Who Should Attend?
- Aspiring professional players aged 18 and over
- Promising players interested in a rugby career
- Academy players who need high performance specialisation
Course Overview
- Intensive three-week course
- Covers crucial physical, mental and core business skills required to become a successful professional rugby player
- Mental toughness and rugby intelligence modules
- Serious position-specific attention and analysis
- Identifies strengths and weaknesses
- Team coaching with current and former professional coaches and players
Course Outline
Week One
Orientation and team building
Testing - fitness, skills
Intensive skill development - physical and mental
Professionalism - nutrition and career planning
Mental toughness
Rugby intelligence
Week Two
Mental toughness
Rugby intelligence
Team coaching with guest coaches
Skills - kicking and passing
Unit skills with specialists
Position specific
Match and analysis with positional experts
Remedial coaching
Weekend Two
Kiwi Experience as a group
Week Three
Identification and implementation of tactics
Mental toughness
Rugby intelligence
Situational training
Team Dynamics
Team coaching with guest coaches
Match and analysis
Individual assessment review
Final dinner
Course Fees
International Applications
For coaches and players who reside outside New Zealand
US $6000 including taxes
Domestic Applications
For New Zealand resident coaches and players prices quoted are inclusive of GST.
NZ $7500 including GST
Prices do not include travel to Palmerston North, but do include all academy and course related costs such as meals and accommodation and transfers from Palmerston North airport (if applicable) to the Sport and Rugby Institute, Palmerston North.
50% deposit on acceptance of application
Balance of 50% due four weeks prior to course start date
Translation service available at additional cost
Course fees include:
- Accommodation and all meals
- Three weeks rugby tuition
- 'Kiwi Experience' weekend
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.