Team information Pack
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Contents Page
Page 3 – Hillfoots Welcome, Participating Club & Fair Play
Page 4 – Rugby Format
Page 7- First aid & Hospitality
Page 8- Photographs, Clubhouse & Directions
Page 9- Parking
Page 10 – Summary & Thank you
Page 11 – Central festival PCS Guidelines
Page 12 – Hillfoots Pitch Plan
Page 13 – Age Group Fixture Card
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Hillfoots Welcome
Hello and welcome to Hillfoots Rugby Football Club. I like to thank all those
who have travelled to Tillicoultry today to help promote new links with clubs in
the Central belt. Good luck to all those who are participating today. We hope
everyone has a fantastic day.
Kind Regards
Hillfoots DO
Participating Clubs
This year we are hosting:
Linlithgow, Kinross, Grangemouth, Glenrothes & Watsonians
Each club has been invited to bring teams from P3 through to P7. All clubs,
please confirm playing numbers during registration at the blue marque.
Fair Play
Hillfoots RFC are big supporters of Positive Coaching Scotland and Bill
McLaren Foundation. We ask all teams to help make it a great experience &
atmosphere for everyone involved.
We will use the Central Festival PCS guidelines on Sunday. These guidelines
will be available on pitch side notice boards to ensure clarity.
If a non PCS situation arises on the day please contact Jp Ward (Hillfoots
Development Officer) or one of the Hillfoots Coaching team & it will be dealt
with immediately.
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Rugby Format
P1-P2: Will be located at the bottom of the Park closest to HRFC clubhouse.
They will be taking part in joint training & rugby assault course. Please see map
at the back of your information pack.
All participating players will be split into groups where they will rotate round
playing fun rugby games & conquering the Hillfoots RFC assault course.
The P1-P2 will start at 1030am and will finish at 1130. This will give everyone
enough time to watch the final matches and enjoy the amusements stalls.
P3: Touch tournament will be located on the lower end of the football pitch
on Pitches A & B nearest the play park. Please see map at the back of your
information packs.
Kick off 1030
Matches will last 10 minutes one way.
Please find fixtures at the back of team information pack.
We hope to finish our round robin tournament before 1200. We invite all teams
from this age group to gather at the blue registration at 1200 for awards
ceremony.
Please could all coaches be on the lookout for: Player of the day, PCS Player of
the day in each team and Club of the day specific to age group. I will be
collecting player nominations throughout the day. Please remember to hand
nomination cards to referees or assistants at the end of every game.
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P4: Tournament will be located on the Football pitch on Pitches C & D.
Kick off 1030
Matches will last 10-15 minutes one way.
6 Players max on the pitch at one time (Coaches digression).
Please find fixtures at the back of team information pack.
We hope to finish our round robin tournament before 1215. We invite all teams
from this age group to gather at the blue registration at 1215 for awards
ceremony.
Please could all coaches be on the lookout for: Player of the day, PCS Player of
the day in each team and Club of the day specific to age group. I will be
collecting player nominations throughout the day. Please remember to hand
nomination cards to referees or assistants at the end of every game.
P5: Tournament will be located on the Second XV pitch (Pitches E & F on
HRFC festival Park Plan).
Kick off 1030
Matches will last 12 minutes one way.
6 Players max on the pitch at one time (Coaches digression).
Please find fixtures at the back of team information pack.
We hope to finish our round robin tournament before 1215. We invite all teams
from this age group to gather at the blue registration at 1215 for awards
ceremony.
Please could all coaches be on the lookout for: Player of the day, PCS Player of
the day in each team and Club of the day specific to their age group. I will be
collecting player nominations throughout the day. Please remember to hand
nomination cards to referees or assistants at the end of every game.
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P6: Tournament will be located on the Second XV & First XV pitches
(Pitches G & H on HRFC festival Park Plan).
Kick off 1030
Matches will last 12 minutes one way.
8 Players max on the pitch at one time (Coaches digression).
Please find fixtures at the back of team information pack.
