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Junior Section Framework Document: Season 2013-2014 Page 1

Ilkeston Rugby Union Football Club

Junior and Minis Framework Document

The Stute

Hallam Fields Road

Ilkeston

Derbyshire

DE7 4AZ

Version 2.1

Revised for season 2013-2014

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Our Coaching Philosophy

Our role as Coaches and Team Managers is to encourage all the youngsters in our care to have fun and be successful playing our fantastic game. Rugby has taught many of us lessons that are very valuable in life and it is our privilege to be able to pass these lessons on to future generations. The contents of this framework document outline how we are going to support our youngsters in upholding our club core values: -

Passion

Respect

Inclusive

Development

Enjoyment

Players will make mistakes when in our charge - FACT. Even international players make mistakes, otherwise every game will be a nil-nil draw. As coaches, we should get excited when we see a mistake as it’s an opportunity to coach! We must take that opportunity. Players making mistakes is a good thing – it’s part of the learning process. If they’re making mistakes it means they’re trying – it means they are learning. When players make mistakes at home, they get shouted at. When players make mistakes in School, they get shouted at. Players make a choice to come to Ilkeston Rugby Club – they come here for enjoyment. Being shouted at is unpleasant and upsetting. As young players, if we had the choice, we would choose to walk away from an environment in which we got shouted at for my mistakes. If the urge is upon us to shout at our players, we must ask ourselves, are we shouting because:

We don’t actually know what the solution is. The players will know they’ve made a mistake and will be feeling pretty low. As coaches, it’s our job to gather them around and raise moral. Keeping players heads from dropping can be a powerful ally. Giving them a sense of “we are all in this together” can be the glue that binds a defence together. Ask the players; “who is going to make the next tackle?” and “who is going to support him?”. Be positive and tell them you can see they are trying hard – keep it going. Then, make a note of the situation and seek a solution at a later date – we are also here to learn and they are relying on us to do so!

We do know the answer but have failed to communicate it effectively. Adopt the mindset that the responsibility for players understanding our message lies with us - not them. We are the coaches and we must find a way of getting our message across. Again – make a note and seek a solution at a later date.

It’s not our fault, we’ve told them time and time again but they just don’t listen or seem to care. It’s always our problem – we are the coaches. This is not a kindergarten; it’s a coaching environment

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in which we are charged with improving the players. Know that there’s always more we can do - there’s always another way – we just have to challenge ourselves to find it.

This club has the resources… We’re not international coaches(yet!) so it’s OK if we’re not perfect, but we do have obligations to the players and we do have options – none of which means we have to spend hours and hours learning:

1. Speak to our peers 2. Speak to our Coaching Coordinator 3. Speak to our Directory of Rugby 4. Speak to our Community Rugby Coach

Remember, shouting and balling at our team during matches achieves one thing - it very publicly announces to the opposition that we don’t know the solution. Straight away, the opposition coach will be telling his players, do that again - the Ilkeston coach and team don’t know how to handle it! Conversely, gathering the team round, getting down on one knee to their level if needs be, and talking calmly with them sends out a very strong message of togetherness, control, leadership and team determination. It might just give us the edge we need to get back in the game. Shouting or arguing with officials, parents or opposition team and coaches is totally unacceptable. This is Rugby Union, not soccer. If we can’t control our emotions and channel it into the very reason why we are here, how can we expect the players to? When these players grow into seniors, some of them will be big lads and they must be able to respect authority and conduct themselves like men. It starts with us - enough said. Finally….. We must be positive in everything we do. When being positive, be specific…”Great pass”, “Great footwork”, “Good tackle”, “Good communication”. Shouting “Well Done” on its own can confuse a player – he will be busy asking himself what it was he did well, rather than focusing on the game in hand. Remember, the players choose to be here and it’s our job to provide a safe, enjoyable environment in which we produce the 1st XV (and beyond!) players of the future. Good Luck.

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Contents

Our Coaching Philosophy .................................................................................................................................... 2

Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................... 6

Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Audience ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Coaching Qualifications ....................................................................................................................................... 7

Start Coaching Tag Rugby ............................................................................................................................... 7

Start Coaching Rugby Ready ........................................................................................................................... 7

UKCC Level 1 - Introducing Children to Rugby Union ..................................................................................... 8

UKCC Level 2 - Coaching The 15 A-Side Game of Rugby Union ...................................................................... 8

Entry Level Referee Award – ELRA (stage 1 & 2) ............................................................................................ 9

Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................. 11

Junior and Minis section Chairman ............................................................................................................... 11

Juniors and Minis Fixture Secretary .............................................................................................................. 11

Safety Officer................................................................................................................................................. 11

Club Coaching Coordinator ........................................................................................................................... 11

Team Manager .............................................................................................................................................. 11

Minis Team Coach ......................................................................................................................................... 12

Minis Coaching Assistant .............................................................................................................................. 12

Junior Team Coach ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Junior Coaching Assistant ............................................................................................................................. 13

Volunteer ...................................................................................................................................................... 13

