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Match Officiating is a rewarding, exciting, and enjoyable way to stay in the game you love!
Start your Match Officiating journey by completing an Introduction to Match Officiating course over the summer, with 18 courses available from July-September
Sign up for FREE via SCRUMS
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Tips on how to be a great rugby parent 👇
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Safe Tackle Technique🏉
Find out from
@Scotlandteam
legend Chris Paterson on how to coach players how to perform a safe and effective tackle 👇
Find out more on our
@hivelearning
platform here
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Six Scottish Coaches achieve UKCC Level 4 qualification!
Well done to Ciaran Beattie, Graham Shiel, Fin Gillies, Bruce Ruthven, Derek O’Riordan and David Wilson 👏
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Fantastic achievement for Bob Easson as he is awarded the
@sportscotland
Coach Developer of the Year
#COVawards
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WATCH 🎥 | Chris Paterson on Safe & Effective Tackle Technique
✅ Eye to Thigh
✅ Foot in the Hoop
✅ Shoulder Contact
✅ Head in Behind
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Community Game Conference 2024
📅 Saturday 25 May
🏟️ Scottish Gas Murrayfield
🏉 For coaches, referees, volunteers and leaders
Join us for a great day of learning by signing up for FREE via SCRUMS - optional donation to
@MNDoddie5
👍
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👩🏫Calling all PE teachers - if you're looking for some FREE e-learning modules for your students, look no further than here
@WorldRugby
have a suite of e-learning modules ranging from coaching, officiating to player welfare. All FREE to complete!
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📽️ 4v2 Activity - a great activity to promote the principle of attacking space as part of a warm-up or skill breakout session. Any thoughts on how to progress this?
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Some very powerful messages in here for parents - a must listen 👍
Frank Martin discusses the sad reality of parents attempting to coach their kids from the sideline
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🆕Scottish Rugby can confirm that the club and school game can move into Stage 4 as of 14 September 2020.
🧑🤝🧑Larger training groups
🏉Modified full contact activities
Visit our Return to Rugby hub for the latest update, webinars and guidance
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📽️ 5v3 Counter Attack Activity, delivered by
@gregortownsend
at our 2015 national coaching conference - one of our highest viewed videos on the
@HiveLearning
online training hub in recent years
@_UKCoaching
@sportscotland
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Youth Rugby | Maximum Scores
🚫U15-U18 matches should not go beyond a 50point differential
🚫U13-U14 matches should not go beyond a 30point differential
👍Player-centred
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The
@WorldRugby
Tackle Ready programme is 🔥
A must view for all coaches! Lots of great hints and tips from
@RichieGrayGSI
on how to develop safe and effective tacklers in 5 key stages 👍
🔗
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Return to Rugby Stage 4 begins today (14 September) 👍
👌Modified full contact training permitted (e.g. 1v1 tackle)
🏉No matches or festivals
🧑🤝🧑Max 20 players per training group
🔗Click here for all stage 4 guidance documents and webinars
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Additional coaching webinars have been added for April - sign-up open to club/school coaches in Scotland💻
🗣️Stevie Lawrie -
🗣️Bryan Easson -
🗣️Louise Dalgliesh -
🗣️Chris Paterson -
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Calling all coaches - keep your session APES
🏃♀️Active - maximising the time players spend practicing
🎯Purposeful - focus on 1-2 key points throughout the session
😃Enjoyable - smiles all round!
👌Safe - player welfare is a priority
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Fantastic clip of Steve Black doing what he did best - an absolute inspirational coach and person. RIP Blackie
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Return to Rugby update (as of 26 December)
Summary:
- No adult indoor contact rugby (including touch)
- 1m physical distancing in gyms and for hospitality
- Max 3 households per group for hospitality
- 500 max spectators with 1m physical distancing
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🎥Top tips on how to be a great rugby parent 👍
It's their game, let them play 🧑🤝🧑
#everyonesgame
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Return to Rugby Stage 3
▶️Mini & Youth players can now play a specific form of Touch Rugby
👪Max 10 players (1/4 pitch) or 15 (1/2 pitch)
✋One handed touch
🏉Offload within 2 steps/secs | No kicking
▶️Full details -
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Activate is a structured, progressive exercise programme that is designed by
@WorldRugby
to be used as part of training sessions and pre-match warm-up routines.
