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COLTS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE 21 ST FEBRUARY 2017 WHY DO WE DO COLTS RUGBY? WHATS THE PURPOSE? In groups of 3 or 4, discuss your objectives in delivering Colts rugby at your Club and the principles by which you work. BEST PRACTICE / BEST


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COLTS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE 21ST FEBRUARY 2017

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WHY DO WE DO COLTS RUGBY? WHAT’S THE PURPOSE?

In groups of 3 or 4, discuss your

  • bjectives in delivering Colts rugby at

your Club and the principles by which you work.

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BEST PRACTICE / BEST PRACTICE IN ACTION – SOUTHERN PILOT CLUSTER

  • Focus on Players transitioning from Junior Rugby to Senior (Saturday) Rugby.
  • Fixture default day/time is Saturday afternoon. Friday/Wednesday evenings?
  • Appropriate travel distance/time is key – (45mins – 1hr? 1hr – 1hr 30mins?)
  • 45 mins to 1hr travel time has been found to be the most successful.
  • Player Centred – Development Driven – Competition Supported.
  • Fixtures are managed to make score lines as close as possible. No League or Cup

structure to create pressure on score or result.

  • Coach communication midweek drives cooperation towards competitive fixtures.
  • Coaches speak midweek to discuss age groups involved, fixture time, previous

results and how they’ll manage the game to be as competitive as possible.

  • Selection for fixtures based on most appropriate fixture. (Senior fixture Vs

Development Team Fixture Vs Colts Fixture).

  • Club coaches encouraged to discuss playing opportunities internally to ensure

players are playing appropriate fixtures each weekend – which fixture is the most important for the players to play in.

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BEST PRACTICE IN ACTION – SOUTHERN PILOT CLUSTER

  • Flexible format to ensure fixtures take place and are of value/competitive.
  • Fixtures played as 15s, 10s, 7s, different length games (3x20mins+10mins).
  • Transition supported by social activity.
  • Players from senior section encouraged to attend Colts fixtures before/after

senior games to aid transition, Colts team included in match day social activities, ensuring that social activities are appropriate for the age of the players involved to reduce disengagment.

  • Club appointed Colts coaches/management team.
  • Clubs who have seen good transition have Club appointed coaches and managers

able and willing to work with senior coaches to support transition.

  • Club Training Integration.
  • Colts and Seniors training together where appropriate but at least on the same

night/same pitch.

  • Qualified Level 2 Coaches retain more players.
  • Colts coaches are qualified coaches who take responsibility for their own

development and work with local CRCs to improve.

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