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For coaching at Secondary School level, contact the WRFU This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
If you are intending to coach at U6-13 level, check out the Small Black Coaching Course information in the Coaching Courses section below.
If you are intending to coach at Secondary School level or above check out the Rugby Smart Coaching Course information in the Coaching Courses section below.
Anyone involved in coaching at Secondary School level and above is required to attend this rugby safety course each year in order to gain accreditation to coach.
An updated list of SMART Courses will be available soon.
If you need to do a RugbySmart course please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Anyone involved in coaching U6-U13 inclusive is required to attend this rugby up-skill course each year in order to gain accreditation to coach.
If you need to do a Small Blacks course please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Coaches at Secondary School level and up who wish to work towards an IRB Level 2 Qualification can work through the modules and assessment criteria of this course.
These modules can be done in any order and over an extended period of time. Coaches will be accredited with each module they attend.
Attendance at all modules and completion of all other course criteria will result in the completion of DRC.
An updated list of DRC modules is now available.
This course is run by NZRU every 2 years in the Hurricanes Franchise Region and equates to an IRB Level 3 Qualification. Places are limited and the course prerequisite is for a Coach to have completed DRC and applied this knowledge for a reasonable time to their coaching.
Contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details on when the next course will be run.
This course is to upskill our college coaches from the U14, U15, U55kg & U65kg grades.
Involved in this presentation will be practical sessions on Lineouts, Scrums & also a catch & pass session
The course can be run by one of our local CCO’s at your college.
Simply Contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange a time for the delivery of this course at your college.
Some great coaching ideas, activities and resources are available on the following sites:
www.coachingtoolbox.co.nz
www.smallblacks.co.nz
www.rugbysmart.co.nz
Some great educational tools and fun games can be found on:
www.ruggerland.co.nz