It has been announced that in 2017 QLD U11's teams will no longer be playing for points. All of the teams heading into U11's this year have been excitedly looking forward to this day and the NRL have taken it away from them. Teams will be again not trialed and put into divisions rather they will be put into zones. Last years zones seen several teams going through undefeated with others having not a single win simply because of the lack of divisions. This is not good for either the winning or the loosing team. It does not give the winners something to rise to and kills the self esteem of the continually loosing teams. The NRL claims it will increase numbers of players signing to Rugby League I say it would turn people away. Most other sporting codes are playing for points at an age younger than U11's and those codes still have very strong sign on numbers. Teams in NSW have been playing for points and continue to play for points from a younger age. Why would QRL do this. Please sign if you agree that U11's are more than old enough to be playing for points like they have always done so in the past. Do not fix what is not broken.
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This particular group of kids have been the same group to get the 'new rules' each year. They got all excited for the bigger field, more kids and the big kids rules to be told in u9s nope sorry you have to go back to u8 rules and lose your conversions. U10s they scored the vests, and this year you want them to revert to u10s again when they were all excited to finally (in my son's own words) play real football that counts. If the issue is not enough shared game time, then change the wording to match that of the other groups that play for points.
I have a son going into u11's who is beyond annoyed at not being able to play for points like his friends did last year. He has been wanting to since u9's. Not having divisions is unsafe and unfair to new children who have never played. They will be smashed if plonked in a zone with stronger teams and will probably walk away from the game. My son is contemplating switching to Union to get some decent competition.
I support my son Lance chilcott who knows what he is talking about he's a coach
Enough changing of our game enough pc bs boys deserve to play for points and have finals what selfworth it gives them what sense of achievement they would get and what purpose the other teams will have that dont make it to semis,to do better to be better otherwise whats the point. When everybody wins nobody wins.
They should play for points ..
Each year Queensland rugby suffers set backs. Queensland children should be able to access the same rules as Sydney. The game will suffer and if the yearly restriction keep expanding they will kill the game
The question has already reduced the playing times for its junior players now it wants to take away the points table as well what a joke
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It has been announced that in 2017 QLD U11's teams will no longer be playing for points. All of the teams heading into U11's this year have been excitedly looking forward to this day and the NRL have taken it away from them. Teams will be again not trialed and put into divisions rather they will be put into zones. Last years zones seen several teams going through undefeated with others having not a single win simply because of the lack of divisions. This is not good for either the winning or the loosing team. It does not give the winners something to rise to and kills the self esteem of the continually loosing teams. The NRL claims it will increase numbers of players signing to Rugby League I say it would turn people away. Most other sporting codes are playing for points at an age younger than U11's and those codes still have very strong sign on numbers. Teams in NSW have been playing for points and continue to play for points from a younger age. Why would QRL do this. Please sign if you agree that U11's are more than old enough to be playing for points like they have always done so in the past. Do not fix what is not broken.
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I know my son was very disappointed to find out there will be no points this year especially after he also had to do an extra year of the smaller field for under 9s. The kids all seem to want to play for points ,have finals,test themselves against there divisions and strive to move up in grades
This particular group of kids have been the same group to get the 'new rules' each year. They got all excited for the bigger field, more kids and the big kids rules to be told in u9s nope sorry you have to go back to u8 rules and lose your conversions. U10s they scored the vests, and this year you want them to revert to u10s again when they were all excited to finally (in my son's own words) play real football that counts. If the issue is not enough shared game time, then change the wording to match that of the other groups that play for points.
I have a son going into u11's who is beyond annoyed at not being able to play for points like his friends did last year. He has been wanting to since u9's. Not having divisions is unsafe and unfair to new children who have never played. They will be smashed if plonked in a zone with stronger teams and will probably walk away from the game. My son is contemplating switching to Union to get some decent competition.
I support my son Lance chilcott who knows what he is talking about he's a coach
Enough changing of our game enough pc bs boys deserve to play for points and have finals what selfworth it gives them what sense of achievement they would get and what purpose the other teams will have that dont make it to semis,to do better to be better otherwise whats the point. When everybody wins nobody wins.
They should play for points ..
Each year Queensland rugby suffers set backs. Queensland children should be able to access the same rules as Sydney. The game will suffer and if the yearly restriction keep expanding they will kill the game
The question has already reduced the playing times for its junior players now it wants to take away the points table as well what a joke
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I know my son was very disappointed to find out there will be no points this year especially after he also had to do an extra year of the smaller field for under 9s. The kids all seem to want to play for points ,have finals,test themselves against there divisions and strive to move up in grades