Players' Courses: Women's Rugby
Who Should Attend?
Women rugby players who wish to develop their technical, physical and mental skills and grow their knowledge of the role and the position they play. For players 17 years and older.
Course Overview
- Intensive seven-day course.
- The course aims to build a solid foundation for these players that will better prepare them for their rugby future and to maximise their potential.
- Concentrates on position specific analysis and tuition, mental toughness, rugby intelligence and skills.
- The course will take place in March with a maximum intake of 26 players.
Course Outline
- Goal setting
- Fitness assessments - aerobic and flexibility
- Fitness assessments - speed and strength
- Daily skills
- Mental toughness
- Rugby intelligence
- Recovery regimes - theory and practical
- Kicking Skills, Passing Skills, Forwards' Skills, Backs' Skills
- Referee Management
- Team patterns
- Nutrition
- Position-specific coaching
- Position-specific assessment
- Match
- Video analysis of game - feedback with position-specific coaches
- Media skills with Melodie Robinson
- One-on-one feedback with head coach and fitness trainer
- Course dinner
Please note: each day will start with one of the following:
- Stretching and flexibility
- Run
- Swim
Course Outline
- Darryl Suasua: Facilitator
- Ian Jones: Aerial Possession, Lineouts and Kick Offs and position specific coach
- Bull Allen and Farah Palmer: Scrum and Maul and position specific coach
- Murray Mexted, Melodie Robsinson: Loose Forwards and the Breakdown and position specific coach
- Dave Ellis: Ball clearance and distribution, skills specialist, skills analysis, vision and decision
- Anna Richards: Field position and position specific coach
- Dave Rennie: Back attack, Back defence, Continuity and position specific coach
- Jeff Wilson or Frank Bunce: position specific coach
- Wayne Taylor: Fitness and Conditioning
- Rachel Svenson: Nutrition
- Gary Hermansson/Richard Petrie/Murray Mexted: Mental Toughness
- Melodie Robinson: Media
- Lyndon Bray: Referee Management
Women's Rugby Course Fees
NZ$2,995
Indicative prices which will fluctuate depending on the current exchange rate:
£1,283 | R14,861 | ¥261,850 | €1,869 | A$3,132 | US$2,414
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
- Seven-day rugby tuition
Women's Rugby Course Timetable
March 2007 (7 day course)
