USA Rugby Education Weekend – Super Sized
Rugby Indiana is excited to host a super-sized USA Rugby Education weekend. This weekend will provide many opportunities to receive certification in referee or coaching pathways.
LOCATION
Avon Middle School North, 1251 N Dan Jones Rd, Avon, IN 46123 doors 8&9 (north side of the building)
Course Offerings
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Coach Opportunities
- Level 1 Coach – This clinic is the entry level referee course for those who are interested in officiating tackle rugby. Prior knowledge or experience in rugby is not required. The Level 1 Coach Course focuses on player welfare and the technical skills to play safely – specifically the tackle and the scrum. The course requires coaches to demonstrate effective coaching techniques, taught in the course including teaching through games, technical skill development through progressions, and collaborative coaching. This course is suitable for all experience levels and will likely comprise a mix of veteran players/coaches and those new to the game – all benefitting from a free exchange of ideas/experience.
- Cost $125
- Registration is
OpenClosed/Course Filled- 30 of 30 spots filled (02 Feb 2024)
- Level 1 Coach – This clinic is the entry level referee course for those who are interested in officiating tackle rugby. Prior knowledge or experience in rugby is not required. The Level 1 Coach Course focuses on player welfare and the technical skills to play safely – specifically the tackle and the scrum. The course requires coaches to demonstrate effective coaching techniques, taught in the course including teaching through games, technical skill development through progressions, and collaborative coaching. This course is suitable for all experience levels and will likely comprise a mix of veteran players/coaches and those new to the game – all benefitting from a free exchange of ideas/experience.
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- Level 2 Coach – The Level 2 Coaching Certification is the next step in the American Rugby Model (ARM) following the L1. The certification progresses towards advanced coaching skills used in athlete development and program building. This course is much more involved than the Level 1 with respect to pre-coursework, the in-person clinic, and post-coursework. The objective of the certification is for coaches to increase their ability to coach technical skills to achieve strategic and tactical outcomes. Coaches will be able to use the coaching process, key factor analysis, and functional role analysis to achieve specific short- and medium-term goals for their teams.
- Cost $350
- Registration is
OpenClosed/Course Filled- 12 of 12 spots filled (02 Feb 2024)
- Level 2 Coach – The Level 2 Coaching Certification is the next step in the American Rugby Model (ARM) following the L1. The certification progresses towards advanced coaching skills used in athlete development and program building. This course is much more involved than the Level 1 with respect to pre-coursework, the in-person clinic, and post-coursework. The objective of the certification is for coaches to increase their ability to coach technical skills to achieve strategic and tactical outcomes. Coaches will be able to use the coaching process, key factor analysis, and functional role analysis to achieve specific short- and medium-term goals for their teams.
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- Level 1 Strength and Conditioning – The World Rugby Level 1 Strength and Conditioning course is designed to provide basic knowledge and understanding of strength and conditioning and a foundation of practical skills. The course covers Long Term Player Development Pathway, Functional screening, Anatomical Adaptation, Demands of the game, Principles of training, Speed and intermittent sprint endurance, Periodization and Recovery. It is intended for all coaches, referees, players, administrators, parents, and others who are involved with rugby. Participants do not need to have previous experience in Strength & Conditioning as this course primarily centers around preparing athletes to perform and recover.
- Registration Is Open
- 3 of 10 spots filled (21 Jan 2024)
- Cost $95
- Registration Is Open
- Level 1 Strength and Conditioning – The World Rugby Level 1 Strength and Conditioning course is designed to provide basic knowledge and understanding of strength and conditioning and a foundation of practical skills. The course covers Long Term Player Development Pathway, Functional screening, Anatomical Adaptation, Demands of the game, Principles of training, Speed and intermittent sprint endurance, Periodization and Recovery. It is intended for all coaches, referees, players, administrators, parents, and others who are involved with rugby. Participants do not need to have previous experience in Strength & Conditioning as this course primarily centers around preparing athletes to perform and recover.
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Referee Opportunities
- Level 1 Referee – This clinic is the entry level referee course for those who are interested in officiating tackle rugby. Prior knowledge or experience in rugby is not required. Introduction to officiating in a safe, competent and enjoyable way! This course is for people who wish to become Match Officials in local age-grade competitions and senior Rugby. On successful completion of the course a match official will be able to demonstrate basic officiating skills based on appropriate theoretical knowledge and evidence of preparation and planning and be able to officiate aspects of the game in a modified context.
- Cost $85
- Registration Is Open
- 17 of 20 spots filled (26 Jan 2024)
- Level 1 Referee – This clinic is the entry level referee course for those who are interested in officiating tackle rugby. Prior knowledge or experience in rugby is not required. Introduction to officiating in a safe, competent and enjoyable way! This course is for people who wish to become Match Officials in local age-grade competitions and senior Rugby. On successful completion of the course a match official will be able to demonstrate basic officiating skills based on appropriate theoretical knowledge and evidence of preparation and planning and be able to officiate aspects of the game in a modified context.
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- Level 2 Referee – The Level 2 Referee Course is for any referee that has completed their Level 1 course and been a referee for at least one season. In this course you will explore further topics such as positioning, advantage, materiality and other techniques to advance as a referee.
- Cost $150
- Registration Is Open
- 7 of 14 spots filled (26 Jan 2024)
- Level 2 Referee – The Level 2 Referee Course is for any referee that has completed their Level 1 course and been a referee for at least one season. In this course you will explore further topics such as positioning, advantage, materiality and other techniques to advance as a referee.
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- Coaching Match Officials (referees) – The Coaching of Match Officials course aims to enable coaches of match officials to acquire basic skills to plan accordingly, observe Match Officials in action and to apply basic coaching to support Match Officials.
- Cost $85
- Registration is Open
- 9 of 10 spots filled (26 Jan 2024)
- Coaching Match Officials (referees) – The Coaching of Match Officials course aims to enable coaches of match officials to acquire basic skills to plan accordingly, observe Match Officials in action and to apply basic coaching to support Match Officials.
- In addition to the one day (Level 2 clinics are 2-day sessions) in-person session, there are a few (free) online learning modules that need to be completed to obtain your Certification(s).
- These clinics are run and managed by USA Rugby.
- Walk Ins Not Allowed
- Class Sizes are Limited, and Fill Up Quickly
- Pre-registration required: https://myaccount.rugbyxplorer.com.au/
- Inside RX, Select the learning center on the left side menu.
- Registration closes when the course is filled, or on Feb 06, 2024, whichever comes first.
Saturday, 10 Feb 2023 8:30a-5:00p
- Level 1 Coach
- Level 2 Coach (day 1 of 2)
- Level 2 Referee (day 1 of 2)
- Coaching Match Officials
Sunday 11 Feb 2023 8:30a- 5:00p
- Level 1 Referee
- Level 2 Coach (day 2 of 2)
- Level 2 Referee (day 2 of 2)
