Havant RFC Coaches Corner

Equity in Your Coaching

Sports Coach UK workshop

On

Thursday 7th August 2008

6.30-9.30pm

Location:

Southampton Solent University

(East Park Terrace)

Cost:

£23

Booking essential

Any Havant RFC coach interested in attending, please contact Darren Kingham-Scott for further details kinghamscott@aol.com

The RFU are running an Entry Level Referee Award Course at ALTON RFC, Saturday 2^nd & Sunday 3^rd August 2008

THE COURSE IS AN IDEAL INTRODUCTION TO REFEREEING FOR ALL LEVELS OF REFEREE FROM MINI/MIDI RIGHT THROUGH THE YOUTH AGE GROUPS AND THE ADULT GAME   BRING YOURSELF UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE EXPERIMENTAL LAWS. GET THE SEASON OFF TO THE RIGHT START FOR YOUR CLUB.  

Details of the Entry Level Referee Award and booking forms can be found at this link:

http://www.rfu.com/referee

The course (the Entry Level Referee Award or ELRA) takes place over two full days (9:30 to 4:00) and includes classroom discussion and practical elements. The emphasis is on how to referee rather than what to referee. The better referees know when not to blow the whistle! The programme for the day includes a practical element and covers the following: Referee Roles, Responsibilities and Attitudes Judgement and Materiality Safety Communication and Positioning Problem Areas/Theory into Practice Game Management and Control.

Remember, without the Referee there really wouldn’t be a game!

For more information contact Nigel Cowley RFU Referee Development Officer (South West) at nigelcowley@rfu.com or 07894 783378

All interested Club coaches and referees are invited to attend information evenings to explain the experimental law variations which come into force at the beginning of season 2008/09.

• Mon 21st July between 7-9.15pm at Oxford RFC
• Mon 28th July between 7-9.15pm at Aylesbury RFC
• Wed 30th July between 7-9.15pm at Windsor RFC
• Mon 4th August between 7-9.15pm at Tottonians RFC
• Wed 6th August between 7.15-9.30pm at Salisbury RFC
• Mon 11th August between 7-9.15pm at Basingstoke RFC
• Mon 25th August between 7-9.15pm at Jersey RFC

If you wish to attend one of the above information evenings, please speak to your Club Coaching Coordinator and ask for an application form.

Completed forms should be sent to Holly Lewis, RFU Southern Region Coaching Course Administrator, Rugby Football Development Limited, Berkshire Sport, 2-4 Darwin Close, RG2 0TB, hollylewis@therfu.com 01183 766124

 Documents:

elv-poster

elv-registration-form

There is a vacancy for a backs coach for the Dolphins (the HRFC 2nd XV). The HRFC 1st XV and 2nd XV train together as a squad, so this is a great opportunity to work with the Head Coach (Tom Drewett) and other coaches.

Please contact Tom Drewett on either 07878 722123 or tomdrewett@hotmail.com

Message sent from Gavin Williams (CDO Southern region)

Rumours, press reports and magazine articles abound on the changes in the Laws that will be run on trial in the Northern Hemisphere next season.

The Rugby Football Union recognise that both Coaches and Referees need to be fully aware of the way in which the changes will be applied so that players and spectators can be prepared and understand the way in which the changes will operate.

Regional Officers and C.B.s have accordingly been asked to arrange a number of seminars for their area when Regional staff will attend , present the detail of changes and answer questions.

Simon Thomas and David Ball have accordingly worked together on this issue for Hampshire and two seminars have been arranged as follows :

• MONDAY 4^th AUGUST at Tottonians RFC
• MONDAY 11^th AUGUST at Basingstoke  RFC

In both cases start time will be 7.00 p.m.

Pre-booking is NOT essential but it will be helpful in sorting out seating etc. if Coaches planning to attend could notify David Ball  (Tel : 01983 525457, e mail : dball84894@aol.com ) and Refs please contact Simon Thomas (Tel : 01420 561552,  e mail : simonthomasuk@yahoo.com )  

Please can all coaches who would like to attend a development workshop being held on Saturday 9th August please contact me to register their interest.

Proposed areas to be covered:

• Scrum
• Options for the tackle
• Counter attack
• ELV’s

Please e-mail me to register for the workshop here

The IRB Laws Project Group which has studied a group of Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) with the assistance of a number of our Member Unions has now approved a global trial at all levels of the Game of certain Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) beginning on August 1, 2008. This decision to implement a global trial represents an important milestone for the future of the Game.

