Former Rhinos player Chev Walker will be leading two Talent Identification and Training Clinics over the upcoming half term for for players in the Under-12s, 13s and 14s age groups.
Walker, who was a Grand Final winner with the Rhinos in 2004, re-joined the club this year to lead a new initiative to identify and recruit talented athletes from high schools into Rugby League. As part of the initiative Walker will deliver a new movement and skills test on the camps with players also viewed by scholarship coaches from Leeds Rhinos.
The 2 day camps, which cost just £15, will kick off with the new Leeds Rhinos DNA test, which is a battery of tests that gives an insight into a players athletic ability/potential. Then the theme throughout the rest of the camp is a mix of Rugby League based skills and athletic performance.
Speaking about the upcoming camps Walker said “I am really looking forward to these upcoming camps and hopefully working with some future stars of the game, I’m aiming to give the lads a feel of what a pro player experiences day to day. Obviously it will not be at the same intensity, but it will give them a flavour of what training and skills sessions are like.
“The aim of the test we will do, and the project I am working on, is to find those teenagers who are physically suited to our game but have not accessed the game yet in their school lives and to nurture this talent.
“These camps will be a great opportunity for players looking to develop their own game and also for those who perhaps play different sports who are looking at giving rugby league a go.”
As well as these camps, Leeds Rhinos Foundation will be running Talent Identification and Training Clinics for girls at Oulton Raiders for just £7.50 per session. There will also be a two day multi sports camp at Stanningley for just £30.
To book a place on any of the camps visit click here or the ticket office at 0371 423 1315.
Leeds Rhinos Multi Sports camp at Stanningley
Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st May
Stanningley SARLC, Coal Hill Drive, Leeds, LS13 1PA
Duration: 2 days
Cost: £30
Timings: 9am-3pm
Ages: – Boys & Girls aged 6-11 as at 30th May 2017
Leeds Rhinos Talent ID camp at Stanningley
Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st May
Stanningley SARLC, Coal Hill Drive, Leeds, LS13 1PA
Duration: 2 days
Cost: £15
Timings: 12pm-3pm
Ages: Boys aged 11-14 as at 30th May 2017
Leeds Rhinos Talent ID camp at Oulton
Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd June
Oulton Raiders, Oulton Green, Leeds, LS26 8EL
Duration: 2 days
Cost: £15
Number of camps: 1
Timings: 12pm-3pm
Ages: Boys aged 11-14 as at 30th May 2017
Girls Leeds Rhinos Talent ID camp at Oulton
Thursday 1st June
Oulton Raiders, Oulton Green, Leeds, LS26 8EL
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £7.50
Timings: 12pm-3pm
Ages: Girls aged 11-14 as at 30th May 2017
Leeds Rhinos Talent ID camp at Oulton
Friday 2nd June
Oulton Raiders, Oulton Green, Leeds, LS26 8EL
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £7.50
Timings: 12pm-3pm
Ages: Girls aged 15-18 as at 30th May 2017