U16

Old Pats U16s

Welcome to the U16s from our Team Managers

Sally Belisario-Parry

U16 Team Manager

This is the Under 16’s! We have 3 very experienced coaching staff with a Level 3 Coach (Jonesy), a giant Welshman who is a legendary Clubman (Gethin) and a Gloucester player Dave Parry who’s head coach.

We uphold the RFU’s TREDS values and the club ethos of mixed ability and equal opportunity for every single player. We will develop each player’s rugby skills at a pace to suit them, regardless of experience or ability.

We have approximately 30 loyal players making up one mixed-ability squad playing and training at the home of the Old Pats, Everest Road. Training begins at 10.30 am and finishes at 12 pm every Sunday morning.

We have a full fixtures calendar with enjoyment and development at the heart, as per our ethos, building on the boys’ skills whilst creating and maintaining supportive, fun relationships with each other.

Old Pats U16s

Coaching team and officials

Sally Belisario-Parry

Team Manager

Gemma Fletcher

Assistant Team Manager

Dave Parry

Head Coach

David Jones

Assistant Head Coach

Gethin Evans

Coach

Old Pats U16s

2023-24 Fixtures

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Old Pats U16s

Our ethos

Our Club Ethos, based around the RFU core values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship (TREDS), is at the very heart of everything we do.

We are committed to developing the confidence and self-belief of every player from the U9’s to the Seniors by providing them with the opportunities, encouragement and support they need to enjoy their rugby to the full and fulfil their potential as a player and a teammate.

To this end, the rugby environment we create for our young players, irrespective of ability or experience must be safe, fun, and inclusive.

During the development of each age-group there are many competing pressures that result in junior players leaving the club, including clashes with Gloucester DPP, school fixtures and an increased academic workload. Experience demonstrates that selective squads further increase attrition as less able players feel marginalised and demotivated leading to reduced playing numbers below the critical mass required to field a successful team, especially in the older age groups.

Old Pats is committed to mixed ability sides offering equal opportunity for all as players develop skills at different ages. Investing in all our players, rather than a select few results in players, parents, teams, and the club as a whole reaping the benefit in the longer term.