200 Coaches Trained
NOTTS LINCS & DERBYS RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION TRAINED 200 COACHES AT LEVELS ONE AND TWO OVER THE WEEKEND OF 10TH & 11TH JULY AT WORKSOP COLLEGE IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. COACHES CAME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING SCHOOL TEACHERS, PLAYERS FROM THE COUNTY UNDER 18’S TEAM WHO ARE LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE CAREER WITH THE RFU AND COACHES FROM A VARIETY OF CLUBS FROM U7 COACHES THROUGH TO SENIOR COACHES.
SEVERAL CLUBS HAVE RECENTLY SET UP OR ARE PLANNING TO SET UP NEW JUNIOR SECTIONS ON THE BACK OF THEIR NEW COACHING KNOWLEDGE WHO INCLUDE:
- NOTTINGHAM MODERNS
- WORKSOP
- SKEGNESS
- SOUTHWELL
SEVERAL OTHER CLUBS INCLUDING, MANSFIELD, PAVIORS, DERBY, MATLOCK AND ILKESTON SENT LARGE NUMBERS OF COACHES ALONG. THE IMPACT OF THE IMPROVED LEVELS OF COACHING WILL HOPEFULLY BE FELT AT THE START OF THE NEW SEASON WITH THE 200 COACHES JOINING THE EXISTING ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING QUALITY RUGBY OPPORTUNTIIES THROUGHOUT THE THREE COUNTIES.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COACH EDUCATION WEEKEND OR RUGBY OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE CONTACT STEVE SMITH ON 07734 070674 OR VIA STEVESMITH@RFU.COM FOR DETAILS OF YOUR NEAREST RUGBY CLUB VISIT WWW.RFU.COM
