FALL 2024 RUGBY
TWO STEP Registration
FORT TILDEN RUGBY
Fort Tilden Rugby Field
MONDAYS
3:30pm-4:30pm
September 9 - November 4
*Excluding 10/14*
$270
BAY RIDGE RUGBY
Tom Joyce Field (OLPH Soccer Field)
WEDNESDAYS
September 11 - October 30
3:30-4:30pm
Grades PreK - 6th Grade
$270
Please bring your own ball to all sessions!
STEP 1
Pay with Venmo Using the Buttom Below
OR
Skip to Step 2 and Select Cash/Check on the Registration Form
STEP 2
Complete the Registration Form Below
OUR GOAL
We use sports and games as a means to exercise, make new friends, encourage healthy habits, build self confidence, and foster fundamental coordination skills for growing children in a fun, supportive, and educational environment.
Weather & Cancellation Policy
As an outdoor activity, our sessions can be impacted by changes in weather. We always put the safety of our players first. We strive to make accurate decisions based on forecasts and daily weather conditions to determine if a session will go ahead or not.
Camp/ Session Cancellations
If a camp session (or part of) is cancelled due to weather, parents will receive an email once the decision has been made. If this is during a session, the coach on site will carry all parent’s emergency contact information and let everyone know immediately. If the weather looks questionable on the day of a session we will always communicate the plan to families can prepare accordingly.
Make Ups & Credit Policy Due to Weather
Partial Training Session Cancellation - Will not be made up. No make-up or credit will be given.
1 Day / Single Training Session Cancellation – No make-up or credit will be given.
2 Days Training Session Cancellation – We will try to make up one of the sessions by extending/adding a session. Note that this session may not necessarily be on the usually scheduled day. (If not possible, then families will receive a partial credit for other activities with Empire Youth Sports.)
3 Days or more Cancellation - Cancellation will be credited prorated for other future activities, ONLY IF makeup sessions are unable to be offered. If makeup sessions are able to be offered and are scheduled, no credit will be applied. These makeup sessions may not necessarily be on the usually scheduled day.
MEET FOUNDER & PROGRAM DIRECTOR
MIKE PETRI
Mike Petri is a professional rugby player and team captain for Rugby United New York in Major League Rugby. He has over 50 test caps for the USA Eagles national team and competed in three Rugby World Cup tournaments. He has won national championships with the New York Athletic Club and Belmont Shore, featured for the prestigious Barbarians international side, and played professionally in the UK for both Sale Sharks and Newport Dragons. He was a four time College All American at Penn State University and played for the USA Under 19 National Team in two Junior World Championships while studying at Xavier High School in New York City. In 2023, Mike was inducted into the US Rugby Hall of Fame. After retiring from playing, Mike is now a lead broadcast color anylst for Major League Rugby on Fox Sports.
Outside of his career on the field, Mike is a K-12 school Athletic Director, teacher and coach. He is also the author and creator of the international hit, fully illustrated rhyming children's book, R is for Rugby: An Alphabet Book. He is also the founding director of NYC Summer Rugby Camps, Up & Under Kids' Rugby Classes, Empire Sports Summer Camps, and the non-profit Rugby For All Inc. He also founded a surf school, Whitecrest Surf School, which provides camps and lessons during the summer months in New York. He also is the creator of a notebook journal designed specifically for rugby players and another journal for surfers.
Click the images below to check out Mike's other fun projects!
