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Looking for something new for the kid(s) to try this summer? Today we’re welcoming Serevi Rugby – which is hosting local camps, including one starting next Monday (July 22nd) in West Seattle – as a new WSB sponsor. Here’s what they would like you to know:

Rugby? For kids? Isn’t that pretty rough?

No.

Serevi Rugby is unique in that we run non-contact youth rugby camps for children ages 4 and up, including summer camps for boys and girls ages 7 – 12. The summer-camp curriculum is a blend of “traditional sports,” activities played in PE, and touch rugby. The twist, for all activities, is that kids use a rugby ball. For example, soccer becomes rugby soccer. Ultimate Frisbee becomes Ultimate Rugby. Sharks and Minnows becomes, well, Sharks and Minnows, but participants run with a rugby ball to practice evasive running. All the activities and games played develop not only rugby skills, but skills for common sport the athlete will play throughout the year.

The common terms you’ll hear from kids is that Serevi Rugby camps are fun, active and safe. These are the core components of all our activities, along with teamwork and sportsmanship.

What is rugby?

Rugby blends the passing of basketball, the evasive running of football, the accurate kicking of soccer, and the speed of track to form an incredibly fun and engaging team sport. The ultimate sport, rugby rejoins the Summer Olympic Games in 2016.

Serevi Rugby camps are ideal for kids who enjoy soccer, basketball, football, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, track, or for those who enjoy being active and trying something new.

Rugby is a game played across the nation and around the world. Nearly every culture and every country has embraced rugby. Like soccer, rugby is a global game that is ideal for our local youth.

Serevi Rugby has camps around the area – including one next week here in West Seattle. Scroll down this page for details.

We thank Serevi Rugby for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.