Research shows the programme can reduce📉injuries by 26-40% 👍
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Mini & Youth (17yrs & below) Stage 3 Return to Rugby guidance comes into play on 13 July.
🏉Touch Rugby permitted (conditions apply)
👪Max 10 players (1/4 pitch) or 15 (1/2 pitch)
🚫No full contact activity
⛔️No PVG = No youth coaching
▶️Full details -
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We’re delighted to have been shortlisted as a
@_UKCoaching
finalist for the Transforming Coaching through Technology award for our Online Training Hub, powered by
@HiveLearning
- thanks to the 7000+ users for making it such a success
#UKCoachingAwards
@sportscotland
News | 🗞️
Finalists announced for prestigious coaching awards ✨
UK Coaching has today, 22 October, officially announced the finalists for the 2018 UK Coaching Awards, continuing the organisation's celebration of great coaching
Full story ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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📅As of today (24 Aug) adults can return to modified Touch Rugby👍
🧑🤝🧑Max 15 players/coaches per bubble, per 1/2 pitch
🏠From unlimited households
🏉1 handed touch, offload when touched, must evade, self refereed
🔽Further details available here
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Chris Paterson talks through the key points to safe and effective tackle technique, in line with the new Tackle Height Law Trials for the 2023/24 season 🔽
More information can be found on the Tackle Height Hub here
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Download the new Scottish Rugby Concussion Information Pack today ✅
Share with parents, players, coaches and volunteers in your club and school
#IfInDoubtSitThemOut
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Brilliant day
@BTMurrayfield
with Development Officers for a Blueprint Training Day
Shout out to John Cairns
@OrkneyRFC
for making the trip down 👏
See you all again soon at the Blueprint Roadshows in November 🤩
#BlueprintRugby
#ChangeOurGame
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And that’s a wrap…what a day of learning 🏴👍
Guest speakers
@gregortownsend
@daviesGDD
@APGreyMattersUK
@maccairnsy
@annastoDr
@jpref9
@FletcherRugby
@DuncMasc
@KrisVDHaegen
@JohnDalziel6
Steve Tandy you were all brilliant 👍
@BruceAitchison
you were a great host 👏
#GDC2022
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For the next few weeks we'll be taking a look at the tackle height law trials in action through a new 'Tackle Tuesday' video series
The first in the series looks at clips from the recent
@berwickrugby
v
@MusselburghRFC
pre-season match, and action from the FOSROC Academy
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RETURN TO RUGBY INDICATIVE TIMELINE (26 APRIL)
What's included?
🏉Indicative dates for the return of full contact training & friendly fixtures at all age groups
🏋️Gym reopening guidance
🥘Hospitality guidance
Full details can be found here
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3⃣ Coaching Webinars available to club/school coaches in Scotland!
🗣️ Stuart Edwards (Scotland U18 Coach)
🔗
🗣️ Gregor Townsend (Scotland Head Coach)
🔗
🗣️ Stevie Lawrie (Edinburgh Rugby Assistant Coach)
🔗
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Great to see all teams and coaches shaking hands at the end of each game - AGLV trial P4/P5 mini rugby festival
@Oriamscotland
. Thanks to all teams for maintaining the values of rugby
#rugbyvalues
#spiritofrugby
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4 Coaching Webinars have been added - available to all club/school coaches in Scotland 💻
Gav Vaughan -
Richard Cockerill -
James Wade -
Sean Lineen -
Together with
@TennentsLager
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UKCC Level 3 day 1
@StirUni
- topics covered inc coaching behaviours, reflective practice and T-shaped Coaching.
Tomorrow starts with coaching through games with
@riddell07
#AsOne
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🏉Return to Rugby (Level 4) Update
11 & under = Touch Rugby permitted
12 & above = Non-contact, physically distanced activities only
🔗Further information can be found here -
🖥️webinar available here -
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Half Game Initiative (Mini & Youth Rugby)
🏉Each play to get at least half a game in all games
🧒Help to recruit and retain more players
😀Champion it - Do it - Shout about it
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Ahead of league rugby returning this weekend, please remember "If in Doubt, Sit them Out"
🚫No HIA process in the community game
🏉Anyone with a suspected concussion should be immediately removed from play in a safe manner.
