Players' Courses: High Performance
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
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| Unit skills with specialist Grant Fox |
- 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
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| Intensive physical development |
Week One
Orientation and team building
Testing - fitness, skills
Intensive skill development - physical and mental
Professionalism - nutrition and career planning
Mental toughness
Rugby intelligence
Weekend One
Saturday - players study their 'position' at a club or rep game. Analyse
and present to group
Sunday - optional excursions and rest day
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| Strength training |
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
High Performance Course Fees
NZ$7500
Indicative prices which will fluctuate depending on the current exchange rate:
£3,212 | R37,215 | ¥655,716 | €4,680 | A$7,843 | US$6,045
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.
High Perfomance Players' Course Timetable
Sunday 27 January to Friday 15 February 2008
Sunday 18 May to Friday 6 June 2008
