coaches' corner

coaching Resources 

So you've been appointed as a Coach (or Assistant), and need some guidance and/or assistance on what to coach, or perhaps how to coach?  This page is dedicated to providing a single and central repository of resources available to the Club's Coaches to assist with planning and delivering training sessions in a standard and consistent manner across all Age Groups.  Further, these resources are in alignment with the current coaching strategies and philosophies of both NSW Rugby and Rugby Australia, as custodians of the game.

Kids Pathway Skills Manual for U6 to U12 - Junior Rugby participation should be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all those involved in the game.  The Kids Pathway Skills Manual provides coaches with the fundamentals for coaching the modified games of the Rugby Australia Player Pathway for U6 to U12 kids.  This manual has been designed to assist you in creating an atmosphere at Rugby training that is ENJOYABLE, requires kids to be ACTIVE most of the time, and is a genuine LEARNING experience.  We call this REAL RUGBY, and if you can put it into practice, your players will develop their love for the game in a positive team environment that all can participate in.

Rugby for the Club's U13 to U18 players should be enjoyable and rewarding for all involved in the game. The Foundation Course Manual provides coaches of U13 - U18 players with the essential ingredients to develop these players, ensuring it is both enjoyable and rewarding.

The Foundation Course, as a precursor to the Level 1 Coach Certification, is the entry level for those coaching Junior rugby at the Club. It provides the necessary information on the technical, tactical and coaching/ refereeing at a foundation level.  The Foundation Course is a training program to support the assessment requirements of the both Level 1 Coach and Referee accreditation.  

This page includes information relating to Referees, the Laws of the Game and the way they are interpreted.  All of which is important for Coaches to know to improve their understanding of the Game, and how best to coach it.

Physical Development

• A series of videos that focuses on mobility, flexibility and strength.  Helping players to prepare their bodies to train and play.

Set Piece

• A series of videos dedicated to developing the set piece skills of players at the scrum, lineout, restarts and maul.

Structured Play

• A series of videos that focuses on structured play which accounts for 50% of possession in a game.  By developing skills in these areas players will work towards understanding the necessity of structure to building a game that allows us to move to unstructured play where we can 'play footy'.

Unstructured Play

• A series of videos that focuses on developing the skills required to 'play footy' - attacking space when the defence is disconnected, trying to reconnect broken defences and adjusting to a variety of tackle contest situations.