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On a more general note, I am not sure that the RFU uses the internet to its full potential in this regard. Elsewhere on this forum members have put up links to sites they found useful. I am sure it would be of great benefit for all (players, coaches etc at whatever age or standard) if there was a really comprehensive section on the RFU site dealing with techniques, skills, training methods etc. Pictures, video clips, diagrams etc all could be there. It would, however, need to be authoritative and not just the opinion of this or that coach or group of coaches - there is plenty of that out there already! Everything from the best way to hold the ball to optimum lock binding, from tackling technique to the best stance to adopt at the fringe of a defensive ruck could be there. Research would need to be commissioned not just to help establish best practice but also to give reassurance to the reader/viewer that some hard science and research lay behind it all. In the absence of research what ever any coach says is not much more then opinion, however reasonable it sounds.
There is an awful lot of knowledge out there, it is just hard to access it and draw it all together. If the idea of coach education is about the distribution of knowledge and the promotion of best practice this would be a very direct way of getting the information out there. It would also be direct, straight from the horses mouth. No chinese whispers effect - (senior coach attends course, remembers parts, forgets others (that's inevitable). What he has learned will be coloured by his own opinions. The next course he gives on that topic to the next group of coaches down the pecking order will feature elements of the course he attended but with his twist to it and so on and so on.)
It could not replace actual hands on training courses etc but would be a valuable adjunct.
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| Thanks Jonesy. Very interesting. They seem to take these things seriously in NZ, with Universities etc looking into aspects of rugby. Would be nice to see a "Rugby Research Centre" at Loughborough Uni (probably - seems like a good place, lots of academics and sporty students to experiment on!) funded by the RFU to study the game, its skills, techniques, conditioning requirements etc.
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| I totally agree with you. I am also a coach in South Wales and feel there is little/no help once you have gained your certificate. I think we should set up a coaching helpline and support each other Claire
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| The variuos regions provide specific coaching session throught the year. the Dragons for example did a power training session in the summer at Usk College. Previously they have done scrummage clinics, defence clinics etc. i believe the other regions do similar. The Blues held an open coaching session at Taffs Well RFC last month for coaches to go along and view. contact the local regional development officer. Details are on the WRU website under ''coaching and referees''.
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For some well explained basic skills have a look at this:
http://www.playrugbyleague.com.au/Coaching/coachingcentre/skillscentre/
All relevant to both codes.
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