UCS South East Regional Seminar 2006

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UCS South East Regional Seminar 2006

• The Rugby Football Union and the Development of
  Student rugby
• Keith Green (Student Liaison Officer)
• London Region

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RFU Strategic Plan 2005/06 - 2012/13Critical
success factors
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The Rugby Journey

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What are our Impact targets?

• Develop a support/incentive based programme to
  increase the number of teams, HERDP.
• 2 Increase per annum in participants playing
  game between U17 U24.
• 3 increase in volunteer administrators.
• 5 increase in teams playing leisure events
  (beach, touch, TAG, turn up and play).
• Coach ratio of 1 per 15 players
• Referee ratio of 1 per 30 players, commitment to
  provide qualified referee to every game.

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How do we achieve those targets?

• Regional Development Teams
• Regional Rugby Development Manager
• Rugby Development Officers
• Rugby Union Student Liaison Officers
• Community Rugby Coaches
• SRFU Regional representatives
• Volunteers (CBRDP 16 to 24 groups)

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Community Rugby Coaches

• 50 funded by DCMS (recent change in guidelines
  now allow extension of age groups above 16 years
  of age).
• Other funding partners include
• County Sports Partnerships.
• School sports Partnerships
• Rugby Clubs, Junior and Senior (Saracens)
• Sponsors
• RFU Constituent Bodies
• Universities and Colleges?

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Community Sports (Rugby) Coaches How Could they
help you?

• Organise Intra Mural events
• Local festivals
• Womens sections
• Peripatetic coaching
• Administration
• Courses
• Club links

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