Rugby Wrap

As we head towards the midway part of the season I would like to congratulate all players who have been regularly attending training. Although the first four weeks have been interrupted by other school activities it's still pleasing to see the progression of all players. 

It is vital that boys attend both weekly training sessions as they consist of Core Skill development and Unit/Team focus.

What a typical training week looks like:

Training Structure

Day 1 | Core Skills Focus
• Attack = Catch / Pass / Support / Alignment
• Defence = Tackle Technique 
• Contact = Ball Carrier / Tackle Contest (Support / Opposition)
Day 2 | Unit and Team Focus
• Unit = Restarts / Lineouts / Scrums
• Unit = Back Row Plays / Back Plays / Defence
• Team = Defensive Options
• Team = Patterns of Play 

Our A/B teams continue to work under the guidance of head coaches Mr Michael Broad, Mr James Turner and Mr Tom Johnson. Sessions will continue to be based around the ongoing development of our core skills, team and unit focus ensuring we finish the second half of the season strongly.

As mentioned a few weeks back our program is built upon a sound philosophy of educating and developing our coaches creating a standard of knowledge and understanding.  Our C-F teams are primarily coached by Old Boys who generously give up their time to coach our boys. We have several support coaches who work across our C-F teams. The role of these gentlemen is to support these young coaches while ensuring consistency of skill execution, terminology and performance leading to a whole school approach across all our C-F teams.

• Under 11 -  Mr John Tabrett, Mr Luke D’Aterio, Mr Wanaka Broad and  Mr Dave Hollet (all Next Gen Rugby Coaches)
• Under 12 and Under 13 – Mr Ricardo Scala (Terrace 14A Coach)
• Under 14 – Mr Ze Labao (Terrace 12A Coach)
• Under 15 – Mr Tom Johnson (Terrace U13A/B Support Coach)
• Under 16 – Mr Mick Tunny (West Colts 1 Head Coach)

An attendance roll is taken at each session by our age group coordinators and I am still yet to see a small number of boys attend training. Please contact me if your son is no longer participating in the program.

Key Dates Looking Ahead

• August 18 GT v BGS - Home
• August 25 GT v TSS- Away
• September 1 GT v Downlands College - Home
• September 8 GT v IGS – Home (U15 & U16 team numbers will be affected by Year 10 Immersion)
• September 15 GT v TGS – Away (U15 & U16 team numbers will be affected by Year 10 Immersion)

Please see the attached document for the Rugby Photos Schedule Saturday 18 August