Coaches' Course: Practical
Who Should Attend?
- Club coaches
- Age grade representative coaches
- School coaches
- Coaches who want to improve their coaching skills
- Coaches keen to break through to the next level of coaching
Course Overview
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| Ian Jones demonstrates at the February Practical Coaching Course |
- A three-day practical coaching course with the opportunity to interact applying skills and techniques learnt, taking part in discussions and asking questions.
- Our first class and international coaches will share their experiences on what has worked best for them to get to the top. It's not often you will have the opportunity to hear them talk about preparing a team for competition, or Richard Loe passing on his expertise on front row alignment and maul attack.
- If you want to attend a more practical coaching course, then this course is for you.
Course Outline
Preparation and Organisation – preparing a team for competition
Periodisation and Planning
Scrum and the Tight Five (front row alignment, locks, loose forwards)
Maul Attack
Lineouts (procuring the ball, lifting and support)
Back attack
Counter attack
Defence from set phase and second phase
Basic pass progression
Vision and decision making
Mental toughness
Nutrition
Analysing performance and remedial coaching
Coaching Staff
Course tutors will include:
- Dave Rennie
- Chris Boyd
- Peter Russell
- Dave Ellis
- Wayne Taylor
- Ian Jones
- Steve Gordon
- Richard Loe
- Murray Mexted
- Andre Bell
- Jeff Wilson
- Plus other guest coaches
Course Fees
NZ$1,470 includes two nights accomodation and all meals and sevens ticket.
Please note: Cancellation four weeks prior to commencement of course will incur a penalty fee of 20% of the course fee. Cancellation within two weeks of course commencement is non-refundable.
Practical Coaching Course Timetable
Friday 1 to Sunday 3 February 2008 (same weekend as IRB World Sevens)
