn't you. 

 MRFC policy:   Parental choice /player decision

 Lead Coach comment:  Some people subscribe to the view that children get better techniques when not relying on padding, some say that padding increases a players confidence when engaging in contact. My son plays with only a mouthguard as I see absorbing knocks/bumps as part of the ‘toughening up' process of this sport.

 If a player gets extra confidence from wearing either  headguard, shinguard, gloves, forearmguards, bodyarmour, kneepads, etc then that's ok with me, however I will remove any protection that inhibits the players ability to develop / play.

 As I did when a player turned up wearing insulated mittens ! or the player who's headguard was so big it covered his eyes  !

 I will not prohibit players from training/playing if they do not have any of the above

Kevin Brown - Lead Coach MRFC U9's 2007/08 

 "Soft padding breeds soft players" - anon

                       "physical toughness is a pre-requisite for rugby success" anon