DISCOVER YOUR PASSION FOR RUGBY – RELEASE THE WARRIOR IN YOU!
THINK THAT RUGBY IS A SPORT FOR BULLIES? DEFINITELY NOT!
Rugby is so much more than just a bunch of players battling chaotically in the fight for the ball. Rugby is:
- passion
- School of life
- stress valve
- style-defining
- beneficial for your health and personal balance
Rugby is a sport that is much older than American football, for example. Once invented in the British Isles, rugby has evolved endlessly into its current form and today offers a well thought out sport that gives you the opportunity to really push yourself in training and in the game. We at the Oranien Raptors are in the process of forming a men's rugby team and are looking for you to complete our unique team. Are you already fired up and just want to know where to go? Then take a look at our training times and come along to the next training session without any obligation or obligation!
Are you interested, but still not sure whether rugby is really right for you? Then just read on. We'll be happy to show you why we think rugby is one of the greatest sports in the world and why everyone should have played in a rugby team for a season or two in their life.
AT ORANIEN RAPTORS, YOU COUNT FIRST AS A PERSON! THE REST ARE JUST DETAILS.
You don't necessarily have the perfect figure, but have always wanted to do more for your fitness and health? Are you an absolute sports fan and don't really feel like you're working to capacity at the moment? You don't know what to do with your excess energy and have thought about joining a gym a few times? No matter which of these descriptions fits you - you've definitely come to the right place.
Because in rugby, it doesn't matter what shape you are. There is the right position for every body type. Fat, thin, tall or short - you will get to know your body and its strengths in rugby like in no other sport. This gives you self-confidence and shows you what you are capable of.
Rugby is not about sleek movements, aesthetics or looking good on the pitch. It's about fighting and giving your all for your own goals and the goals of the team. In rugby, you will learn to surpass yourself. 100 percent performance is not enough in a normal rugby game. Here you need at least 110 percent to keep improving your performance level.
This in turn is also the best training to achieve your personal training goals. Rugby is a fast-paced sport that gives you a high-intensity full-body workout. You will quickly and effectively notice changes in your body that you probably never thought possible before.
RUGBY IS HARD WORK – WHICH WILL GIVE YOU STRENGTH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE!
A rugby match lasts 80 minutes. The two halves of 40 minutes each are hard to beat in terms of physical intensity. Sports such as soccer, basketball or American soccer cannot compete with rugby in terms of physical intensity over the entire duration of the game.
To be successful in rugby, you need a high degree of mental agility. Various moves have to be implemented in the shortest possible time and developments in the game have to be grasped in seconds. This not only teaches you to go beyond your physical limits. Your mental abilities, perceptiveness and assertiveness are also continuously trained. As a result, you will also gain a lot of additional soft skills for your private and professional life or continuously strengthen them.
THE GAME IS A BATTLEGROUND – COME OUT FIGHTING – AND ABOVE ALL, HAVE FUN WHILE YOU’RE AT IT!
In many ways, rugby is very different from real life. Here, you can and have to pull out your elbows. Steadfastness and the ability to keep your opponents off balance are among the essential qualities of a good rugby player - at least in some positions.
This gives you the opportunity to create the perfect counterbalance to your regular everyday life. On the pitch, you are a warrior. Here you run, kick, get knocked over and knock others down. It's where you push yourself to your limits and, on a good day, go far beyond them. And after training or after the game, you immerse yourself in this wonderful relationship of trust that our players have with each other. A rugby team is like a family. One player has to be able to rely on the other on the field and each player stands up for the other in a match.
Even if there's the odd knock on the head during training - after training, everyone leaves laughing and knowing that they can rely on each other. If a man goes down with the ball, it's the team's job to protect him. Not only do you learn to strengthen and develop your own profile and personal skills. You also learn to function better and better as part of a team and to put your strengths fully at the service of your team. This is a quality that many employers now value more than ever and which will also make you more popular in your private life.
RESPECT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GAME
It's a very positive quality that is unfortunately becoming less and less important in our world today: respect. Respect for each other, for colleagues and friends, for family members, but also for higher-ups and superiors. Of course, you don't have to be taught this respect - you will certainly bring it with you. But in rugby, you will learn to show it not only consciously, but also unconsciously to everyone around you, thereby enriching your life and the lives of those around you.
For example, the mutinous mob mentality, as is known to exhibit itself in other sports, is not even an issue in a referee's decision in rugby. In rugby you do not disagree with the referee. In contrast to the soccer pitch, where discussions and emotions boil up in every match, and where referees are insulted and sometimes even attacked, when it comes to rugby, the referee's decision is final. It’s law.
Of course, even a referee in rugby is not infallible and there are mistakes here just like in any other sport. But you will see that treating each other with respect is always the better solution and in the end you will learn not to fly off the handle even in the wildest situations, but to keep your inner center and your mental calm. This is not only good for your blood pressure and your health, but also makes you more level-headed and helps you to keep a cool head in difficult and stressful situations in everyday life.
Rugby toughens you up - but is nowhere near as tough as its reputation
Of course you will go down in rugby. And there will be days when every muscle and every bone will simply ache after a game or training session. You will have worked hard for this pain of achievement and success and you will enjoy it! What you don't need to fear, however, is a serious injury or a particularly breakneck or rough game.
In rugby, it's important to keep getting back up. We let other athletes play the dying swan on the turf - here, we spit into our hands and move on. What has no place on the rugby field, however, is the foul. In rugby, foul play of any kind is frowned upon. The desire and ambition is to achieve the greatest possible success for his team by all the legal means allowed - and there are many allowed in rugby. That is what drives athletes in rugby. That's what we love this sport for and why we wouldn't miss it for anything.
Do you also want to become part of one of the strongest families in Germany? Then just drop by one of the next training sessions here at the Oranien Raptors. We look forward to seeing you in action with us soon!
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TRAINING SCHEDULE
Contact person
Carsten Stamm
- carsten.stamm@rc-oranien-raptors.de
TRAINING SCHEDULE: SUMMER
06:30 – 08:00 PM
TRAINING SCHEDULE: WINTER
Saturdays
12:00 – 02:00 PM
