Last Updated:  March 8th 2010

Course Application Process

Please submit your application form and payment as early as possible (and no later than 21 days prior to the start of the course) to the Regional Coaching Centre as your place cannot be confirmed without both of these. Joining instructions will be sent to you within two weeks of the course start date.                          

Due to the need to provide and pay for facilities, resources and delivery staff, full or part refunds may not be available to candidates who withdraw or who do not attend. Please refer to the course application form for further details.

Payment Cheques:  Please submit your application form together with a cheque payable to “RFD Ltd” and send to the regional Coaching Centre.

Credit Cards: Please email / post your application and then telephone 0208 831 7499 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 & 17:00 hours only) to pay by Visa, MasterCard and/or Debit Card.  Unfortunately, we do not accept American Express. Please note that we no longer able to accept invoice requests and all payments must be made at the time of your booking by cheque or Credit/Debit card.  

Changes to Course Dates / Venues

To ensure the coaching course is a positive learning experience a minimum of 16 people are required to participate. If insufficient numbers have applied the course will be postponed or cancelled and candidates will be offered alternative courses or a refund. Where the course venue/date is subject to change, applicants will be notified via email and offered an alternative course and/or full refund. 

Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Rugby Union      £100 (incl. VAT) 

Please note you will need to complete the Goodyear Rugby Ready (“Safety”) practical course before starting your Level One course.  Please send a copy of your IRB Goodyear Rugby Ready Certificate with your completed application form.

Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Rugby Union      £176.25 (incl. VAT) 

Please note to be successful in gaining a place on the Level 2, you will need to hold a Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Rugby Union and demonstrated that you have attended coach development courses (CPD) in line with your Level 1 Action Plan.

Coaching Development courses (CPD) are run throughout the region in line with the needs identified by Club Coaching Coordinators and CB Coaching Development Committees. Applicants should also have significant experience (playing or coaching) of the 15-a-side game.

Applications are “screened” to ensure that the coach has the appropriate knowledge and skills to attend this level of course and that they derive a positive learning experience from the programme. Please ensure that all application forms are fully completed.

Cost per person: £176.25 including VAT; cheques payable to “RFD Ltd” & must accompany application form.  Alternatively, please submit your application and then telephone 0208 831 7499 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 & 17:00 hours only) to pay by Visa, MasterCard and/or Debit Card.  Unfortunately, we do not accept American Express.   

Please note that invoice requests are no longer accepted and all payments must be made at the time of your booking by cheque or Credit/Debit card.

From this you will see that we have lined up some top class presenters – in particular Sir Ian McGeechan, Head Coach with the British and Irish Lions who will be delivering our keynote address in the morning.

The event is a must for all those involved in coaching and developing coaches, and to book one of the few remaining places, please click here and go to our website to book your place online.

Apologies to those of you that may have already received this under separate cover or, who may already have booked on the Conference.  Please feel free to forward to any colleagues that may find this of interest.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Why Referee?

There are a whole host of reasons why you might want to become a referee: to remain active in the sport following injury or retirement, to make new and lasting friends within the game, or to gain a sense of achievement by providing an invaluable service to players, coaches and spectators alike. (remember; when the ref’ is right he’s right, when he’s wrong he’s right!)

Whatever the reason, refereeing is challenging, rewarding and above all, can be great fun. We are obliged to supply referees for League, Cup and club matches and without one, there’s no game so help the players and the club by learning to referee.

Getting Started

As a new referee, you are advised to undertake the Entry Level Referee Award (ELRA), a three-stage award which will provide you with the key tools to referee competently.

If you choose to join a regional referees society, then you will be required to complete all three stages of the ELRA. If you wish to remain within our club, then you need only complete stages one and two. These cover the following aspects of refereeing:

-Management and control

-Problem solving

-Refereeing the key phases of the game

-Positioning and communication

-Laws of the game

-Stages one and two focus on practical learning, giving you the -opportunity to observe refereeing in practice and build confidence in your own skills on the field of play.

The courses take place over 2 days at weekends and P&GRFC will pay the costs.

‘If you fancy being at the centre of the action’ or want to develop your skills and knowledge of the game of rugby contact:

Jo Talbot, coaching coordinator

Email: jotalbot2002@yahoo.co.uk

Or catch up with her and have a chat during a training session

please follow link: http://www.brianmac.co.uk/mobilgen.htm

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