Rugby union?

Another training session, don't feel quite so bad after this one, still not great though. Having a good time though.

Having clearly made an impression with my pace, footwork and handling, it looks like I'm going to start being moved towards tighthead... any tips?
 
Missed almost all the weekends rugby, becoming a frequent occurrence unfortunately, once life settles down I hope that I'll start to get some more, or be able to watch it during the week more easily.
 
Well that was interesting. Some needles into my muslces, then a scraping chinese massage thing over my back. Got a sore shoulder, but my back feels a bit looser than it has in a while, certainly less uncomfortable. Hopefully a good nights sleep to rest the bruising will see it feeling good in the morning. 2nds are playing, but I'll not be involved, since there's no way I'm going to prop this early in my learning. I'll practice hard on wednesday though, and see if I fancy it next week.
 
So had my first game yesterday. Uncontested scrums in the end, so a bit more time to practice. Feeling alright after it, bit achy, but nothing serious. Burned the back of my hand since we were on artificial turf. Made some carries, some tackles and even got myself a try at the end :).
 
Had my second game on saturday. Contested scrums... that was an education! Something in my setup was off, I got beaten in every scrum, but generally after a few steps backwards would catch myself into a strong position and hold it. Going to work on it in training on Wednesday (assuming I've fully recovered!). Think if I can work out that initial stronger position, I'll be a lot better off.

It was cold and wet, but once again we won by 50+, and we nilled the opposition. Best news was that they are 2nd in the league (we are top), now we're clear by a few points too. We've got a bunch of kids that are rapid as anything. Pop up from a scrum to see the ball 60 yards down the pitch :D. One time we had a clean break after a scrum and I simply said "B*llocks to chasing that." the opposition loosehead remarked that he was thinking exactly the same :D.
 
Training last night, sessions are getting tougher! Few muscles are very sore this morning. Thankfully it's just a friendly this weekend, so I'm going to just rest up instead.
 
I'm nowhere near as nimble as I was as a kid. But I stepped one of the 1st team wingers in a training exercise yesterday :D made me feel rather happy! Not bad for an old, but new, tighthead.
 
It's a real killer for him, bet he never wastes time again though!

Was on an RFU safeguarding course today, starting to coach at u7s. I'll actually be able to run around tomorrow too, since there was no game today for me!

Figure if I can do some coaching, and actually get somewhere with it, then when I actually realise it's really silly to keep playing ;) I can stay in the game quite easily.
 
neviditelny said:
I would love to take up coaching, problem is with my work (NHS) and doing lots of shiftwork and a lot of nights there (mostly nights). It makes it quite difficult to commit to coaching.
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Depending on how far you want to go, I suspect most clubs would be grateful for anyone who can turn up even on occasion (at least for age grade).

It was pouring down this morning, just before we set off I got an email saying that if people don't want to come, then not to. We went anyway, the main coach was there with his son, and then more and more arrived, and the rain actually stopped. In the end we had 9 u7s and u6s! Amazing for the weather in the buildup, it would have been 10 had one of the parents left straightaway (I had to go to the clubroom to sort something out).
 
Training tonight was good. Feel a lot more alive than I have recently (no game saturday helped). Scrum practice on the machine was a lot better in terms of being comfortable in my setup, live will obviously be different. It went so well, we ended up ripping the machine out of the wooden sleepers that it's bolted onto! Guess that means we were driving up a bit much!
 
Really tough game on saturday, but we ended up winning, they had a brutal pack, but felt far more comfortable in the scrums. Went back a bit, but we were getting outpushed. Held a few, and even got the nudge on once or twice.

Feeling pretty battered now though, thumb got bent right back early on, and now from the knuckle of the index finger, and along the lifeline of the hand (and everything inside to the thumb) is coming up purple :D, got most the motion back in it now though. Shoulder isn't great either, but also feeling like it's slowly getting better.

My boy was at a festival on sunday, and that was a lot of fun too, really pleased with how the boys did, considering they've only just started playing.
 
Some folks suggested that I do a blog on getting back into it, so I have. It's not upto date yet, but there's a fair few entries, if anyone is interested.

backtorugbyat34.blogspot.com
 
Feeling rather broken today! Shoulder is very uncomfortable, couldn't finish the match. Got a week off, then a fixture that i may not take part in, then a month off basically, so I've got plenty of healing time now i hope.
 
So 2 months ago I had to come off with a really bad shoulder, haven't trained much since, and with christmas, my fitness has tanked. Shoulder is now pretty much OK, though I've got some muscle pain in my armpit (I think), but suspect that's posture related. Played today and went fairly well in the scrums, shoulder held together which is good, bloody knackered though. Initially asked my coach for 20 mins at the end, but he suggested starting so I could come off if needed... Ended up playing 65, came off, then went back on 5 minutes later :D. Did very little around the pitch, but felt it went well, fitness will hopefully return.
 
I'm going to ask my teammates if they saw the elephant that tap danced on my leg, because the bruises are clear but i don't remember it!

Tonight/tomorrow will be the worst i suspect. Some ibuprofen before bed to get a good nights rest.
 
My wife warned me not to over do it at training... she knows me. New tighthead prop me, decided that I'm the right person to chase down the break in our touch rugby game. To be fair I surprised myself with how well I kept up with the nippy guy, and actually put enough pressure on that he dropped the ball over the line! Pulled my calf in the process though :(. Still, no game this weekend, so a chance to recover.
 
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