New Rugby Coach

Blurb: There is a new face on the Rugby field this semester.

Section: Sports
9/12/08

By Kriston Hall
Critic Staff

There is a new face on the Rugby field this semester.
Josh Ainsworth originally of Peacham, Vermont but a current resident of Westmore has assumed the role of head coach this year.
“Every Jersey out there has a collar,” Ainsworth said. Rugby is (despite its appearance) a gentleman’s game. A game where no matter where you go you can be greeted with a handshake and hospitality.
Rugby is a much more rigorous workout with fewer breaks than football which it is frequently associated with and Ainsworth said that the rugby players are better athletes because of this.
Ainsworth plans on having fun and said he wants to take the team all the way to the championship this season.
Ainsworth attended Castleton State College where he played on the rugby team. He will now coach a team opposing his alma mater. This is only his second year as a coach.
Another difference is the attire.
Though there are still scheduling issues and a flux of number from practice to practice both of the men’s and women’s teams consistently have enough players for a full team of fifteen and many are returning faces.
Ainsworth is confident that the team can do well and is taking more of a “hands on, get down and dirty” coaching technique, by practicing with his players rather than sitting off to the side all practice.