by Pieter Vorster | Jun 4, 2013 | Community Involvement
Hello Kickers, Elevate the Arts, now referred to as Elevate, is a family orientated grass roots arts festival in Courtenay this weekend. See their website at: http://www.elevatethearts.com/ The organizers are looking for capable bodies to help with setup and teardown of tents, tables, and barricades. Friday Mid-day, and both Saturday, and Sunday Mornings. Volunteers are requested to put in a minimum of 4hrs of volunteer work. By doing so the volunteer + 1 guest will have access to the events hospitality area which has snacks, meals, and best of all beer by donation. To sign up, email the Volunteer Organizer Camille at cdouglas@wedler.com Cheers, Greg Merchant, President of the Comox Valley Kickers RFC...
by Pieter Vorster | May 21, 2013 | BCRU / VIRU News, Club Events, Referees
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC - The BC Rugby Referees’ Society will be running a Level One Introduction to Officiating Course in Campbell River on the weekend of June 22nd and 23rd. Completion of this course will give participants a minimum certification to referee Rugby in British Columbia. Location: Carihi Secondary School – 350 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, BC, V9W 2X9 Dates: June 22 & 23, 2013 Times: Saturday 5 pm to 7 pm; Sunday 9 am to 4 pm Instructor: John De Goede CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM [HTML1] Registration deadline: June 7, 2013 Registration Contact: Louise Wheeler, lwheeler@bcrugby.com / 604.737.3065 Early registration (by June 18, 2013): $65.00 + GST (Total $68.25 payable to BC Rugby) Late Registration (after June 18, 2013): $75.00 + GST (Total $78.75 payable to BC Rugby) [important] Please note: Prerequisites for those looking to take the course include an IRB Law Test (www.irblaws.com/EN/) and a Rugby Ready Test (www.irbrugbyready.com). Course participants are required to bring both completion certificates to the course session, or email copies to John DeGoede (john@degoede.ca). Time to complete these tests vary depending on your background — please allow several hours to complete. Course participants are asked to dress appropriately for indoor gymnasium activity and are required to bring their own whistles. [/important]...
by Pieter Vorster | May 9, 2013 | Club Events, Community Involvement, Men's News, Women's News
[notice] When: Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30pm Where: Lake Trail School (Lower Fields) Who: Men and Women of all experience levels welcome Ages: 14+ [/notice] ________________________________________________________________ Quick Version of the Rules: 6 on 6 with at least one female player on the field for each team. Play starts with a TAP at dead center field. Defense back 10M. TAGS can be made with as little as one finger anywhere on the ball carrier including the ball or the carriers clothing. A TAG creates a MARK on the field. The ball carrier must perform a ROLL BALL on the MARK, failure to do so is a turnover. The defense must retreat 5M from the MARK before attacking the ball. The DUMMY HALF must play the ball from the MARK with no delay on a tag. If the DUMMY HALF is tagged possession is turned over. Your team turns the ball over on the 6th TAG. ROUGH TAGS are a penalty. Penalties are started with a TAP, defense back 10M. If you are tagged and then pass the ball it is called a TOUCH PASS and your team turns over possession of the ball. You cannot smack the ball out of the carrier’s hands. ________________________________________________________________ [important] Games will have a referee/coach to help players get a good grasp of the rules and understand the game of Touch Rugby. We will run 2 games if required and skill levels can be split depending on attendance. [/important] See you at Lake Trail!...
by Pieter Vorster | May 8, 2013 | Club Events, Community Involvement
On Saturday, 18 May, the Comox valley Kickers will look to their over-35 players to run out against the Nanaimo Hornets as part of Cumberland Market Day. Kickoff is at Cumberland Village Park at 1pm. The Kickers invite all Valley-residents to come out and enjoy this entertaining showcase of sport. Any over-35 players who would like to form part of the team can contact Andy Eaton...
by Pieter Vorster | May 1, 2013 | BCRU / VIRU News, Men's News
Written by Mike Magee, Photos by Michelle Hamilton May 1, 2013, (ISN) - The road to the Provincial Championship for the Comox Valley Kickers runs through Cumberland this Saturday as they get set to host a semi-final of the Division 3 Tier 2 BC Championship in Village Park at 1pm. The Kickers qualified for the Provincial Championship after securing a spot in the NVIRU Championship game last fall. The top seeds from the fall and then the spring competition have a chance to play first for the Island Championship in the revamped Island 3rd division. After the Island Championship is decided both teams are off to the BC Championships as a top seed in both Tier A and B. With the NVIRU trophy back on site this last Sunday the #1 ranked team in the spring of 2013 the Velox Valhallians (7-1) took to the field to defend the trophy against the #1 ranked team from the Fall 2012 competition, the Comox Valley Kickers (6-0). These teams have met numerous times in the Championship game over the last several years with mighty Valhallians from Victoria always managing to come out on top in very tight competitive games. As the Kickers managed to put a respectable effort in the finals time after time, the depth of the Valhallians bench seems to be the difference maker in the later stages of the encounters. Since winning their first NVIRU trophy in the spring of 2010, Velox has claimed it 6 times in the last 4 years. Ideal field and weather conditions on Herd Rd. as the kick off sailed through the air...
