Distribution – CB coaching lead, Referee Society Training Officer

Good afternoon,

I hope my email finds you safe and well.

This week we have released our training programme for August – November.  This includes England Rugby Coaching and Refereeing awards, principles of scrummage, Kids First Contact and Kids First Tag.  These courses are all available to book online.  The attached guide, England Rugby Training Courses 22/23, is an excellent resource which we’d like CBs/Societies to add to websites as a first port of call for volunteers looking to engage in training.  The guide provides information on all our resources, face to face and online and gives clear instruction on how to search and book.

Our primary means of promotion is via social media – we always try to tag in local CBs, societies and host venues where possible.  By sharing the post or liking them it then widens the reach so please continue to support these posts and pages and follow if not already doing so.  We will also, at times leading up to courses, use GMS to contact club volunteers direct.

Finally, a number of CBs and Societies have investigated the use of voucher codes to support volunteers.  We no longer accept group booking or third-party payments for individuals – codes are a great way to bulk buy and then distribute to the game.  The guides below provide information on how the CB/Society can buy these and allocate them against an individual and then how the individual uses them once assigned.  If interested, please take some time to follow the guides and share with anyone you are supplying them to.

Purchasing organisation – CB/club buying for a club member – how to buy and allocate the voucher – https://help.rfu.com/support/solutions/articles/15000062821-voucher-codes-organisation-purchasing-user-guide

Volunteer using voucher once allocated – https://help.rfu.com/support/solutions/articles/15000061152-how-to-use-voucher-codes-when-booking-a-course-course-participant-user-guide

Thanks for your ongoing support and I hope you all have a great summer.

Many thanks,

Tim Pickard

Area Training Manager- South West

07738 822 734

@rfuswestgamedev

Bookings are now open for the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award (previously Level 3) pre requisite Workshops for the 2022/2023 Season. The purpose of this course is to develop self-reflecting advanced practitioners with a clear understanding of what drives, influences and supports them to get better. The Advanced Award is a yearlong course,  which is competence assessed. For coaches to achieve competence, there will be a significant expectation concerning the volume of work and requirements to demonstrate the competencies, above and beyond their normal coaching roles. Before engaging in the prerequisite Workshops, please reflect on your readiness to complete the Award alongside existing commitments.

The pre requisite Workshops consist of the below:

Workshop 1 (On Demand)- to be completed by 31^st December 2021- https://bit.ly/ERACA-W1

The first Workshop will be delivered On Demand from the 1^st November 2021- 31^st December 2021 via Workcast. This means that you can complete the Webinar at any time between the 1^st November 2021 and 31^st December 2021. Please ensure that you register for this course via the GMS Booking link above. Failure to do so, may mean that the Workshop is not added to your GMS profile and will prevent you from accessing the full Award Course. We will be collating a list of all those that complete the Webinar via Workcast on 31^st December, so please ensure you complete this Workshop by then to progress to Workshop 2.

This first Workshop will introduce you to key differences between the England Rugby Coaching Award and the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award. We will also look at the course format and structure to give you an understanding of what you might expect from the full Award Course.

Workshop 2 (Live Sessions)- in January & February 2022

All those that complete Workshop 1 by 31^st December 2021, will be notified of the Workshop 2 dates and booking links in the New Year 2022. These session will be live and delivered via Microsoft Teams. Once again, individuals will need to ensure that they register via GMS for this Workshop to be added to their GMS profile.

Workshop 2 will introduce some of the course content, including Game (Tactical) Understanding, Co Coaching and Observation. This session will give you an idea of the type of content delivered and enable you to make a decision about your readiness to engage with the level of content and understanding required of an Advanced Coach.

England Rugby Advanced Award 2022-2023 Bookings (£1000)

Following the conclusion of the pre requisite Workshops, all eligible candidates will be contacted directly with booking links to access the full Award Course. Please note, that in addition to the prerequisite Workshops above, candidates will also need to demonstrate that:

–          They have held a Level 2/ ERCA for 3 years or more- completed prior to 1^st September 2019.

–          Have attended both Advanced Workshop 1 (Nov/Dec 2021) and Advanced Workshop 2 (Jan/Feb 2022).

–          Be in an active coaching role (in England) with the same team across a whole season, spanning the course cycle with tasks set in mind.

–          Acceptable environments:

o   Age Grade

o   Youth & Schools

o   Adult Community

o   Talent Pathway

o   Adult Performance

The above pre requisites to access the full Award Course are not negotiable and will need to be demonstrated on an individual’s GMS profile.

We wish you the best of luck with your continued Coaching Journey.

Kind Regards,

RFU Game Development Team

e-mail:waynereed@rfu.com