Skills Clinic ..................................................................................................................................................... 13

Age Group Coaching Focus ............................................................................................................................... 14

Age Group Game Focus ..................................................................................................................................... 15

U6 - U9 .......................................................................................................................................................... 15

U10 - U12 ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

U13 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

U14 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

U15 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

U16 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

U17 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

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Framework Calendar ......................................................................................................................................... 16

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Purpose

The purpose of this Framework document is to provide guidance and direction to the Junior and Mini sections, so that their efforts are coordinated to provide a cohesive and consistent approach to developing the rugby skills of age groups U6 to U19s

Overview

The document is split into the following sections: Section 1: Coaching Qualification needs Section 2: Coaching Structure Section 3: Age group Coaching Focus Section 4: Framework Calendar

Audience

All people involved in any capacity in the Junior and Minis section, where that capacity brings them into direct contact with any player under the age of 19 years.

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Coaching Qualifications

Anyone involved in coaching, managing or volunteering in any age group rugby MUST have a CRB check performed prior to being involved. This is mandatory.

The following coaching courses (and more) are available to us all. For good reasons that are explained later, when the players leave the minis section, they will have a different coach each season. It is vital, therefore, that the players receive a consistent message from every coach. The courses listed below form part of the Framework to ensure this happens.

Start Coaching Tag Rugby A three hour course, run by our Community Rugby Coach onsite at the Stute. Applicable to coaching age groups U6 – U8s At the conclusion of the course you will have gained:

An understanding of how to deliver a safe and enjoyable practical session

Knowledge of how to coach and improve skills through games

An understanding of the application of a game sense approach

Knowledge of the rules of tag rugby

The ability to apply of the rules of tag rugby (refereeing)

Start Coaching Rugby Ready A three hour course, run by RFU *onsite at the Stute. *minimum 12 candidates Applicable to coaching age groups U9 Upwards At the conclusion of the course you will have gained:

Injury Prevention, such as: - o Pre-participation o Warm-up and cool-down o Stability and posture

Technical Aspects of the Game, such as: - o Tackle o Scrum o Ruck

Injury Management, such as: - o On-field injury management



o Emergency plan

UKCC Level 1 - Introducing Children to Rugby Union An offsite 3 day course run by the RFU

The Level 1 Qualification is a minimum 23 Hour programme of study, consisting of

A minimum of 21 hours on-course work

A minimum of 2 hours off course work (including planning a session).

Applicable to coaching age groups U6 – U12s (From U10s you must have RFU Level 1 as a minimum) Your learning programme will develop your understanding of:

how to establish and maintain an effective, fair and equitable coaching environment

the principles of play

how to establish and maintain a safe coaching environment

how to plan coaching activities

how to plan for a safe coaching environment

how to plan a coaching activity which develop the 5cs (Confidence, Competence, Character & Caring, Creativity, Connection).

how to prepare participants for coaching activities

how to conduct planned coaching activities

how to conclude coaching activities

how to evaluate coaching activities

how to develop own coaching practice

how to develop own coaching and refereeing process skills

planning rugby union coaching activities

conducting planned rugby union coaching activities

evaluating rugby union coaching activities

your own coaching practice.

UKCC Level 2 - Coaching The 15 A-Side Game of Rugby Union An offsite 3 day course run by the RFU A minimum of 24 hours on-course,

A minimum of 10 hours off course work (including planning coaching sessions).

Applicable to coaching age groups U13s upwards (The 15 a side game). There must be a minimum of 1 RFU Level 2 coach per team.



On successful completion of the qualification, you will be able to understand:

the role of a coach the coaching process participants’ learning styles behaviour management how to reflect on a coaching session the principles of planning coaching sessions the principles of skill development through coaching sessions how the stages of participants’ development impact on their coaching the principles of evaluation in coaching basic nutrition and hydration principles for sports performance physical conditioning for sport principles of mental preparation in sport how to support participant awareness of drugs in sport how to ensure participants’ safety during sport-specific coaching sessions how to ensure equitable coaching of sport-specific activities.

On successful completion of the qualification, you will be able to:

review players’ needs for a series of coaching sessions produce a series of coaching session plans plan the evaluation of a series of coaching sessions prepare resources for the coaching session assess and minimise risks before the session establish and maintain working relationships prepare players for coaching sessions deliver coaching sessions develop players’ performance conclude coaching sessions evaluate players’ performance evaluate coaching sessions evaluate and develop own coaching practice.

Entry Level Referee Award – ELRA (stage 1 & 2) A 2 day (or 4 evenings) course, run by RFU *onsite at the Stute. *minimum 12 candidates Applicable to 16 yrs old candidates Brief description of course structure and learning style/delivery methodology: There are theoretical and assessment activities in the course. Ideally the laws applying to the different phases of the game are delivered in a practical manner and this is reinforced through classroom presentation of the key learning points.



Stage 1 50% practical – main classroom activities are: Attitudes; Contextual Judgement; Materiality and Health and Safety Assessment – examination. Stage 2 50% practical – main classroom activities are: Child Protection; Identification of Problems and Management Assessment – practical.



