Looking ahead to next season, it is a great time to start thinking about how you can develop yourself or the coaching set-up at your club.
There are a couple of great courses being run in the county for coaching and refereeing.
England Rugby Coaching Award (ERCA)
Minimum age: 16
Cost: £75.00
Entry point for those coaching U12 and above. Provides the knowledge, skills and attributes to safely and effectively coach young players and adults.
The course consists of a face-to-face day in October/November 2022, followed by a series of webinars in January, February, March and April. Coaches will then attend a second face-to-face day in June/July 2023. Each webinar will include a monthly task to complete in the context of their own coaching.
Participants will get access to digital resources to support their coaching and join a monthly online community of practice for additional support.
Participants must complete all webinars.
Participants must attend both face-to-face days.
Attendees must have completed the RFU online Headcase Concussion Awareness Training Module https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/playing/headcase prior to booking onto the course.
Venue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Booking Link |
Princes Risborough School, Princes Risborough | Sunday 16th October | Sunday 4th June | |
Royal Latin School, Buckingham | Sunday 13th November | Sunday 2nd July |
England Rugby Referee Award (ERRA)
Minimum age: 14
Cost: £75.00
This competency based course is the entry point for those wishing to referee the 15-a-side game, it provides referees with the knowledge, skills and attributes to effectively referee young players and adults and develops the learner in a practical based environment.
The course consists of a face-to-face day in October/November 2022, followed by a series of webinars in January, February, March and April. Referees will then attend a second face-to-face day in May/June 2022. Each webinar will include a monthly task to complete in the context of your own refereeing.
Participants will get access to digital resources to support their coaching and join a monthly online community of practice for additional support.
Participants must complete all webinars.
Participants must attend both face-to-face days.
Attendees must have completed the RFU online Headcase Concussion Awareness Training Module https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/playing/headcase prior to booking onto the course.
Venue | Day 1 | Day 2 | Booking Link |
Princes Risborough School, Princes Risborough | Sunday 9th October | Sunday 21st May | |
Royal Latin School, Buckingham | Sunday 6th November | Sunday 25th June |
Further courses at venues across the country on alternative dates can be searched for at https://gms.rfu.com/GMS/coursefinder.