We hope to finish our round robin tournament before 1215. We invite all teams
from this age group to gather at the blue registration at 1215 for awards
ceremony.
Please could all coaches be on the lookout for: Player of the day, PCS Player of
the day in each team and Club of the day specific to their age group. I will be
collecting player nominations throughout the day. Please remember to hand
nomination cards to referees or assistants at the end of every game.
P7: Tournament will be located on the First XV pitch (Pitches I & J on HRFC
festival Park Plan).
Kick off 1030
Matches will last 15 minutes one way.
10 Players max on the pitch at one time (Coaches digression).
Please find fixtures at the back of team information pack.
We hope to finish our round robin tournament before 1215. We invite all teams
from this age group to gather at the blue registration at 1215 for awards
ceremony.
Please could all coaches be on the lookout for: Player of the day, PCS Player of
the day in each team and Club of the day specific to their age group. I will be
collecting player nominations throughout the day. Please remember to hand
nomination cards to referees or assistants at the end of every game.
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First Aid
First aid will be located at the big blue registration tent. If you have qualified
first aiders attending on Sunday please make yourself known to the Hillfoots
Rugby Development Officer.
Hospitality
All Participants will receive a burger voucher after registering accurate team
numbers. All of our produce comes from local business along the Hillfoots. Our
burgers come from Brian Devlin’s of Dollar and are renowned for quality and
delicious taste.
However one may lead to another so please bring £2.50 for extra one! To help
wash down these delicious burgers please visit our tuck shop or hot drinks van
to clench your thirst.
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Chocolate tombola stall (£1 – everyone’s a winner)
Tuck shop selling chocolate bars and juice
Home baking Stall (30p small cakes or 50p big cakes)
Hot drinks Van for our coffee enthusiasts
Brian Devlin Butchers of Dollar Burgers- 100% beef (£2.50)
Bouncy Castle amusements
Please see Hillfoots pitch plan for location of all stalls.
Photographs
On Sunday we will have our local cameraman in attendance who will be taking
pictures for local press. I will be sending out all pictures to clubs so make sure
you get your team photographed. If you do not want you son or daughter
photographed please make yourself known at registration.
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Clubhouse
The Hillfoots clubhouse will be open to all this Sunday. We have two very large
changing rooms but space will be limited so we suggest players come changed
and ready to go. The upstairs bar in the clubhouse will not be open for sales this
Sunday. However it will be open to those who want to warm up or take a load
off during the festival.
To save the clubhouse floors please can all players remove their boots
before entering the clubhouse.
Directions
The Hillfoots RFC address:
OAKMILL,
Lower Mill Street,
Tillicoultry
Clackmannanshire
Scotland
FK13 6BP
Website map: http://hillfootsrfc.com/location/
If you have any problems please contact 07909537303
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Parking
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Please park in the highlighted areas above. Please do not park your car on
Lower Mill St. Central Police officers will be helping with traffic control on
Sunday at the start and end of the festival to ensure efficient and safe departure.
The Hillfoots Club car park will be closed to all on Sunday due to the limited
room & to ensure access to local business in case of emergencies.
Summary
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Parking - get to Hillfoots early to avoid delays
Come changed with water bottle – limited room
Registration 1000, Kick off 1030
PCS central festival guidelines and IRB Rules
Pitch plan – please find attached
Refreshments (tea tickets)
Awards – 2 awards per age group team and overall age group award
Finish 1230
Thank you
Thank you to all the Hillfoots Coaches who helped making this festival happen.
A special thank you to St Andrews Ambulance for their hard work keeping
everyone safe during the festival.
And finally a massive thank you to all Hillfoots RFC volunteers for all their
hard work. You are all treasured assets at Hillfoots RFC and on behalf of
everyone THANK YOU!!
Thank you to all participating clubs for attending HRFC Minis festival. We
look forward to next years!!
Appendix
Please find attached
- PCS Guidelines , Pitch Plan and Fixture card.
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