by The volunteer of Manchester Rugby Club, Nat Hall, was recognized nationally because he became young girls at the Honda Volunteer Recognition Program when he accessed Rugby.
The teaching assistant based in Manchester is chairman of the minis and junior section (M&J) and over 50 trainers and developed a member of the membership in their section.
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Such an impressive contribution was selected from over 1,000 nominations as a national finalist in the category unsung, which celebrates those who have done everything to offer positive experiences.
“I was really surprised and I feel pretty honored [to be selected]”, Hall said,” It’s just something I do and I have the feeling that it has to be done. I am really proud that people have recognized what I did.
“We have such a good team in M&J and with the development of the rugby of women I can’t really describe how impressed I am and how honored I am [to see the growth]. I am pretty moved.
“It is fantastic to know that these girls I see every day don’t have to stop playing and finding another sport to close this gap.”
Nat Hall volunteers in the Manchester Rugby Club
(Photo by Nat Hall))
Hall started playing rugby at school for the first time, but had to give up due to a lack of care at the secondary school before she found MRC at the age of 16.
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After Hall had played for the club for 14 years, he became a mother and began to train when her first son who reached and wanted to play under 8.
“Within two years I was basically chairman of M&J. First I had to train and then I had to help collecting donations,” she said. “When I was asked to be the chairman of the section, it was a child’s play because I understood how the club worked and what things could be implemented to make a real difference.”
Since then, Hall has a remarkable influence in Manchester. It has promoted the community through initiatives such as the preserved of the 1. XV to train the younger age groups and to lend their expertise to help the sale of sharks include local clubs.
During her task, she uses a personal slogan “dedicated2development” that inspired the club at a level that can help to do more players in the form of Harriet Millar-Mills, a 66 CAP English national player who started life on MRC.
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“It is really, very important that we have the coaches who are able to train this standard,” said Hall.
“It is ensured that we have a program in which we can share this information and where people are honest, open and confident enough to be able to ask for help.”
It is an attitude that dividends paid off when Hall recently trained the first all-girl game among 10 in the club together with her son. “It was just brilliant. It was a really nice thing to see. They all loved it absolutely, both teams,” she said.
“Part of the women’s team is also viewed. I was really proud of all the efforts that the coaching team made for this age group.
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“It is fantastic to get through all these girls and play so many girls for a mixed team.”
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