Junior Rugby - does anyone coach?
Discussion
I am in a position whereby I have been asked to take more of a coaching role at my local RUFC. My lad (aged 7) currently trains in a blended 6/7 year old group, then the 7s merge with the 8s to play local games of tag rugby following RFU guidance and rules.
I'm considering accepting the request, as I'd like to dip my toe back into rugby life, spend more time with my son and hopefully get him into the game, but I'd like to do a bit more reading and prep work to see if it's something that I'll find interesting and whether I'd be any good at it.
In terms of my playing background, I've played minis, juniors, colts, university level, U19 and U21 Premiership, in Scottish regional tournaments including a brief spell in the Scotland U21 setup, so I know my way around a pitch and have a lot of experience to pass on, and I've been coached by some top level people over the years, but I'm under no illusion that:
a) It's a different game to the one I played 10+ years ago
b) There are very specific rules and regulations from the RFU about what can be done in each age group
c) There are safeguarding measures to follow
d) I need to keep it fun and get the parents on-board (most of them will be standing pitch side)
Are there any courses that I can go on, or books that are worth reading? YouTube links welcome!
I'm considering accepting the request, as I'd like to dip my toe back into rugby life, spend more time with my son and hopefully get him into the game, but I'd like to do a bit more reading and prep work to see if it's something that I'll find interesting and whether I'd be any good at it.
In terms of my playing background, I've played minis, juniors, colts, university level, U19 and U21 Premiership, in Scottish regional tournaments including a brief spell in the Scotland U21 setup, so I know my way around a pitch and have a lot of experience to pass on, and I've been coached by some top level people over the years, but I'm under no illusion that:
a) It's a different game to the one I played 10+ years ago
b) There are very specific rules and regulations from the RFU about what can be done in each age group
c) There are safeguarding measures to follow
d) I need to keep it fun and get the parents on-board (most of them will be standing pitch side)
Are there any courses that I can go on, or books that are worth reading? YouTube links welcome!
This is brilliant guys, thanks so much for taking the time to reply. It’s a small group at the moment (maybe 10 of them tops) so I’ve decided to go for it. I’ll be leading the 6/7s coaching sessions and helping with the 8s when they play games. I was asked if I wanted to move up with the 8s as they start to learn contact in the 9s next season but I’ve decided to stick with my lad (after all that’s the whole point). Plenty of time getting to grow into contact rugby. It’s a small under-funded team (don’t even have a club house) so I can see myself dipping into my own pocket to fund some of the resources, but who cares!
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