IRANZ Specialists Available
IRANZ has specialists available to travel to your school, club or union. Dave Ellis, Wayne Taylor and Dave Rennie are available to be booked now to pass on their specific and recognised expertise to your coaches and players. It is recommended that all three specialists should be booked together. They have worked as part of the IRANZ team for four years complementing each other’s skills. Together they will give your team the maximum benefit of their combined rugby knowledge and experience.
Please note: The pricing arrangement above relates to schools, clubs and provinces within New Zealand. If you would like to book them to travel overseas then a quote for a customised course can be arranged taking into account your specific requirements.
Dave Ellis, Progressive Skills Specialist
Dave Ellis is employed by IRANZ as our skills expert and multimedia producer. He is available to run skills' sessions for club, school and representative teams. Dave has a lateral approach to coaching, having worked with a variety of sports in New Zealand and overseas including Australian netball and cricket, rugby league and American Football. With his indepth knowledge of rugby and his experience with these other sports, Dave has developed a unique coaching style and our high performance graduates and array of international coaches have rated him highly in their evaluations. He is an integral part of our team.
As skills' coach for IRANZ, Dave covers all aspects of player skill development. With a special interest in vision and decision making, Dave often builds these components into his skills' sessions giving them their own unique flavour. At academy courses Dave runs sessions on the Basic Pass, Taking the Ball into Contact, Defence Skills, Tackle and Evasion Skills along with his Vision and Decision Making session that he has developed himself from a unique blend of information from various sports adapted for rugby.
Choose from the following:
| Dave Ellis Sessions | Time | Participants |
| Skill Testing | 1 hour max | Minimum of 10 |
| Dave Ellis puts players through a pre-designed skill activity. He then runs a sequence of drills that emphasise the skill application, i.e. passing, contact, etc | ||
| Skill Testing and Remedial Coaching | 1.5 hours | Minimum of 10 |
| Dave Ellis films players doing a pre-designed skill activity that highlights skill requirements. This footage will be analysed the same day with feedback provided directly to the coaches and/or players. This is then followed by a remedial session to enhance the players’ awareness of the skill and a process for ongoing correction. | ||
| Vision and Decision in a Team Environment | 2 hours | Minimum of 15 |
| A team-based progression that highlights vision and decision making for all players developing into tactical application based on spatial awareness. This is a progressive tool for coaches to utilise and actually watch their players improve in decision making under pressure. | ||
| Vision and Decision Targeting Key Decision Makers | 1 hour |
Min of 6 (targets 1-2) |
| Dave uses key decision makers in your team, e.g. your 1st 5/8 or halfback, and puts them through a series of drills to enhance their ability to think and act under pressure. This can be used as a prelude to ‘Vision and Decision in a Team Environment’. | ||
Additional
Drill Sessions:
Passing Drills, Contact Drills, Defence Drills, Opposed Drills, Kicking Drills
Dave is also available to run any of the above drill sessions based on the requirements of the coach. These would need to be planned by Dave in advance, so prior notice of the sessions required is needed.
Skill Testing and Evaluation @ $50 plus GST per player
Includes full video analysis with assessment in CD-ROM format. Dave films the players who want or need individual feedback on their skills (this can be paid for by the individual or the school/club). He then takes this footage away with him, analyses it and produces a CD-ROM that is sent back to the coach or players for their own use.
Wayne Taylor, Strength and Conditioning Coach
IRANZ Fitness Specialist Wayne Taylor is available to be booked by club, school and representative team coaches. Wayne is the current fitness trainer for the New Zealand U21 team and is a vital member of the IRANZ team working closely with the players to educate them on rugby specific conditioning to maximise each individual’s potential. This includes all training techniques and clear guidelines of the training ethic required. For coaches, Wayne provides them with the tools to understand and plan the physiological requirements for their players. This gives coaches an overall understanding of ‘when and what to do’ when planning and periodising all training volumes, intensity, weekly routines, conditioning and recovery.
Wayne is able to fitness test a team and gives feedback on individual standards specific to each player’s position and compares them to those required at higher levels, i.e. academy, NPC etc. From this information clear guidelines and individual targets can then be set.
Wayne has trained extensively in strength and conditioning, sports rehabilitation, massage and sports medicine. He has completed studies through the Chek Corrective and High Performance Exercise Kinesiologist Institute in the USA. He also specialises in team building and has designed team building and leadership activities for elite rugby teams including the NZ Black Ferns as well as Leadership Captaincy Courses for the NZRU.
