Santa Monica Rugby Club

SCRFU and SCYR always looking for good refereeing, especially at the youth level. (And they’ll pay $30-$50/match for youth!)

Two courses will be offered in the next month:

Venue: CSU Long Beach

Date: 11/21/09 and another course is offered on 12/12/09

Building: Physical Education/Gymnasiums (PE), Room 62

The course will start at 9 a.m. and end around 4:30-5 p.m. NOTE: please bring a sack lunch, since there are no food facilities near the classroom.

The Level 1 Course is the basic referee’s course. It covers the referee’s priorities, provides an introduction to the Laws of the game, risk management as well as examining scrums, rucks/mauls, tackles, line-outs, offside and advantage with focus on the critical aspects of the game and how to referee them. The course does not go through the Laws of the game page by page. There is an open book test at the end of the course which students are invited to take. The test will be marked on the day so you will know when you leave whether or not you have passed. Where you do not give the correct answer to a question (s), you are given the opportunity to review your answers and re-submit your test paper. It is unusual for people not to pass with this style of test, so you are encouraged to take it.

Attendees will need to wear comfortable clothing suitable for both classroom and on the field practical sessions.

The fee for the course will be $50, payable online at www.usarugby.org (click on the referee option in the left option bar, then choose the registration for a referee course button). It is required to be a current member of USARugby, commonly known as CIPP.

For Registration or further information, please contact Mark Kottke:

(c) 619-206-5768
e-mail: mkottke@mail.sdsu.edu

When: Saturday, December 5, 6 p.m.

Location:
Waterfront Restaurant
4211 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

Phone: 310-403-3560

Join the Santa Monica Rugby Club as we salute Stuart Krohn for his years of service and congratulate him on the growth of his ICEF program.

Cocktail “hour” will start at 6 p.m. with the show starting promptly at 6:30. All guests are welcome but please note that the roasters will likely use ribald language, racy humor, and ethnic epithets. Good times!

Attire: Semi-Formal

Menu:

• 1st Course - Butternut Squash Soup or House Green Salad
• 2nd Course - served w/ vegetabls and garlic mash. Choice of
  * Grilled Salmon in Burre Blanc sauce
  * Rib eye steak
  * Chicken Picatta
  * Vegan Pasta Primavera
• 3rd Course - Chocolate Fudge Brownie or Homemade Cheesecake

Cost:

• current players = $60
• non-players = $75 if paid in advance or $80 at the door (contact Dominic @ hero1240@hotmail.com to pay in advance)

*All proceeds above cost go toward the Santa Monica Dolphins. So make this a green holiday by coming to support Stuart and your team.

• All-Star Comedy Roast with world-renowned comics Doug “The White Sinbad” Bratcher, Kain “is Abel” Cross, Steve “Bung Nose” Bagnara, Aaron “JYD” Blatt, and more (please contact Dominic Riebli if you would like to take part).
• Doug will perform his not-so-famous rendition of the Bottle Dance from “Fiddler on the Roof.”
• Celebration of the SMRC Women’s team’s first national playoff appearance.
• Club holiday party/opportunity for the current players to meet the Old Boys and learn about the rich heritage of SMRC.

The Santa Monica men’s team will host St. Mary’s and Loyola Marymount at Webster this Saturday, November 14, for a pre-season friendly. Kick-off set for 1 p.m.

These games are an important part of Santa Monica’s continuing efforts to establish and enhance relationships with various collegiate programs.