RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2019 VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT VISION Lead the sport of rugby in Ontario into a new era of growth through increased participation, community involvement, sound administration and successful player development MISSION To establish a stronger identity for rugby in Ontario by promoting the sport’s core values and by fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence on and off the field of play RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 2 | STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK: PILLARS 1 2 3 4 5 COMMUNITY HIGH FINANCE/ COMMERCIAL GOVERNANCE RUGBY PERFORMANCE ADMIN RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 3 | PILLAR 1: COMMUNITY RUGBY VISION: Grow participation in partnership with all stakeholders in Ontario COMMUNITY RUGBY PILLAR AT A GLANCE KEY RESPONSIBLE 2018 TARGETS 2018 ACTUALS TO 2019 TARGETS FOCUS AREA KEY ACTIVITIES PERFORMANCE STAFF 30 NOV INDICATORS Coach • Ensure that Ontario • Increase Training and • 420 coaches • 379 coaches • 420 coaches Development coaches are properly number of Education registered with registered with registered with registered and completed registered Manager RC and RO by RC and RO RC and RO by Rugby Canada’s Coaches by Dec Dec PlaySmart initiative 20% by 2020 • Establish (Develop database to recruitment establish a baseline of all strategy coaches across Ontario). • Recruit, develop and retain coaches that will support the growth of rugby. • Implementation of an Training and • 12 NCCP • 14 NCCP • 12 NCCP adequate amount of Education Community Community Community coach education clinics Manager Initiation/World Initiation/ World Initiation/World through a targeted and Rugby Level 1 Rugby Level 1 Rugby Level 1 strategic approach. courses courses courses conducted by conducted conducted by RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 4 | Oct • 5 NCCP Comp Oct • 4 NCCP Comp Intro/World • 4 NCCP Comp Intro/World Rugby Level 2 Intro/World Rugby Level 2 courses Rugby Level 2 courses conducted courses conducted by conducted by Oct Oct • Provide Professional Training and • 6 Professional • 5 Professional • 6 Professional Development across the Education Development Development Development province that will assist in Manager Sessions Session Sessions the development of conducted by conducted conducted by coaches (club, school and Oct Dec Post-Secondary Education Associations). • Provide 7s specific coach Training and • 2 World Rugby • 3 World Rugby • 2 World Rugby education programs. Education Coaching Coaching Coaching Manager Sevens Level 1 Sevens Level 1 Sevens Level 1 conducted by courses conducted by Oct scheduled for Nov Q3 Match Official • Ensure that Ontario • Increase Training and • 205 match • 208 match • 220 match Development match officials are number of Education officials officials officials properly registered and registered Manager registered with registered with registered with completed Rugby Match RC and RO by RC and RO RC and RO by Canada’s PlaySmart Officials by Dec Dec initiative (Establish 20% in 2020 • Establish database of all match • By 2020, recruitment officials across Ontario). develop a strategy • Recruit, develop and core group of retain match officials that 7s Match will support the growth of Officials RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 5 | all forms of rugby. • Implementation of an Training and • 10 World Rugby • 11 World Rugby • 10 World Rugby adequate amount of Education Match Official Match Official Match Official match official education Manager Level 1 courses Level 1 courses Level 1 courses clinics through a targeted conducted by conducted conducted by and strategic approach. Oct • 1 World Rugby Oct • 2 World Rugby Match Official • 2 World Rugby Match Official Level 2 course Match Official Level 2 courses conducted Level 2 courses conducted by • World Rugby conducted by Oct Coaching of Oct • 1 World Rugby Match Officials • 1 World Rugby Coaching of Level 1 to be Coaching of Match Officials scheduled if Match Officials Level 1 course required Level 1 course if conducted by (selection required Oct process for conducted by CMOs Oct commenced in Q1) • Provide Professional Training and • 6 Professional • 5 Professional • 6 Professional Development across the Education Development Development Development province that will assist in Manager Sessions held Sessions Sessions held the development of our (15s and 7s) by conducted (15s and 7s) by match officials. Oct Oct • Provide 7s specific match • official education programs • Research and develop a Training and • Begin • Deleted • National Plan to Long Term Official Education developing a be develop by RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 6 | Development Plan. Manager Long Term Rugby Canada Official to be adopted Development by Rugby