Are you aware that within the club we have coaches currently working with Hampshire RFU as front row mentors? These people are Darren Kingham-Scott and Jason Baldock, who are taking an active lead within this scheme.
The initiative and the brainchild of Rugby Development Officer Gavin Williams has won the backing of front-row legend Jason Leonard, the world’s most capped forward who retired in 2004 with 114 England caps to his name.
The project includes coach development sessions to train front-row mentors for every club and a workshop for parents to show how scrummaging is coached, refereed and put into practice in a safe and controlled manner.
The overall aim is to raise the profile of front-row play and coaching, and to encourage children to develop their skills and retain their commitment to the game.
The coaching sessions are followed by a series of strength, power and technical competitions with balls, tackling bags and scrum machines to find a winner from each roadshow and a Hampshire Prop Idol.
For further information please contact Darren Kingham-Scott for details.
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dazzler // June 21, 2007 at 7:16 pm |
As you may or may not be aware I am the Club Coaching Coordinator for Havant, and I also am a Front Row Mentor for Hampshire. Last week we held one of our regular meetings to discuss how we can influence players/coaches/parents into being encourage players to start playing ‘front row’ and dispell the view of the front row being a ‘dark art’ and scaring players away, or even stop the stereotyping of props.
The reason for this is if recent stat’s/surveys are correct, in approx 10 years time we as a sport will not have a scrum that we currently know and understand it and will more than likely have the ‘league’ style scrum.
As you are all aware, and no doubt follow best practices and coach all skills and positions to all players. One of the redical thoughts that I would like you to consider, and this will probally be easier to apply from this coming season u9’s (though may give food for thought for the older mini/midi age groups), front row core skills are coached to all players, and during games all players are actively encouraged (but not forced) to play in the front row at some time during all the training games/friendly fixtures.
During the summer there will be a few ’smart rugby’ and ‘contact’ sessions held, that will complement the development of all players to understand/play as a front row player.
Please can you feed back you initial thoughts on what I am suggesting, I am looking to hold a meeting in the next week or so with yourselfs as minis lead coaches, to discuss the finer points, can you advise if you cannot make a certain dates/day?
We have the unique oppotunity to be a driving force in the futhure player development within the front row area and I hope the you will all actively support my efforts/thoughts in this develpoment area.
Dazzler
dazzler // July 14, 2007 at 4:08 pm |
On Saturday 14th July, both Steve Rogers and I attended the first CCC and Front Row Mentor seminar.
Concepts of what we are trying to introduce were laid out to other clubs within Hampshire and Berkshire.
We were given a practical session on “Game Sense Scrummaging”, and will be looking to hold a local practical session at the club just before the start of the season.
Please contact either Steve or myself for further information.
Dazzler
dazzler // October 16, 2007 at 2:46 pm |
This seasons Hampshire Prop Idol heats and final, are due to take place from February through March.
If you would like further details please feel free to contact myself.
Idetrorce // December 16, 2007 at 6:03 am |
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
dazzler // December 18, 2007 at 9:14 am |
Idetrorce, what is your view then? Willing to discuss if you want too!!!
Cheers,.,.
dazzler // December 31, 2007 at 12:14 am |
This seasons ‘Prop Idol’ heats have been proposed, and it was agreed that there would be FIVE heats based at the rugby clubs named below, with a County Final held at HMS Temeraire.
The Programme will be delivered throughout February and March, the proposed dates and venues are as follow:
4th February 2008 – Tottonians RFC
18th February 2008 – Andover RFC
3rd March 2008 – Aldershot & Fleet RFC
17th March 2008 – Havant RFC
31st March 2008 – Vectis RFC
14th April 2008 – FINAL, HMS Temeraire
Keep checking back to further updates.
The project is a player and coach education initiative aimed at raising the profile and standards of playing and coaching in this specialised area. The project is aimed specifically at players in the Under 13/Under 14 age groups (boys) and Under 14 Girls. However coaches from all age groups are encouraged to attend.
We will be running 5 Prop Idol road shows across the county where players and coaches will benefit from the expert knowledge of our guest coaches, last season Toby Booth (Forwards Coach of London Irish) and Graham Smith (Forwards Coach for England Women) both gave expert coaching and it is hoped that we will be able to recreate similar quality coaching with guest coaches.
The road show will consist of a Front Row Clinic, Parents workshop and a heat of the Prop Idol competition. The Front Row clinic will be delivered by our guest coaches, following RFU guidelines and utilising the revamped Front Row in Union coaching resource. The parental workshop is designed to show how we coach, referee and play in the scrum in a safe and controlled manner. Please encourage as many parents to attend as possible. They will also be able to encourage and support their children in the most exciting part of the evening, the Prop Idol competition.
Please note that players do not have to be existing ‘Front Rowers’ just be keen to have a go. You never know, your current centre maybe the ‘Next Big Thing.’
The Prop Idol competition, which will lead to a County Final in the New Year, will test the technical ability and physical attributes of the players, don’t worry they wont have to sing!
dazzler // March 12, 2008 at 12:52 pm |
Don’t forget, Monday 17th March sees Havant hosting heat 4 of this seasons Prop Idol competition!
dazzler // April 14, 2008 at 11:50 pm |
Well done to all the competitors, finalist, winners and runners up, but a special mention to the following Havant players:
- Jacob Knight (u13’s finalist)
- Matthew Johnson (u14’s finalist)
- Jakob Poulton, who won the title of u14’s Prop Idol
simon stubbington // May 29, 2009 at 5:18 pm |
GO JAKOB GO Jakob Poulton Englands future top player ! good luck jake from fat boy! (cos im not fat)