Welcome! – all volunteers

1. “Remember its our club and ours to make better” We are doing a great job! Just look around the pitches & smilling faces on a Sunday!..................But we could & need to be a little better!...and it is Matt & I’s hope that what we are putting forward will improve the support from the club, making life easier for all you volunteers, so that you can focus on what matters…...the kids! (Oh..and a little FUN for us adults too!) Welcome! – all volunteers

2. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby The days timings: 11.45                           Arrive 12.00                           Keynote speech 13.00                           Break (Food & Drink) 13.30 – 14.40             Rotations Coaching (2x 35 mins each) * Matt Trott - “Game Storming” * Andy Jones - “Coaching through Games” Admin & 1st Aid (2x 25mins Mins presentations) * Rob Butler - 1st Aid * Mark Read – Admin / GMS / Player registrations etc. 15.00                           1st Team KO (1st game of season)

3. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Who are we: Both passionate about Rugby, in particular the benefits for kids. • Matt Trott– CCC (Club Coaching Coordinator) • Has worked at Guilford RFC for a number of years supporting coaches • Works with RFU to support coaches at Guildford RFC • Last year Coached U13s Girls • Plays for Guildford 2s • RFU Level 2 Coach / currently working on becoming Level 3. • Ali Kendall – CSO (Club Safeguarding Officer) • Played rugby for 40+ years & would love to still be playing…... • Youth coach with Chobham RFC & Guildford RFC (U18 National Champions) • Father of Two: Daughter 21, Son 19 both playing rugby. • Owner of The Little Gym Wandsworth – 14 years • (Gymnastic based, child development program with over 700 kids weekly attending) • RFU Level 2 Coach

4. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • What Guildford RFC already offers to Junior Club members (Players & Families) • Great environment – on and off the pitch • A safe environment (In all its forms) • Quality coaching • Coaching support (Internal / External RFU) - JDP • Admin support

5. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • SUMMARY - What GRFC has been working on over the Summer • Shiny New Website – In the process of being launched! • Creation of new Communications Committee (to help with comms. throughout the club) • Improved membership payment system • Administrators Assistance “We at the club want to make life easier for you” • More pitches / Improved pitch layout • Improved Club facilities • Safeguarding • JDP (Junior Development Program – Matt & I’s contribution)

6. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Safeguarding - important • Ali Kendall – Club Safeguarding Officer / Matt, & others (tbc) to be Assistant CSOs - Please come to us with any (I mean any) concerns • RFU “Headcase” – compulsory for all coaches • Rugby Ready – compulsory for all coaches (U9s up) • Best practices - to be published around club and on website • Youth Players participating in senior rugby – “GRAYP” • DBS – all Coaches, 1st Aiders & Admin volunteers to be checked • PLEASE BRING YOUR DETAILS SUNDAY (below) • Passport / Driving license / Rates bill / Utility bill / Bank statement

7. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • JDP – What is JDP? – Junior Development Program • Created by Ali & I • This is not yet a finished product but is being rolled out with a greater emphasis on bottom up (i.e. starting with the youngest age groups first). • “Guildford RFC Junior Development Program is an age appropriate coaching structure where junior players can develop their skills and a love for Rugby. The club will create a FUN environment and structure where all volunteers & players will be actively supported, so that they fully enjoy their time at Guildford RFC” • With an eye to LTAD (see later) • In summary we hope that our JDP will bring consistency to our coaching within each age group and across all age groups.

8. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Why have we created JDP? • To make life easier, so that you can focus on the kids. • To better compete with other sports for attention & family spend • To improve the promotion of our junior club • To compete with other rugby clubs • To maintain a good value for money • To ensure that volunteering is fun for the adults too! • To promote the club to new & existing players • To give a spotlight our coaching philosophy (JDP) and its benefits. • We want to be better (Best in Surrey!)....and the kids can only benefit from this

9. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Core Values – GRFC values • Ask a couple of questions of yourself before considering our Core Values: • Why do players come to Guildford RFC? • Why do I love coaching? And how can I get better? • Where will my players be in one, five and ten years’ time and what can I do to facilitate this? • How do I define success for me as a coach or for my players, be they 6 or 17? • iTreads (as below) is the RFU values with one addition: • inclusive – Rugby for all, (inc. ability) • We wanted to particularly emphasize this element at GRFC

10. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Philosophy – FUN FIVE Development • Technical Skills • Tactical Skills • Physical Development • Cognitive Skills • Life Skills • ALL WRAPPED IN FUN!

11. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • The Science Bit! - Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) • The Basic principles of Child Development and how/when we should focus our coaching. Note. LTAD is integrated into the RFUs Program • ABCs of sport (0-6 year olds) • FIVE Ss (6-18) & Sensitive periods for training. • Important – Coaches note there are limitations: • This is chronologically based. However players develop at different times/rates and so coaches need to be sensitive to these variations. • These 3 lads are the same age – SCARY! • Full details on website – “GRFC – LTAD program”

12. Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) - RFU • Remember long term goals, rather than short term winning. Maintain the balance between competition and training / Missing a stage in a player’s development limits their potential and can mean losing the player to injury, discontent or more importantly other pursuits. • Phase 1 Active start – (0-6) • Until age 6, it is all about play and mastering basic movement skills! Children should be able to have fun with physical activity through both structured and unstructured free play that incorporates a variety of body movements.  • General activity will develop their basic ABCs (Agility, Balance & Coordination). Some introduction into phase 2 for older children. • Phase 2 FUNdamentals – (boys aged 6 to 9 and girls aged 6 to 8) • The main objective should be the overall development of the player's physical capacities and fundamental movement skills. Develop the player's ABCS. Speed, power and endurance are developed using FUN games. Strength training with exercises which use the child’s own body weight. Fun and games should be used for speed training and the volume of training should be low. Competition - Participation in as many activities as possible (Play lots of different sports) • Phase 3 Learning to Train (boys aged 9 to 12 and girls aged 8 to 11) • The main objective should be to learn all fundamental sports skills. Further develop of players ABCS. Continue to develop endurance with games and relays Introduce basic flexibility exercises. Continue to develop speed with specific activities during the warm-up, such as agility, quickness and change of direction. Develop knowledge of warm up, cool down, stretching, hydration, nutrition, recovery, relaxation and focusing. Competition – 70-30 ratio (Training / playing competitive matches) • Phase 4 Training to train(boys aged 12 to 16 and girls aged 11-15). • The main objective should be the overall development of the player's physical capacities (focus on aerobic conditioning) and consolidate fundamental movement skills and develop speed and sport-specific skills. Building the engine. Growth spurt. After the onset of Peak Height Velocity (PHV). learn correct weight lifting techniques. Develop knowledge of how and when to stretch, how to optimize nutrition and hydration, mental preparation, how and when to taper and peak. Establish pre-competition, competition and post competition routines. The strength training window for boys begins 12 to 18 months after PHV – growth spurt. There are two windows of opportunity to strength training for girls Window one is immediately after PHV Window two begins with the onset of menarche (the first menstrual period). Special emphasis is also required for flexibility training due to the sudden growth of bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles. Competition - 60-40 ratio (Training / playing competitive matches) • Phase 5 Training to compete(boys aged 16 to 18 and girls 15-17). • Move players to specific positions. The main objective should be to optimize fitness preparation, position specific skills and performance. (For instance, sprinting for wings, weight lifting for props – eh….not a good example on a number of levels – ha ha). Learn to perform these sport specific skills under a variety of competitive conditions during training Fitness programs, recovery programs, psychological preparation and technical development are now individually tailored to the athlete's needs Competition - 50-50 ratio (Training (technical, tactical & fitness) /playing competitive matches) • Phase 6 Training to win(boys aged 18+ and girls aged 17+) • The main objective should be to maximize fitness preparation and sport/event specific skills as well as performance. The key points of this phase are: All of the player's physical, technical, tactical, mental, personal and lifestyle capacities are now fully established and the focus of training has shifted to the maximization of performance. Player's train to peak for major competitions. Training is characterized by high intensity and relatively high volume with appropriate breaks to prevent over training • Training (drills) to competition (matches / game play) ratio in this phase is Competition - 25:75 ratio (with the competition percentage including competition-specific training activities) • Phase 7 Active for Life. Young athletes can enter this stage at essentially any age following the acquisition of physical literacy. If children have been correctly introduced to activity and sport throughout the Active Start, FUNdamentals, and Learn to Train stages, they will have the necessary motor skills and confidence to remain active for life in virtually any sport they choose.  • Full details on website – “GRFC – LTAD program” Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby

13. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby Available Now! I will send individual age group their version…..However look out for them to be available on our new website very soon

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15. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby Age group player pathway matrix

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17. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby Coaches session plan

18. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Games Database • As recommended by the RFU, our coaching approach is Games based • It is therefore important that we have a library of age appropriate games to use • Games Ideas: • Existing website - one doc • New website – age specific search function / recommendations • This is a developing resource: • We will continue to add new games • More importantly…If you have a game that works please let us know, so we can share good ideas.

19. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Coaches Development and Training Plan

20. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Resources’ (To be found on Website) • Why play rugby at Guildford RFC Junior Club? • Why we have created JDP? • GRFC Commitment to you (Players / Coaches / Volunteer / Families) • JDP will… • Core values • JDP Philosophy – Fun 5 Development • JDP specifics • Coaching Development Plan • Player Development Pathway • Player Pathway Matrix • LTAD – Brief outline (AK) • LTAD – Full resource • Child development – Research. • Individual Player Pathway Matrix (PDF – to be printable) • Age Groups Player Pathway matrix (PDF – to be printable) • Safeguarding (Policies, Best Practice etc.)

21. Guildford RFC – Junior Rugby • Many thanks for attending today • Please pass on this message to all those not able to attend (We will send this presentation to all volunteers) • See you all tomorrow for the start of what will be a great season • Lets hope the 1st Team can win their first game.. (Please stay and support) • Remember: “Its our club, lets make it better” • Remember the clubs aims are: • To attract more players to Guildford RFC • To give them & their parents the best Guildford RFC experience • To create and support the best team of volunteers (Coaching, admin & 1st Aiders) and make your lives easier. • To create a pathway, so players of all abilities can reach their maximum potential • To progress players through Tag, Minis, Junior and into the Youth Academy and…... • Then onto senior rugby (Hopefully for Guildford RFC... but playing is our priority) • Win a few games, etc. to!.....Well hopefully lots We may have a short time for questions!................

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