Choose from the following:
| Wayne Taylor Sessions | Time | Participants |
| Ice Breakers - Teamwork Introduction | 1.5 hours | All |
| Utilising basic 'Ice Breaker Activities' early in a team build up, helps to break down any barriers and unite the team. This therefore has a significant effect on what you are able to achieve in all others areas of development. | ||
| Warm Ups | Players Involved, Management observe | |
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Utilising both the theory and practical knowledge passed on by Wayne, coaches will
be able to effectively design warm ups specific to the variety of training sessions
they will conduct. From this session, coaches can also plan, in consultation with
their players, an effective ‘pre game’ routine. 1 Specificity to Trainings and Games 2 Drills design and safe conduct 3 Progression etc |
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| Cool Down/Recovery | 1 hour | Players Involved, Management assist |
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Cool Down and Recovery are areas that are generally poorly completed in team
environments; however they have a significant effect on performance. With the
theoretical knowledge, and practical ‘know how’, a team can take their
professionalism to a whole new level: 1 Specific stretching 2 Contrast baths/Hydrotherapy 3 Active recovery methods 4 Nutrition 5 Establishing a recovery routine 6 Additional recovery considerations |
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| Rugby Specific Conditioning Presentation | 1.5 hours | All Attend |
| In order to get 'buy in' from the players, they need to understand the ‘reasons why’. With the right information, players can then understand and become more accountable for their own performance. This presentation helps coaches and players to have a combined understanding of what is required. | ||
| Planning with coaches 'systems' | Management Team | |
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This is an opportunity for the coaches and their management team to confirm or learn
areas that will enable them to plan effectively. It is driven by the knowledge level
of the coaches and any areas they wish to cover. 1 Planning weekly routines, volumes & intensity 2 Training and periodisation 3 Types of conditioning and conduct - games, functional strength, improvising, drills, etc |
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Add Ons | ||
| Exercise Technique Coaching | 1-2 hours | All Players |
| This practical presentation covers the techniques for players to safely condition themselves. Emphasis is on teaching the correct movement patterns rather than heavy weights and 'body building'. Once these foundations have been established then players can progressively increase their load, applicable to their personal ability. All techniques are orientated around functional movements, aimed at improving on-field performance, and will be the basis of most of their training in future years. | ||
| Fitness Assessments (Group) | ||
| Acceleration, Speed and Anaerobic Fitness Tests | 2 hours | All Players |
| Aerobic and Strength Tests | 2 hours | Management Assist |
| Team Building - Leadership & Teamwork Development | All Players, Management observe | |
Additional
Systems for Managers
Wayne is available to spend time one on one with the team manager, to assist with
the planning of:
1 Sideline set up and conduct, i.e. Refreshments, medical/injury, etc
2 Critical meal timings for pre and post game.
3 Travel and minimising the effects.
4 Basic injury treatment.
5 Supplements and application, etc.
Dave Rennie, Coach
Dave Rennie is employed as team coach for the courses that IRANZ operates throughout the year. He has outstanding qualifications following stints as head coach for the Wellington Lions from 2000-2002 (winning the NPC in 2000) and assistant coach for the Hurricanes in 2002. Dave coached eight All Blacks who were playing for Wellington during this time including Tana Umaga, Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen and Alama Ieremia.
Dave is available to run coaching sessions for club, school and representative teams. With his indepth knowledge of rugby and his experience at all levels of rugby within New Zealand, Dave has a huge amount to offer any team committed to improving their performance. He is renowned for his ability to communicate effectively with players and coaches and has a wealth of knowledge, gathered from his time spent with our position specific specialists.
Choose from the following:
| Dave Rennie Sessions | Time | Participants |
| Back Attack | 1.5 hours | Backs and coaches |
| Back Defence | 1.5 hours | Backs and coaches |
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Skills Drills - Specificity - Individual skills - Progression etc |
Players Involved, Management observe | |
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Continuity - The breakdown |
1 hour | Players Involved, Management assist |
| Game Plans and Patters of Play | 1.5 hours | All attend |
| Planning a season | 2 hours | Management Team |
| Sequencing | 1-2 hours | All players |
| Evasion and creating space | 2 hours | All players |
For a booking form or for further information contact:
Esther Martin, Office Manager, admin@iranz.co.nz
Phone (04) 382 9119
