It will take place from July 18th to July 22nd at Delbarton in Morristown NJ.  For this summer only it will offered for boys in grades 4-9

· Highly qualified coaches
· Well equipped, impeccably maintained facilities
· An outdoor pool with certified lifeguards
· A nutritious buffet lunch prepared by
Sage Food Service
· The beautiful 180 acre Delbarton School campus
· The inspiration of the GreenWave's 71 year
tradition of athletic excellence

Delbarton summer rugby camp
 

Tyler Chicarella is making big calls as Met New York Referee! Tyler is a graduate of the Denville Dawgs AFR Youth Rugby Program in Denville New Jersey. He is the youngest Referee on the Met NY Referee Roster. He started referring the AFR games after he aged out of the program. His knowledge of AFR and playing U 13 & U 15 gave him an inside look and an edge.

Lil Rimac a seasoned Met Union Referee and the Referee Coordinator for the Morris Youth Rugby , mentored Tyler through the process. He completed the USA Rugby 1 Certification Class and began touch judging for men's and women's games. Now he referee's for many U 13 & U 15 games while being active player for the Morris Lions U 19 team.

"Tyler is confident with his calls and maintains control on the field. His quick speed enables him to move about the field with ease. Tyler is a natural.  He knows the game from a players view and now knows it even better as a referee.  He allows the game to flow while maintaining a fair and enjoyable match.  I am very proud of him for all of his accomplishments", says Lil Rimac.    

Tyler's interest in referring rugby started as he completed his U 13 tackle season. "I was confident that I would become a better player and have a better understanding of the game if when I  began referring", states Chicarella.

"Traveling around tri state area and meeting new people has also been fun. I have found that I enjoy being able to help players enjoy the game, not to the mention the fact that I get to keep older players in their place", says Chicarella.

Tyler has made the transition from AFR to tackle to referring with ease. "Playing AFR defiantly helped me become a good ref. It helped me understand the basics of the game. In the future I see myself advancing higher levels of referring. I have already started to ref College A and B side matches as well as Men's, Women's, U19 Girls, and u13/u15 matches", states Chicarella.

A Collaborative Project Leads to Grant Funding for Morris Youth Rugby!

Safe Kid Northern New Jersey and Morris Youth Rugby recently received a grant to hold sport safety clinics this spring.

 A sports injury module will now be included in the coaching clinics scheduled to be held in June. Here, our volunteer coaches will be trained by the Atlantic Sports Health Team on facilitating a proper warm up and cool down. Injury Prevention materials on proper hydration, concussion recognition and management, overuse injuries and pre-participation physicals.

Youth sports safety has become a strategic focus of Safe Kids. The goal for this national program is to provide parents, coaches and other stakeholders within the youth sports community with practical information and tools that are essential to keeping youth active, healthy and injury free, while playing the sports they love.

Safe Kids Northern New Jersey is lead by the Trauma Service of Morristown Memorial Hospital and its parent company Atlantic Health of Morristown New Jersey. Safe Kids Northern New Jersey is a valued safety expert in the community, and is excited for the opportunity to work with the American Flag Rugby Teams within Morris Youth Rugby.  Note: download informative Safety Tip Sheet via link in sidebar above.

Together we can grow American Flag Rugby and help children be more active, healthy and injury free!

KJ Feury RN APNc

Safe Kids Northern NJ Coordinator