The Coaching videos here at Rugby America have leaned towards providing tips from coaches in America. After all, this site is geared towards American rugby. However, we’re not limiting ourselves. A great coaching video is a great coaching video… whether it comes from America, England, South Africa, or wherever. The important part is that the… [Read more…]
January 15, 2011
The New York State Rugby Conferencehas announced the schedule for its 2011 Game Development Series. Highlights of the series are the seventh Player Development Camp, Introducing & Developing Rugby as part of the USA Coaches Development Program, a Lineout & Continuity Clinic and a Scrum Clinic. Each of these events features some of the finest… [Read more…]
January 7, 2011
Dan Payne is one of many up and coming coaches in America. After a successful playing career that included playing for the USA Eagles at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Payne moved into the coaching ranks and has risen up the ladder quickly. Now the Director of Rugby at Life University and an Assistant Coach… [Read more…]
January 4, 2011
USA Rugby has a loaded schedule in January with a number of coaching & referee courses scheduled for locations all across America. The current growth in playing numbers, especially at the youth and high school levels, is outpacing the number of certified coaches in America. In an even greater bind is the stable of certified referees… [Read more…]
December 31, 2010
Once the basics of the pass and catch are mastered, it is time to move onto more advanced techniques. The following video was put together by Stanford Head Coach Matt Sherman while he was still at the helm with San Diego State. It is an excellent introduction to more advanced passing skills and does a… [Read more…]
December 21, 2010
Youth rugby didn’t exist when I was a kid and odds are it didn’t exist when any of my American based readers were young either. It’s just how it was, but it’s not how it is always going to be. The movement is already afoot and progress is beginning to show signs of traction. Having… [Read more…]
December 15, 2010
The BYU coaching staff recently returned from Laie, Hawaii and the campus of BYU-Hawaii where local non-profit organization, Education 1st, operated the first Game Plan Rugby Academy which combined development sessions for local coaches and players alike. Education 1st serves to help Hawaiian students achieve their goals of graduation from college by hosting sports clinics… [Read more…]
December 15, 2010
The BYU coaching staff recently returned from Laie, Hawaii and the campus of BYU-Hawaii where local non-profit organization, Education 1st, operated the first Game Plan Rugby Academy which combined development sessions for local coaches and players alike. Education 1st serves to help Hawaiian students achieve their goals of graduation from college by hosting sports clinics… [Read more…]
December 13, 2010
A program to introduce contact to youth rugby is one of the highlights of the upcoming Youth Conference on the Game (YCOG) that is being held January 21-23, 2011 in Carmel, Indiana. The agenda for the USA Rugby 2011 Youth Conference on the Game (YCOG) sponsored by World Rugby Shop has been finalized. A highlight of the… [Read more…]
December 13, 2010
A program to introduce contact to youth rugby is one of the highlights of the upcoming Youth Conference on the Game (YCOG) that is being held January 21-23, 2011 in Carmel, Indiana. The agenda for the USA Rugby 2011 Youth Conference on the Game (YCOG) sponsored by World Rugby Shop has been finalized. A highlight of the… [Read more…]
March 3, 2010
The 2009-2012 USA Rugby Strategic Plan made it’s way into my hands today. I had a chance to browse through all of the sections quickly, but I plan to spend more time in the coming weeks going through a detailed reading and interpretation of whats in it. To summarize, it’s not anything we didn’t already know… [Read more…]
July 23, 2008
For those of you not familiar with the new ELV’s, the time to get to know them is now. They go into effect next weekend, so odds are the next time you play rugby, you’ll be using these new rules. Luck favors those who are prepared. To make things a bit easier, the IRB has… [Read more…]
January 19, 2011
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