Roles and Responsibilities

Age group rugby at Ilkeston is split into the following three sections

The Minis section consisting of 7 teams from U6 – U12s

The Juniors section consisting of teams from U13 - U17

The U19 colts team which comes under the guidance of the senior section. The administration and coaching of these sides is performed by the roles described below.

Junior and Minis section Chairman The person with the responsibilities as defined in the clubs constitution.

Juniors and Minis Fixture Secretary The person with the overall responsibility for the fixtures for all sides within the Juniors and Minis.

Safety Officer Please refer to RFU.com latest statement for the obligations of this role within our club.

Club Coaching Coordinator This is the individual with responsibility for supporting the Junior and Mini section coaches in all aspects of coaching rugby.

Courses Applicable:

Start Coaching Tag Rugby

Start Coaching Rugby Ready

Team Manager This is the person with the responsibility for supporting the team with all non-coaching aspects such as fixtures, transport etc. The team managers in both the Juniors and Minis will progress with the players through each age group. This provides the following benefits:

The players have a consistent Team Manager who they know and trust.

Provides an invaluable resource for the Team Coach with regards to player competence

Minimum Qualifications:

CRB Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (previously CRB checks)



Minis Team Coach A dedicated coach who is responsible for coaching all age groups in the Minis section. Both the Team Coach and Team Manager will move with the players each year. This provides the following benefits:

Allows the youngsters to stay with their coaches in their early years until they reach an age where they will be able to cope with a new coach at U13s level.

The coach gets to know the players in their early years and will be able to provide advice and guidance on each player to the U13s coach when the time comes

Minimum Qualifications:


Start Coaching Tag Rugby and/or


Minis Coaching Assistant A less experienced coach who provides coaching under the help and guidance of the Minis Team Coach. Minimum Qualifications:


Start Coaching Tag Rugby and/or


Junior Team Coach A dedicated coach who is always responsible for coaching a specific age group in the Junior Section. These coaches will not move with the players to the next age group at the start of each season. This has the following benefits:

Allows coaches to become experienced in coaching a specific age, thus improving the quality of the sessions delivered

Avoid the ‘Familiarity Breeds Contempt’ issue as the players have a new coach each season.

Players don’t outgrow the coaches so will face new challenges each season However, it is recognised that this ‘fixed coach’ approach is the final goal and those parents who wish to progress with their child through the age groups must be allowed to do so. Their coaching will still be welcome with each age group under the guidance of the fixed Junior Team Coach. Minimum Qualification:


UKCC Level 1 – Introducing Children to Rugby Union and/or

UKCC Level 2 – Coaching The 15 A-Side Game of Rugby Union (Required for U13 and above)



Junior Coaching Assistant A less experienced coach who provides coaching under the help and guidance of the Junior Team Coach. These coaches will not move with the players to the next age group at the start of each season. Courses Applicable:


UKCC Level 1 – Introducing Children to Rugby Union

Volunteer Any helpful individual involved in any aspect of the junior section except for coaching or team management.

Skills Clinic Specialised coaches will be used from time to time to create a Skills Clinic which may be utilised by all age groups throughout the season. They will focus on one particular aspect, for example, scrummaging, defence, attack, lineout, etc. There will be publicised periodically with dates or age groups can make specific requests to the coaching coordinator. They will work with the Team coaches during a session and may cover more than one age group at a time to increase player numbers if safe and appropriate to do so.



Age Group Coaching Focus

The following attached document provides guidance from the RFU on what skills to focus on in each group from U7-U19. These skills underpin the game focus section below. Double click the page below to view document.

This and other resources on this subject can be found at www.rfu.com



Age Group Game Focus

U6 - U9 Fun and Enjoyment

U10 - U12 Playing rugby with width.

Much of this age group rugby is about the ball carrier running until he gets tackled, then from the breakdown the next player gets the ball and tries again to take the whole team on single handedly. There’s usually not a lot of rugby played!

Instead, introduce a policy of having a back line that’s stands deep which gives the players time to pass to each other. Introduce a team rule that there must be at least 2 passes made from every breakdown. Lets try to get the ball passed wider out to encourage all players to get involved and play rugby

U13 Defence.

Having a great defence means we’re in with a change of winning – especially if they score nil! Having got the structure of the side together in attack at U12 level, we can now work on the backline standing shallow in defence and rushing up and defending the ball.

U14 Winning the Tackle in Attack

When attacking with the ball, if we are able to be dominant during the tackle, this will allow the ball carrier to set up a good clean ruck and give a target for his support players.

U15 Attack

Set piece attacking plays with the aim of putting a 1st phase defence in specific positions and exploiting the space.

U16 Set piece

Scrums, lineouts, rucks and mauls will receive the focus in this season

U17 Game Plan

Match day understanding of how to break down defences, how to organise defences, checking for and exploiting weaknesses.



Framework Calendar

September 2014

October 2014

November 2014

December 2014

January 2014

February 2014

March 2014

April 2014

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