Leisure & Culture Dundee in conjunction with key partners are committed to providing a comprehensive Coach Education and CPD programme for local players and coaches to continually raise the standard of the game in the city. Working closely with Dundee Eagles/Dundee Rugby Development Officer Colin Sangster, Dundee HSFPs RFC and Scottish Rugby, we are delighted to be able to offer a wide-ranging local programme for the 2017-18 season that will cater for coaches and players from Mini to Adult Rugby. We look forward to engaging with you at many of these exciting opportunities!
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This course acts as an entry qualification for coaches who are currently coaching youth or adult rugby and will also include content on refereeing the 15-a-side game. Through your work you will be better able to develop core technical and tactical skills and core values in your players in an active, purposeful, enjoyable and safe environment.
Aims
On completion coaches will be able to:
- Deliver rugby union coaching sessions and provide direction to other coaches
- Understand the principles of coaching
- Know how to plan, establish and maintain a safe coaching environment
- Understand how to plan and support the delivery of activities that are age and stage appropriate for players
- Understand how to evaluate coaching activities and understand how to evaluate own coaching practice
Outline
This course is organised by approved coaching centres and delivered by Scottish Rugby accredited coach educators. It will last approximately 34 hours (24 hours on course, 10 hours home study) and coaches must attend all three days to receive the final qualification
Assessment
This course is competence based and involves on-course appraisal. It involves both classroom and outdoor practical activities, where coaches will be expected to participate fully in all sessions.
Mayfield Sport Centre
193 Arbroath Road
Dundee
DD4 7HS
Fantastic opportunity for coaches of particularly youth & adult rugby, to observe the next generation of Caledonia and Scotland age-grade representative rugby players being coached by a variety of Scottish Rugby Performance Coaching Staff.
These sessions cover all aspects of the game from specialist front row scrummaging sessions, to team attack play and conditioned games.
Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7AA
Fantastic opportunity for coaches of particularly youth & adult rugby, to observe the next generation of Caledonia and Scotland age-grade representative rugby players being coached by a variety of Scottish Rugby Performance Coaching Staff.
These sessions cover all aspects of the game from specialist front row scrummaging sessions, to team attack play and conditioned games.
Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7AA
Workshop topic TBC. More details to follow.
Part of a series of Coaching CPD workshops geared around needs/wants of local coaches led by local Dundee Rugby Development Officers.
Mayfield Sport Centre
193 Arbroath Road
Dundee DD4 7HS
Fantastic opportunity for coaches of particularly youth & adult rugby, to observe the next generation of Caledonia and Scotland age-grade representative rugby players being coached by a variety of Scottish Rugby Performance Coaching Staff.
These sessions cover all aspects of the game from specialist front row scrummaging sessions, to team attack play and conditioned games.
Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7AA
Fantastic opportunity for coaches of particularly youth & adult rugby, to observe the next generation of Caledonia and Scotland age-grade representative rugby players being coached by a variety of Scottish Rugby Performance Coaching Staff.
These sessions cover all aspects of the game from specialist front row scrummaging sessions, to team attack play and conditioned games.
Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7AA
Fantastic opportunity for coaches of particularly youth & adult rugby, to observe the next generation of Caledonia and Scotland age-grade representative rugby players being coached by a variety of Scottish Rugby Performance Coaching Staff.
These sessions cover all aspects of the game from specialist front row scrummaging sessions, to team attack play and conditioned games.