In 2006 we had 11 players, 18 in 2007, and 53 in 2008, 76 in 2009, 93 in 2010, and 72 in 2011.
For summer, it’s reasonable that we can continue to field full touch teams at 9-U and 11-U, and tackle teams at boys 3-U, 15-U, and 17-U tackle, and girls tackle, too.
For the end-of-summer-season tournament, it’s reasonable that we field full sides for all of our teams, playing in the Saturday touch tournament and the Sunday tackle tournament. Our goal is a full day of competition, playing all of our scheduled games with full sides of our own players. Experience has shown that the teams that manage to keep all of the players by the end of the day usually win by attrition.
We started our high school program in Spring 2011, so our expectation is that this will continue, and grow, for both boys and girls.
We expect approximately 40 boys and 20 girls high school players for Spring 2012, and 80 summer players for Summer 2012.
We will take a HS-age tour in Spring 2012, to Ottawa, Canada. This is likely for the boys, and whether the girls go on tour will depend on their numbers and dedication for the Spring 2012 season.
Long-term, we want Fort Hunt Rugby to be a common name in our neighborhood and community, and for our opponents to know that we are up and coming, and are looking to compete.
We want to win hardware in the summer end of season tournament.
We want to win the boys high school Division II state championship. We want to win the girls state championship.
We want coaches who are fully trained, and who return each year. We want our older high school players to return in the summers to help coach.
We want a full stable of Fort Hunt Rugby gear, to include pins, stickers, t-shirts, jerseys, jackets/hoodies, caps, warmups, etc. All of these will be ongoing fundraisers for the club.
