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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 516454" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>The Leinster schools Senior Cup has definitely improved in quality. Clongowes and Michaels are leading the way with some fairly enlightened coaching. This is seen in the number of players from those schools who are getting academy contracts as of late. Terenure next year have a few players who are good enough to go pro. Leinster Rugby are to be commended for taking a greater interest in coaching these players through camps over the least few years. </p><p></p><p>However this can be improved on significantly. Broaden the player base, get rid of competition at under 16 level (using other sports as a guide, this is done in Spanish football as far as I know) and focus on skills development and awareness. Apart from the school boys in the Junior and Medallion Cup competitions, nobody really cares about them and as such they serve no purpose. As has often been told in here, Brian O'Driscoll never made his schools Junior Cup team. Enjoying your rugby and broadening each players skill levels is a better way to go than focusing on knockout, competitive games at a young age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 516454, member: 13611"] The Leinster schools Senior Cup has definitely improved in quality. Clongowes and Michaels are leading the way with some fairly enlightened coaching. This is seen in the number of players from those schools who are getting academy contracts as of late. Terenure next year have a few players who are good enough to go pro. Leinster Rugby are to be commended for taking a greater interest in coaching these players through camps over the least few years. However this can be improved on significantly. Broaden the player base, get rid of competition at under 16 level (using other sports as a guide, this is done in Spanish football as far as I know) and focus on skills development and awareness. Apart from the school boys in the Junior and Medallion Cup competitions, nobody really cares about them and as such they serve no purpose. As has often been told in here, Brian O'Driscoll never made his schools Junior Cup team. Enjoying your rugby and broadening each players skill levels is a better way to go than focusing on knockout, competitive games at a young age. [/QUOTE]
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