Plan by Dec Ontario Youth Rugby • Make safe, fun and • Rookie Rugby Rugby • Rookie Rugby • Resources • 100% of RO inclusive programming available to Development resources and provided in Q1, clubs with available to all Ontario 100% of RO Manager training trainings Minor rugby clubs (e.g. Rookie clubs. available to completed in Programs Rugby) at Stages 1-4 of 100% of RO May continue access the LTAD model. clubs with • 25 students to Rookie minor programs completed 8-10 Rugby by June week • 30 Rookie • 25 Rookie internships in Rugby Summer Rugby summer May/June Students by students by May May • Engage Ontario schools & • By 2020, 3% Rugby • 5 new school • 6 new school • Conduct 10 community groups to of players Development regions regions Rookie Rugby assist in developing rugby engaged Manager engaged in targeted Sarnia, School including establishing a through the 2018 by June Oakville, Festivals by process for the schools & • Conduct 8 Burlington, June conversion of players to community Regional Mississauga, • Pilot 2 club rugby. groups Rookie Rugby Hamilton, community convert to School Festivals Norfolk, rugby club rugby. by June • 13 School programs by • Pilot a Festivals May municipal non conducted - • Engage with 3 contact rugby Brantford, clubs to create program for 40 Fergus, a formal club players by June Oshawa, strategic • Identify and Burlington, planning RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 7 | engage a Kingston, template further 3 to 5 Scarborough, • 5 Teacher and Municipalities Toronto x3, Community with a view to Peterborough, Rookie Rugby introducing non Cobourg, training contact rugby Brighton, sessions to be programs in Bowmanville conducted by 2019 by Dec Sep • Introduce an additional • Create u19 Manager - • Introduce 3 • 3 U19 Males • Rugby Ontario tier from senior high male and Competitions, regional U19 Leagues run by to administer school to senior club female 15s Events and male leagues Niagara Rugby all male and rugby, increase retention leagues Marketing by June Union and female junior rate of high schoolers. • Introduce 2 Eastern Ontario competitions regional U15 Rugby Union by Nov female leagues • Establish an by June • 2 U19 Female advisory Competitions committee of regional representatives to assist in development of junior competitions by March. • Develop a youth pathway • Regionally Manager - • Conduct U13, • Regional • Rugby Ontario that provides the based Competitions, U15, U17 & U19 Leagues to administer opportunity for every competitions Events and male and conducted all male and player at both 7s and 15s established Marketing female 15’s apart from U19 female junior to participate and at U14, U16 competitions female in TR competitions progress to the higher & U18, male starting in June by Nov RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 8 | age groups. & female, 7s • Conduct U13, • Four Club Fall • Conduct four and 15s U15 & U17 7s Tournaments Fall 7s series male and conducted club female 7s offering U18, tournaments competitions U16 & U14 via Fall 7s competitions.80 Festival season teams starting in Sept participated. • Work to develop rugby in • Establish Rugby • Establish three • Rugby • Two mixed- non-traditional rugby clubs Development rugby programs programs abilities rugby communities (e.g. or community Manager in non- introduced programs Northern Ontario, programs in traditional through established by indigenous communities non communities by Abilities Centre, April etc). traditional Aug Their • Partner with an rugby Opportunity, indigenous communities MLSE organization by Launchpad Dec • Ministry Parasport Grant (i) received Q1 (ii) Inclusion training undertaken Q1 • (iii) Inclusion audit undertaken Q1 and Q2 Recreational • Provide non-contact • Recreational Rugby • Consolidate the • Programs • Grow non- (Non-contact) playing opportunities rugby Development eight new consolidated in contact rugby Rugby across all age groups and represents Manager recreational non Oshawa, programs by both genders beyond 10% of all contact Cobourg, running 2 new minor level in accordance registered programs Fergus, sites by RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018 PAGE 9 | with “Active for Life” players by introduced in Burlington, CTR, December stage of the LTAD model. 2020 2017 by June Thunder Bay, • Add four new Sarnia. non contact • New programs recreational conducted in programs in London (girls) 2018 by Dec and Barrie (U13) Club Rugby • Conduct male and female • All clubs Manager - • 16 clubs • 16 clubs • 16 clubs senior provincial Leagues provided with Competitions, participate in participated in participate in & Cups. the Events and Men’s Provincial Men’s Provincial Men’s Provincial opportunity to Marketing Leagues & Cup Leagues & Cup Leagues & Cup enter teams by May • 8 clubs by May into relevant • 8 clubs participated in • 8 clubs leagues.