Welcome to the Auckland Rugby Referees Association

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Welcome to theAuckland Rugby Referees Association

• Monday 9th March 2009

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Our Sponsors Supporters
Tony Rogers
Karen Sutton
Dave Syms
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First Year New Referees

• Welcome to the best referee association in New
  Zealand
• Please take a note of the people we are about to
  introduce
• Members please introduce yourself
• You WILL have a great time

and the World
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New Referees to ARRA

• Transferee from another Assn/Country
• We will appoint coach/buddy to you
• We will get you ARRA playing kit within two weeks
• We will have you appointed to a game as soon as
  possible and slot you into a panel

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First Year Referees

• Class Tutor Paul van Etten
• Panel Convenors Bill Price/Warwick Lobb
• Issued with
• NZRU Referee Starter Kit
• ARRA Playing Kit (Jersey issued once passed field
  test)
• Buddy
• Outline of how appointments/referee panels work
• Own Monday night training class next door
• At Conclusion tonight, meet 1st Years for 5 mins

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REFEREE MEMBERSHIP

• Law Books will be distributed to financial
  members on this basis-
• 1st Years
• Active Referees, ARs and Referee Coaches
• Sundry
• AMI Boot Bag distributed to active financial
  referees and ARs
• Playing Kit as per 2008. Replace if necessary.
  Fill in order form and pickup following Monday.

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Our Board members
Don Crawford Chairman Grant Clegg Roger
Drew Ron Jones Grant Carruthers - ARFU Director
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Strategic Plan 2008 - 2011

• OUR VISION
• To be New Zealands most successful and
  influential referee association
• OUR MISSION
• To be recognised as leaders in referee
  development and performance
• OUR VALUES
• Passion Excellence Unity Respect Honesty

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Referee Advisory Group

• OBJECTIVE
• Implement our Strategic Plan
• Report to the Referee Manager
• Bruce Rennie ARRA Head Selector
• Roger Drew ARRA Head Coach
• Ken Worthington NZ National Coach
• Alan Riley NZ Performance Reviewer
• Jeremy Kannemeyer Active Referee
• Tim Toilolo Active Referee

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Other Portfolios
John Jacka President Paul van Etten Vice
President Richard Wilson Sponsor
Liaison Smudge McNeilage COD Jim
Murphy JRC Alison Hall ASSRFU Helen
Morgan Disciplinary Mike Elliott ARFU Referees
Manager Kylie Marginson ARFU Community Rugby
Referees Administrator Greg Watson ARFU
Referee Education Officer Dave Goldfinch Referee
Liaison
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New REO

• Greg Watson
• Former National Squad member (2000-2006)
• Experienced TMO
• NHRRA Number 1(2001-2007)
• 53 First Class games
• Welcome addition to the ARFU Referee Department

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Selectors Coaches

• Selectors
• Bruce Rennie (Head Selector) John Gillies Mike
  Trevenen
• Head Coach
• Roger Drew
• Resource Coaches
• B panel Don Crawford Steve Gill Richard
  Eaglestone Ray OLoughlin Paul Phillips.
• C panel John Ripley Dennis Watt Cliff Wilson
  Richard Wilson
• JRC/SS Panel Bill Hollins Murray Boardman
  Geoff Knight Paul Liversedge
• Talent ID Selectors (TID)
• Chris Morgan Grant Clegg Kevin Skipper
• Academy
• Greg Watson Ken Worthington

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Referee Training Programme

• Rugby Smart
• March 16th 23rd 30th
• ELVs
• March 16th
• Game Trends
• March 30th April 27th May 25th June 29th
• Exams
• Level I April 20th
• Level II July 6th
• Exam Classes April 27th to June 29th
• Fitness testing
• March 25th May 13th July 1st

• Quiz night
• June 8th
• Bring a Mate Draw
• July 13th
• Competitions Database - Kylie
• May 11th
• Referee Coaching Courses
• Level I March 18th
• Level II introd. June 15th

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Referee Training Modules

• ELVs
• Scrum
• Breakdown
• ACTSO
• Advantage
• Kicks in general play
• Assistant Referees

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Training Night Format

• 7 pm sharp start.
• President open the night.
• REO will give a short/snappy 5 minute law
  questionnaire. Spot prize.
• Lecturer for night will present to all.
• Breakout at tables into discussion groups with
  mix of referees
• Comeback and summarise the nights learning with
  reference back to law.

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Coaches - Monday Nights

• Meet as a group with Roger Drew/RM
• Discuss who has been seen each week
• Short Training exercises each Monday
• Identifying trends as further training nights
  during 2009 will be driven by trends
• Cover off content of the nights main session as
  a group

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Referee Recruitment

• Our Open Day was 1st March very successful
• Bring a Mate Campaign - Bledisloe Test Eden Park
• Business Cards
• Posters in Clubs
• Advertising in RS14 match programme (NZRU
  responsibility)
• Interview pre RS14 match at Eden Park
• You Make The Call
• Associate Referee
• New Website
• Local editorial Angus Mabey Article in
  Aucklander
• Sponsor presentations
• YOU

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Referee Retention

• Coach - Referee structure
• Appointment policies
• Being sighted over 360 reports on RRIMS in 2008
• Quality training programmes
• Fitness training Simon Kent satellite
• RS 14 tickets
• ANZC tickets
• Free Gear!
• Social functions
• Subsidised Award Dinner
• Interchanges International, National, Local
• ME

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Congratulations

• NZRU National Referee Squad - Jonathon White,
  Matthew Stanish Ben Skeen
• IRB Sevens Wellington Ben Skeen
• Sport Auckland Referee of the Year Nominees -
  Jonathon White Matt Stanish
• Maori Referee of the Year Nominee - Sheldon
  Eden-Whaitiri
• Northern Region Squad - Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri,
  Shaun Elliott Robert Parkes
• Northern Region Promising Squad - Steve Piacun,
  Caleb Hamilton, Richard Jenson, Dale Noonan
• Northern Region Selector - Mike Trevenen
• NZRU Level II Accredited Coaches - Bruce Rennie,
  Mike Trevenen, John Gillies, Roger Drew
• Hong Kong 10s Shaun Elliott

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House Keeping

• Registrations
• Completed form and money to Kylie
• Saturday 14th March
• Premier Club Competition starts. All 7 games at
  Pakuranga United RFC
• Monday 16th March
• Rugby Smart and ELVs
• Referee Coaches meeting with Roger Drew
• Squad meetings
• Auckland Academy Squad meets last Monday of the
  month
• Regional Squad and Promising Squad meets third
  Monday of the month
• Interchange
• Weekend of Saturday 2nd May
• Coronation Shield/Hawke Bay/Wellington/Dunedin
• RS 14 tickets
• If ordered they will be distributed on Monday
  evenings

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Appointments

• Please sign unavailability forms each week if you
  are unavailable for any reason
• Appointments will be done fortnightly, within
  reason
• Will be available at end of Monday nights and on
  website during the week (ARRA/ARFU websites)
• Appointments of coaches also on website

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Have a Great 2009 Season