The trial will involve 13 ELVs that have been undergoing practical on field experimentation in approved tournaments around the world over the last two years. This guide introduces these 13 ELVs.

The Laws Project Group will closely monitor the global trial over the next 12 months with the assistance of Member Unions. Then, next year, Council will review all the ELVs that will have undergone trials before deciding if all or any of the ELVs should be accepted into full Law.

irb-guide-to-experimental-law-variations

The RFU announced yesterday that; The RFU Management Board has carefully considered a recommendation of the RFU Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) Implementation Task Group regarding introduction of some of the ELVs into the youth game in England.

The Management Board has approved the recommendation of the ELV Task Group that ELV 2 (shoulders must not be lower than the hips at the maul) and ELV 3 (pulling down the maul) should not be trialled in England at Under 19 level and below until:

• It has been demonstrated to be safe in the adult game;
• The results of trials currently taking place in South Africa have been properly analysed by the iRB with specific reference to the safety of pulling down the maul at all rugby played at U19 and below;
• Agreement has been reached on the safest method to pull down the maul and appropriate coaching techniques have been developed.
• Sufficient time is allowed for the safest method and the appropriate coaching techniques to be communicated to all those involved in rugby at U19 level and below.

The RFU will now discuss the issues that may arise with age grade cross-border competitions where other Unions are trialling ELV 2 & 3 with the IRB and affected Unions. However, the interests of young players and the safety concerns expressed by the game will take precedence.

For further in formation please follow the links below:

http://www.irb.com/ELVs/

http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Articles_Detail/storyID/20044/storytypeID/4/

Congratulations to Paul Reeves (u14s) who was awarded the Havant RFC M&J coach of the year 2007-08 at the club dinner dance.

Paul has only been with the club for a few seasons and with no previous connections, either playing or family, to the club he has thrown himself into everything which is asked of him, even making his playing debute for the Mariners.

Paul is technically one of our more advanced and open to new idea coaches, which I will hope will lead him onto taking his coaching forward, and with this the players/teams around him. 

Runners up were:

• Paul Double (u6’s)
• Steve Rogers (u15’s)

Well done to all coaches for their efforts throughout this last season.

Dazzler

Complete Kit return for all M&J squads can now be booked in for the below dates/times:

 Saturday 24th May

• 10:00 - Booked u10’s
• 11:00 - booked u8’s
• 12:00 - u15’s 
• 13:00

Sunday 25th May

• 10:00
• 11:00 - booked u9’s
• 12:00
• 13:00

 Tuesday 27th May

• 18:00 - unavailable
• 19:00 - unavailable
• 20:00 - booked for u12’s kit return

Wednesday 28th May

• 18:00 - unavailable
• 19:00 - unavailable
• 20:00 - unavailable

Thursday 29th May

• 18:00
• 19:00
• 20:00

Friday 30th May

• 18:00 - booked for u7’s
• 19:00 - booked u11’s
• 20:00

Saturday 31st May

• 10:00  - booked u6’s
• 11:00
• 12:00
• 13:00

To book your complete kit return please e-mail me via Kit Return booking

Dazzler

Message recieved from the RFU:

RFU consults grassroots over new laws experiment

The Rugby Football Union is giving everyone involved in English rugby the chance to have their say on the International Rugby Board’s proposal to introduce eight new Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) throughout the game next season.

The RFU believes that some of the ELVs could fundamentally change the nature of the game as it is currently known and that all those potentially affected by their introduction should be consulted.

 The RFU is therefore launching a special consultation website www.rfusurvey.co.uk to enable all parts of the game to express their views on the ELVs and whether they should be trialled in the manner proposed.

 The survey is scheduled to go live Thursday 24th April during the evening and is open to players, coaches, referees and supporters and gives people chance to compare and vote on the existing law and its associated ELV before the Union formally responds to the IRB.   

 RFU Chief Executive Francis Baron said: “We have a number of concerns about the ELVs and the proposed process that is being followed regarding their introduction.

 ”As these Experimental Law Variations could potentially result in major changes to the Laws of the Game, the RFU believes it is important to consult those involved in the game at every level and give them an opportunity to express their views.

 ”In order to discover what participants in rugby union in England actually feel and to assist us in formulating the RFU’s response to the proposed changes, the Union has compiled an online questionnaire.

 ”I would urge everyone with an interest in the future of our game to go to www.rfusurvey.co.uk and spend ten minutes completing the questionnaire so we can paint as accurate a picture as possible of people’s views in England when the matter comes up for debate at the IRB in May.”