IRANZ Course – Glendale July 27 – August 14, 2009
IRANZ High Performance Summary Course Outline
Week One: Where you are, where you could be and how to get there
- Team building and team culture
- Fitness assessments – aerobic and flexibility
- Fitness assessments – speed and strength
- Mental toughness
- Recovery regimes – theory and practical
- Feedback and one-on-one from fitness trainer about current and future programs
- One-on-one interviews with nutritionist, sports psychologist, medical/physio, skills specialist
- Rugby intelligence
- Daily skills including:
– basic pass
– taking the ball into contact
– vision and decision making
– evasive running
– defensive skills
– tackle skills
- Individual skills assessment, including video analysis
- Rugby nutrition
Week Two: The individual, his position and the role
- Continuity sequencing
- Defense
- Video analysis of individual skills
- Conditioning programs
- Kicking and passing skills
- Attack & Defense from Set Play
- Position-specific coaching
- Position-specific assessment
- Rugby Intelligence
- Match 1 v Mountain Selection Wednesday 6 August
- Introduction to match analysis
- Video analysis of game (feedback from position-specific coaches)
- Media and presentation skills
- Goal setting
- Mental toughness
- Recovery regime
- Daily skills
Weekend
The Rocky Mountain Experience. Activities include horse trekking – half day ride, abseiling, pitch ‘n’ putt golf. Also available at additional cost – white water rafting and/or bungy jumping, etc.
Week Three: The team
- Remedial Coaching
- Team Patterns
- Situational rugby
- Match analysis session – team and coach
- Daily skills
- Core skills
- Mental toughness
- Rugby Intelligence
- Preparation for final match
- Match 2 v West Selection Friday 15 August 6.30pm
- Match debrief
- One-on-one feedback
- Course dinner
Please note: each day starts at 6.30am with stretching/flexibility, run or swim
Course Tutors, Specialist Coaches and Position-Specific Specialists
Facilitator High Performance Coaches’ Course: Brian Ashton
Facilitator High Performance Players’ Course: Mick Byrne/Ian Foster or Arran Pene
Props: Richard Loe/Bill Le Clerc
Hookers: Sean Fitzpatrick
Locks: Keith Robinson/Mick Byrne
Blindside Flanker: Arran Pene or Scott Robertson
Openside Flanker: Kingsley Jones
No 8s: Murray Mexted
Half Backs: Jon Preston
1st 5/8s: Grant Fox
Midfield: Ian Foster/Scott Johnson
Wings: David Campese
Fullbacks: Christian Cullen
Core Skills: Dave Ellis
Kicking Skills: Grant Fox/Jon Preston/Mick Byrne
Passing Skills: Dave Ellis
Leadership: Sean Fitzpatrick
Specialist Coaches: Richard Loe/Mike Cron – scrum coach
Christian Cullen/Ian Foster – attack coach and back coach
Kingsley Jones/Scott Robertson – the breakdown and forward coach
Keith Robinson/Mick Byrne – lineout coach
Mental Toughness: Murray Mexted
Team Building: Wayne Taylor
Media/Presentation Skills: Dave Sitton
Fitness testing/trainer: Wayne Taylor
For further information contact: Mark Bullock, Director of Rugby, City of Glendale, at InternationalRugbyAcademy@glendalerugby.com or by fax at 303 584-4183 for application materials. Requests for further information should also be directed to Mark at 303 639-4710 or 303 472-7395 (m).
