IRB RUGBY READY
Rugby Ready
For the purposes of the workshop, the information has been grouped into
three major areas of interest: injury prevention, specific technical
aspects of the game, and injury management. Each of these major areas
includes several sections of the Rugby Ready handbook:
• Injury Prevention
o Pre-participation
o Equipment, environment and emergency plan
o Warm-up and cool-down
o Physical conditioning
o Lifestyle
o Stability and posture
• Technical Aspects of the Game
o Tackle
o Taking the ball into contact
o Scrum
o Line-out
o Maul
o Ruck
• Injury Management
o On-field injury management
o Emergency plan
Rugby Ready Workshop
Workshop aims
To ensure greater awareness of all aspects of safety in the game through
the provision of a common source of information and advice, for all
levels and types of participation in the game.
Workshop objectives
• to identify key areas of knowledge and safe practice in the game
• to compare current knowledge and practice with the minimum standard expected by the International Rugby Board
• to discuss ways of improving current practices in the game in order to ensure a safer game for all participants
Learning outcomes
Learners are expected to be able to describe and illustrate principles
of safe practice as they relate to and may be applied in playing,
coaching, refereeing and any other aspect of administration or
supervision of the game.
Testimonials from Rugby Ready Courses
'I thought maybe good to give some feed back on the
Rugby ready course at ******* RFC. All I can say it was the best 3 hours
I've had in years.
It was very well run, and was aimed at the right level and pace.
Hopefully I can get onto the next available level one course'
'First let me thank you and the club for organising the event, and for giving us this opportunity'.
'My thoughts were that the course was excellently presented, making the
experience thoroughly enjoyable. The basic coaching technique was
brought across with that added bonus, it was fun and that was the key
for me. Ensuring the message gets across to the youth players and
keeping their attention are the two most important things required when
coaching. I learnt a lot more about the technical aspects, especially
within the scrum/ruck area which should help develop both myself and the
kids'.
'Really enjoyed myself, please can we have some more'.
P.S. The length of the course was also a big positive, a little and more often suits most and sinks in better.
'I only wish someone could have done this evenings session with me back
when I played! Really enjoyed the whole evening and the way it was
structured. I would like to thank Phil for his time and energy. I am
keen now to progress in coaching'.
'Session was perfect for my age group and will help me to implement a
greater degree of fun with the safety element included. Phil got us all
involved and was able to relate the subject matter to most age groups.
This ensured input from all coaches of a variety of abilities'.
'I attended a rugby ready on Sunday where 27 coaches {the vast majority
of whom had delivered in the morning attended}. They were quite
vociferous in their attitude of “why are we here? We are willing
volunteers……etc, etc” As a parent I would have been very unwilling to
have let my child participate in a session led by at least 50% of these
coaches who were all nice people!
The understanding of safety and indeed simple coaching concepts such as
correct warm ups was staggeringly poor. A gentleman in his sixties from
******* RFC had become involved through his grandson described the warm
up as “a series of sprints up and down the pitch!.” Such people who have
undoubted enthusiasm and willingness to be involved are the very people
for whom Rugby Ready is designed and I am pleased to report the change
in him was terrific and the feedback he gave was very good. He has
agreed to work alongside an experienced coach before attending level one
in the summer and also to attend local information events. This type of
change in coaching outlook is being facilitated by every Rugby ready
course. The attitude that anybody can be a coach is as you know, not
only wrong but very damaging to our sport. I believe the Rugby Ready has
been a major move forward and if required can supply many examples of
feedback from clubs who fully support the impact it has made'.
How other National Governing Bodies Support the Development of Safe Coaching
In New Zealand the “RugbyReady” equivalent is “
RugbySmart” which must be taken every year by any coach that assists
with or delivers coaching; this includes the national team coaches.
Extract from NZRU:
“What coaching training is available?
The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) offers several
coaching courses throughout the country. The courses are facilitated by
Provincial Union Rugby Development Officers (RDOs) and are designed to
meet the need of coaches at each level. The NZRU Rugby Smart safety
course is compulsory for all coaches of U14 grade and above and must be
attended each year. This course also provides a valuable coaching
resource.”
Australia have a similar system called “SmartRugby” which coaches and
referees must complete every two years and have ceased their on-line
version for newly qualifying coaches.
Extract from ARU:
How to Qualify, face-to-face or online?
If you are qualifying for the first time, you are required to attend a
face-to-face course. This can be a SmartRugby course (2.5hrs), Kids
Rugby course (3hrs) or Foundation of Rugby course (8hrs)
If you are re-qualifying, ie. you have attended a face-to-face course
previously and your qualification expired on 31 December of last year,
you can either attend a face-to-face course or complete the 30-45 min
online re-qualification course. The online course will be available from
1 February.
In Berkshire Zinzan Brooke proactively sought to attend a “RugbyReady”
course understanding the need to acquaint him-self with up to date
practice. This highlights a pivotal issue in the game, that if we wish
to have a safe, enjoyable game, there are no shortcuts to safe practice.
We should also challenge the belief that anyone who has experience in
rugby can automatically transfer that into safe coaching practice:
players transferring in to coaching roles require particular support as
they move from “what I always did,” to “how should I coach for the good
of the player and the game.”
IRB Rugby Ready is a brand new programme from the IRB which aims to
support coaches, referees and players alike in preparing to play the
Game with good practice models for physical conditioning, technique,
injury prevention and injury management.
To apply for a place on Rugby Ready courses, please click on the link below:
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