Limerick Coaching Courses Prove Big Success

9th February 2015 By Munster Rugby

The Munster Rugby Coach Development Department co-ordinated very successful Mini and Foundation Coaching Courses in UL at the weekend.

Over 50 coaches from schools and clubs across Munster attended the two-day IRFU Stage 1 and Stage 2 Courses.

The feedback from the participants has been hugely positive and our Coach Development Department will continue to support these coaches in their clubs and schools.

@Munsterrugby – I just completed a Mini Rugby coaching course in UL this weekend.. Coaches were excellent! Would highly recommend to others!

— Cllr. Cathal Crowe (@CllrCathalCrowe) February 7, 2015

Munster Rugby would like to thank all the excellent support tutors who assisted in making these courses so successful.

The two-day Mini Coaching Courses are specifically designed for coaches of Mini rugby (6yrs-12yrs) where players are being introduced to rugby for the first time and participating in games of reduced numbers (8's, 10's and 12-a-side).

The focus is on safety & enjoyment with the coach acting as 'guide' in a player-centred process. Developing players' all-round skills and game-understanding with an emphasis on Physical Literacy appropriate to the stages of development of each individual are the key technical, tactical & physical module objectives. The course develops the coach as 'Guide' and costs €;65.

The two-day Foundation Coaching Courses are an introduction to the 15-a-side game for coaches and helpers with limited experience in rugby. Safety and enjoyment are in the main themes of the course and it's suited for people working with pre-teenage and adolescent players. The course develops the coach as 'Teacher' and costs €;65.