Ulster Rugby : Ulster Branch Coaching Courses Get Underway

Ulster Branch Coaching Courses Get Underway

19 June 2008, 12:46 pm

By Maire Cahill

The Level 1Head Coaches Course took place recently at QUB, and following its success, please be reminded of other upcoming courses througout the summer

34 club and school coaches from across the province attended the course, which is part of the IRFU’s National Coach Development Pathway, catering for coaches working at stage 3 on the IRFU LTPD Programme.
The course deals with the 'Principles of Play' by developing them through the use of Key Factor Analysis, which are then applied to individual, Mini Unit, Unit and Team Skills. The aim of the course is to ensure that by the end, coaches should be able to identify and rectify technical deficiencies, together with the ability of planning, organising, communicating and developing the skills of his/her players through the implementation of sport specific and generic modules.

As well as the Branch Rugby Development department and HPU staff, IRFU guests and designated tutors delivered modules on the day. Among the tutors were Hika Reid, former All Black and Director of Rugby at Portadown RFC, Willie Gribben, current Manager of Irish U18s, Terry McMaster, former Ireland and Ulster player and current head coach of Ulster U20s, and Brian Leslie, head of P.E. at Banbridge Academy and Head Coach of Ulster Schools' U18s.

Course Director, Darryl Callaghan was delighted with the quality and commitment shown throughout the weekend and would like to thank all the participants and tutors involved for their contribution.

The IRFU Ulster Branch RDOs will now mentor and monitor the coaches in attendance to ensure that they pursue their accreditation and continue to develop through their coaching participation.

The Ulster Branch Rugby Development department is keen to remind all those interested in attending any of this summers' coaching courses to book their place as soon as possbile as places are filling up. Details of upcoming courses are as follows: