South Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Rugby Development Newsletter – Edition 6
Here’s the sixth edition of the newsletter for 2011/12, we hope you find it another good read… REMEMBER – tell us your news and views and your club could feature in the next newsletter!
CLUB DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT DEVON RFU LAUNCH NEW FIRST AID COURSES PACK 2011/12 WEBSITES…
At the recent club development www.devonrugby.com and meeting at Ivybridge RFC, those clubs Does your club ensure the coaches that attended will receive hard copies www.devonrfu.com are the two and volunteers who work with of the NEW support packs through the new sites containing all the children are suitably qualified in First post. Please ensure these packs are information on Devon Rugby. shared with the key people within Aid? Please take the time to go online your clubs as they contain useful For more information on courses information on Coaching, Refereeing, and have a look. Volunteering and Funding support. All please contact [email protected] If you have any comments or information will also feature on the
new Devon RFU website. suggestions please e-mail: [email protected]
FRIDAY EVENINGS ARE FOR TOUCH RUGBY
Get a few mates together and come on down to the astro-turf pitch at the Brickfields in Plymouth for some fun games of Touch Rugby. Sessions run from 6pm – 8pm every Friday and are for men and women over the age of 16. Touch Rugby is a great social activity and a fun way to keep fit. The game is really easy to learn, so complete beginners to rugby will be catching the ball and running with it , in no time . Players can come along with their mates or on their own and can be guaranteed an active and fun evening. For more details contact Glenn Channing: [email protected]
RFU COACHING AWARDS The “RFU Coaching Awards” provide an opportunity for clubs, schools, CBs, players and coaches to recognise coaching achievements and value the role that coaching makes to the sport of rugby union. The categories include: THE IAN THOMPSON YOUNG PEOPLE’S COACH OF THE YEAR ADULT COACH OF THE YEAR COACH EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR CLUB COACHING COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR COACHING EXCELLENCE HOW TO NOMINATE
Anyone can make a nomination by completing an official Coaching Awards Nomination Form, downloadable from http://www.rfu.com/TakingPart/Coach/AwardsForCoachingExcellence.aspx
Nominations need to be submitted by 1st December 2011 to [email protected]. The awards ceremony will take place on 4th January 2012, at the National Coaching Conference at Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire. All winners will be guests of the RFU. Please note: All entries must be typed.
We look forward to receiving nominations.
DEVON AGE GRADE RUGBY RFU GRAND DRAW 2011/12 – the easiest way for clubs to raise cash for themselves! Under 13’s & Under 14’s All four areas of Devon (N, E, S, W) run U13 and If your club has never taken part in the RFU Grand Draw, U14 District Development squads with the aim of please don’t hesitate this year, get your club registered and begin raising money for your club. Clubs receive 90p identifying and developing potentially talented for every £1 ticket that they sell throughout the year – it’s players. Training sessions usually take place really that simple…. For more information please contact every month and the inter district festival will [email protected] or [email protected] take place during the Easter Holidays. The county coordinator is Charlie Guppy. COACH AND REFEREE DEVELOPMENT FOR CLUBS [email protected]
There are is a choice of 14 CPD coaching modules that can Under 15’s be delivered at your club for your coaches. Also Referee Please make sure that potential county players Education Sessions & Practical Refereeing Sessions aimed at club referees can be delivered at your club….. are nominated by contacting the Team Manager,
Mac Bayliss. For more information on coaching development please [email protected] contact [email protected] or for Refereeing development contact [email protected] For more information www.devonrugby.com ONLINE GRANT FINDER
SCHOOL / CLUB LINKS The RFU has entered into a partnership with the Idox
Group to provide an online grant finder for members. The If we want to grow the game of rugby and get more system provides access to a database of over 100,000 grant young people playing it is essential that clubs work possibilities which are available from a myriad of funding closely with schools. Why not get in touch with your groups including opportunities for both capital and revenue local primary or secondary school to see what your projects. club can do to help them deliver rugby in their school. Researchers at the Idox Group maintain the database and ensure that any potential new funding partners are If children are given the opportunity to play rugby in promptly identified and uploaded. If used correctly the school there is a much better chance that they will grant finder will be of benefit to many of the RFU’s partners want to continue playing outside of school and that including Clubs and Constituent Bodies. A fortnightly record means at the local rugby club. If you would like help of searches that have been carried out will be provided to to get in contact with the school please let Rob the RFU so support can be targeted appropriately through Masters know: [email protected] the RDT.
After a simple registration process, the system is extremely KIT BURSARY easy to use and can be found by visiting www.rfu.com/grantfinder. A reminder for all clubs in Devon……Clubs can apply for a bursary of £250 towards a new set of O’Neills shirts. This is open to all clubs. Those wishing to take advantage of this bursary please contact Gary Alridge (E) [email protected]
How about getting involved in the sport of WHEELCHAIR RUGBY. Club nights are on Tuesday evenings from 6pm-7pm at the Mayflower Sports Centre, Plymouth. Contact Rob Masters for more details: [email protected]
www.devonrugby.com and www.devonrfu.com For more information contact Rob (E) [email protected]