Who Should Attend?
Designed specifically for promising young players aged from 13 to 15 years, with aspirations for the future.
Course Overview
- Intensive five-day course
- The course aims to build a solid foundation for these players that will better prepare them for their rugby future
- Concentrates on position specific analysis and tuition, mental toughness, rugby intelligence and skills
- The course will be run in July
Course Outline
- Goal setting
- Fitness assessments - aerobic and flexibility
- Fitness assessments - speed
- Daily skills
- Mental toughness
- Rugby intelligence
- Recovery regimes - theory and practical
- Feedback and one-on-one from fitness trainer about current and future programmes
- Kicking Skills, Passing Skills, Forwards' Skills, Backs' Skills
- Team patterns
- Nutrition
- Position-specific coaching
- Position-specific assessment
- Match
- Video analysis of game - feedback with position-specific coaches
- One-on-one feedback
- Course dinner
Please Note: each day will start with one of the following:
- Stretching and flexibility
- Strength and Conditioning
Course Fees
International Applications
For coaches and players who reside outside New Zealand
NZ $2200 plus 15% GST
Domestic Applications
For New Zealand resident coaches and players prices quoted are inclusive of GST.
NZ $2200 including GST
Prices do not include travel to Palmerston North, but do include all academy and course related costs such as meals and accommodation and transfers from Palmerston North airport (if applicable) to the Sport and Rugby Institute, Palmerston North.
50% deposit on acceptance of application
Balance of 50% due six weeks prior to course start date
Translation service available at additional cost
Course fees include:
- Accommodation and all meals
- Five day rugby tuition
Please note: Cancellation six weeks prior to commencement of course will incur a penalty fee of 20% of the course fee. Cancellation within two weeks of course commencement is non-refundable.