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NORTHAMPTON SAINTS Community Club Presentation

Schedule

1. Community Team 2. Northampton Saints SPIRIT 3. Community Coach Philosophy and Culture 4. Understanding DPP 5. Camps 6. Club Initiatives 7. Mixed Ability Rugby 8. CPD courses 9. Next Steps – How we can help?

• 10. Inspire to Imagine

The Community Team

Ben Lawrence Rugby Development Officer Adam King Rugby Development Officer Connor Fleming Head Of Community Ross Stewart Player Pathway Manager

The Community Team

Stephen Woodhead Senior Community Rugby Coach Jamie Higgins Inclusion Officer Daniel Nunn Community Rugby Coach Maria Grace Community Administrator

Saints spirit “ A group of people working together to help improve the community they live in”

Coach CPD

Community Coaching Philosophy

• There is always space (play to space)
• The game is the best teacher
• Repetition of core skills
• Player ownership
• The game is the best teacher
• Repetition of core skills
• Player ownership (become a teacher)
• Better people make better players

How does this look from the coach?

• Be Comfortable with being uncomfortable
• Create a safe environment for them to fail
• If they don’t know you care, they don’t care what you know

The Culture

• Growth mind set
• Process, not the prize
• Learn through mistakes
• Learn through games
• We learn from teaching others
• Fun
• Leaders and followers
• Age focused

DPP – Age Grade Framework

• DELIVERY FRAMEWORK
• Under-13: Maximum of 12 hours contact time, starting from February half

term.

• Under-14: Contact time will be within a bandwidth of 20-30 hours, starting

from October and including two festivals.

• Under-15: Contact time will be within a bandwidth of 20-30 hours, starting

from October and including three festivals.

• Under-16: Maximum of 12 hours contact time, starting from October and

finishing by December. Includes one festival.

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INSPIRE TO IMAGINE

Development Player Programme

How do players get nominated for DPP trials?

• Have their permanent home address or school address

located in the region and/or (ii) be registered as a player at a rugby club located in the region.

• September: U14, U15 and U16 clubs are invited to take

part in a pre-season festival, and asked to bring every player and give them equal game time. At the end of the festival each club coach is asked to nominate players from

• ther clubs who they feel should be invited to attend the

final trial.

• During the same period as the festivals, schools are asked

to nominate any athlete or player that is not playing at a rugby club that may have the athletic potential to attend the trial.

• Any player that was involved in the previous year will be

invited to the final trial, but is also encouraged to play in the club festivals. Approximately 60-80 players will be invited to attend a final trial, where a squad of 25-30 players will be selected for training.

Core Games

• The core games are designed to give

the players some consistency in delivery and minimize the talking time need by the coach when getting the game started.

• Constraints can be changed and

adapted to support the development

• f different parts of the game.

(please see attached)

Camps

Northampton Saints Camps

Club Opportunities

Club Opportunities

Get your club noticed!

• https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/community/get-your-club-noticed

Camps

• 1 day at your clubhouse (subject to minimum numbers)
• 3 day at Franklins Gardens
• Stowe Camp

Player appearances

• Player requests

Match Day Experience Packages

Match Day Festival/Tournament

Bernie’s Birthday Parties

Club of the Match

Mixed Ability Rugby

• Rugby for ALL abilities
• Inclusive – Play & Train together as a team, not a disabled

focussed Rugby team with able bodied Coaches

• Saints led engagement programmes for local disability groups,

culminating in transition to local clubs

• Weekly training sessions with local club supported by Saints

Community Coach and Inclusion Officer

• Focus Group – Males aged 17+
• All abilities, including physical disabilities, learning disabilities

along with suitability for older players returning to play

Project Rugby

Project Rugby is Premiership Rugby Funded programme that targets transitioning 13-18 year old players from schools into their local Rugby clubs. We deliver across a 14 week programme that aims to engage the club and the school in all activity, culminating in transition events at the club.

Mixed Ability Rugby

• Rugby for ALL abilities
• Inclusive – Play & Train together as a team, not a disabled

focussed Rugby team with able bodied Coaches

• Saints led engagement programmes for local disability groups,

culminating in transition to local clubs

• Weekly training sessions with local club supported by Saints

Community Coach and Inclusion Officer

• Focus Group – Males aged 17+
• All abilities, including physical disabilities, learning disabilities

along with suitability for older players returning to play

Northampton Saints CPD

• Monday 11th February - Matt Fergusson session: 'How to build a Set

Piece' for all PDG and DPP coaches, and Club/School coaches of all age ranges (Shelford RFC, 6pm - 8pm)

• Monday 18th March - Phil Dowson session: 'Breakdown skills - Attack' for

all PDG and DPP coaches, and Club/School coaches of all age ranges (Franklin's Gardens, 6.30pm - 8pm)

• Monday 8th April - 'An Evening with Chris Boyd' for all PDG and DPP

coaches, and Club/School coaches of all age ranges (Franklin's Gardens, 6.45pm - 9.30pm) To book your place at a session, please email KatharineBurrows@northamptonsaints.co.uk.

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