
To register please contact on the link shown above for either Falmouth or Liskeard.
Rugby Football Union
by Bill Hooper
To register please contact on the link shown above for either Falmouth or Liskeard.
by Bill Hooper
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
by Bill Hooper
One course venue will be down at the Mennaye on the 6th April, whilst another venue that might appeal to those in the East of Cornwall is at Ivybridge RFC 7th March. To book click on the link
Hot off the press. There are now courses at Launceston RC on the 24th March and 20th April at Falmouth RFC.
by Bill Hooper
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 31st December 2021- https://bit.ly/ERACA-W1
The first Workshop will be delivered On Demand from the 1st November 2021- 31st December 2021 via Workcast. This means that you can complete the Webinar at any time between the 1st November 2021 and 31st 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 31st 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 31st 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 1st 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
by Bill Hooper
Do you want to create meaningful games based practices to effectively develop your players? Sign up to one of our upcoming FREE Game Changers online workshop throughout November.
Register your place via http://EnglandRugby.com/courses
Wayne Reed
RFU SW Game Development
by Bill Hooper
It’s often said that there would be no game without a ref! The C.R.R.S. have reported that at present there is a worrying lack of referees in the county. Some have retired, and injuries and unavailability for various reasons are not helping. There is to be a Referee’s Course on 10th Oct. at Callywith College, Bodmin commencing at 9am, but if there are not sufficient numbers, it will have to be cancelled. At present there are 6 registered, but they need about double to run it. Can this be circulated to clubs. Ideally every club should have at least one club ref. This would greatly help. So if you have ever fancied taking up the whistle, Now is the time.
People need to complete the online Headcase concussion course before they can register for the award courses. I have communicated this in all my messages but I don’t think the message has got through. It’s free and can be found by searching for Headcase Online Course, see link near end of post.
Attention of all Club Coaching Co-ordinators
Please circulate to all coaches in your clubs and let’s get a good number booked in for Wayne please.
Please find below information about the 2021-22 dates and venues for award courses being run locally to support coaching and refereeing. I have also included a course description for the Coaching and Refereeing Awards (Old Level 2).
Please can you share this information with your clubs coaches ASAP and ask them to register by following the links below. These will be the only opportunity to complete these courses in the next 12 months so please encourage your coaches to sign up.
Venue | Course | Day 1 | Day 2 | URL |
Callywith College | ERCA | 17.10.21 | 22.5.22 | https://bit.ly/2Tr5DwU |
Callywith College | ERRA | 10.10.21 | 15.05.22 | https://bit.ly/3zjRJvQ |
The England Rugby Coaching Award consists of two face to face days, supported by monthly webinars and online community of practices.
This course is an entry point for those coaching U12’s and above. The course will provide coaches with the knowledge, skills and attributes to safely and effectively coach young players and adults.
The England Rugby Refereeing Award consists of two face to face days, supported by monthly webinars and online community of practices.
This course is an entry point for those refereeing U12 and above. The course will provide referees and coaches with the knowledge, skills and attributes to safely and effectively referee young players and adults.
In the meantime, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. waynereed@rfu.com
IMPORTANT
One of the requirements to book a place on an award course is that you have completed headcase recently.
If you follow this link https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/playing/headcase you can complete this e-Learning and once this is on your record you will be able to book onto the courses. There may be a delay after completing Headcase before you can register for award courses!
You need to complete the Training Module not the Open Access course.
by Bill Hooper
Kids First Contact Course to be held in Truro RFC needs numbers. At the moment only 4 signed up, needs minimum of 10 to run, so book now please.
I just wanted to make you aware that all course numbers in Cornwall are below the minimum required at the moment so It would be great if you could promote them with any contacts in Cornwall that you may have. I know that some courses are a little way off yet but if possible I would like to get all these courses running with good numbers.
I will share the details attached in the poster with all club coaching coordinators via GMS and wondered if you had a direct mailing list for clubs that you could send this via as well? Try to hit as many people within clubs so the message isn’t missed.
Thanks for your help.
Reedy
by Bill Hooper
Dear Volunteer,
Do you want to play a role in supporting others to improve the rugby offer? Or do you already support other coaches, referees and volunteers? Then the England Rugby Mentoring Award could be the course for you! Please select the videos below to hear from Dylan Hartley and Sarah Hunter about the importance a quality Mentor has had on their careers:
England Rugby Mentoring Award- Dylan Hartley
England Rugby Mentoring Award- Sarah Hunter
The England Rugby Mentor Award aims to support those who wish to develop others they’re working with, whether that’s a fellow coach, referee or volunteer. The course will focus on behaviour change, learning and support of an individual with their practice. Irwin Mitchell have partnered with us to deliver this piece of work, with the aim of having a trained mentor in every club that offers U14-U18 Rugby.
The course is made up of one face to face day, plus an additional three remote sessions in November/ December/ January. Candidates will be required to attend all days and then complete a portfolio for one mentee that they’re working with throughout the season, to apply the learnings from the course back at their own rugby club.
Course are now live on the GMS Course Finder and we look forward to welcoming you onto the England Rugby Mentoring Award in July and August.
The specific link for the course running at Bodmin RFC is https://bit.ly/3zuLiHg
Kind Regards,
RFU Game Development