Further info found here
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🆕Updated Stage 3 Return to Rugby Guidance is now available following the
@scotgov
announcement today.
✅Adult Modified Touch Rugby can resume on Mon 24 August
🖥️Webinar tomorrow at 11:30am - register here -
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That's a wrap! Thanks to the 350+ club, school and referee society reps who attended todays Community Game Conference.
Huge thanks to all the guest speakers and
@EilidhBarbour
for hosting a brilliant day 👏
Looking forward to seeing you all next year!
#CGC23
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Following the latest
@scotgov
guidelines of lockdown restrictions easing, Scottish Rugby has issued an update for Clubs and Schools and what this means for community rugby.
READ MORE
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Great example of a 1v1 (+1) tackle / breakdown activity 👏
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📽 WATCH | The Tackle Haka!! Third time lucky with
@EdinburghUni
PE students learning safe tackle technique
#Fun
#PlayerWelfare
#NewTeachers
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The Blueprint Bitesize Blether is here🎤
To bring the Blueprint to life, we have filmed a number of chats about all things 'Blueprint'. 🏉
Click the link below to listen more to some of our coaches talk about Learning environments 👇
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Coming soon (if we don’t mess this up!!!) The Blueprint Bitesize Blether (it’s a working title…)
#changeourgame
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What a great couple of hours
@Oriamscotland
trialling some more AGLV p4 & 5 new laws.
Some great rugby on show and over 400 trys in 2 hours of rugby!!!
Thanks to all players, coaches and parents for travelling from all over the country to help us out
#AsOne
#EverbodysGame
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Mini Rugby Resources 🏉
Over 50 mini rugby resources are on our Online Training Hub (powered by
@HiveLearning
)
, including info on
- APES principles
- Coaching the whole child
- Fun games and activities
To view these resources please click here -
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PRO COACH MASTERCLASSES 🏉 | The first block of free workshops
featuring Scotland's top rugby union coaches has just been launched for season 2018/19!
🎟
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JP Doyle leading a fantastic refereeing session on the tackle and breakdown area 👏👏
🌞Glorious days as well!!
#GDC2022
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The Activate Warm-up from
@WorldRugby
is a structured exercise programme to reduce injuries in youth and adult community rugby
Find out more in the video below and here
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Congratulations to Neve & Lilly who refereed their first matches today after completed their Introduction to Match Officiating course 👏👏
Great support from our new Match Official Educators (Rebecca, Willie and Duncan!) 👍
#EveryonesGame
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🖥️We're underway with todays coaching webinar with
@EdinburghRugby
head coach Richard Cockerill on Creating a Team Culture
Together with
@TennentsLager
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🆕Principles of Scrummaging Webinar with Gary Strain
🏉How to build safe and effective scrum technique and develop a strong scrum unit
📆Wed 1st Sept @ 7pm
🔗Register here for free
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That's the 1st of our Pro Coach Masterclass series kicking off with
@gregortownsend
here at the Greenyards
@MelroseRugby
.
It's an attacking masterclass from the best in the business!
#technicalblueprint
#TheScottishWay
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Filming underway
@Oriamscotland
with
@sport_smc
for new resources to go up on our Hive Learning platform
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Return to Rugby timeline for the domestic game has been published today (26 March)
🔗Download the RTR timeline document here
🖥️View the RTR webinar here
Current RTR guidance available here
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📢Game Development Conference 29 May 2022📢
Registration is now open to all coaches & match officials (click browse courses)
Confirmed speakers include
@APGreyMattersUK
@gregortownsend
@FletcherRugby
@DuncMasc
@daviesGDD
@jpref9
#EveryonesGame
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Scottish Rugby is publishing its Return to Rugby Roadmap for clubs & schools tomorrow morning.
A webinar for club members will be live at 3pm to discuss the details & answer questions. To join the webinar register here:
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Thanks to Jake Wilson & Colin Dow from
@WestRefs
for supporting the new group of referees at yesterdays girls event 👏
#EveryonesGame
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📢We're delighted to announce Kris Van Der Heagan (
@KrisVDHaegen
) as a guest speaker at the Game Development Conference (Sun 29 June)
⚽️Kris is one of the architects behind the elevation of Belgium Football in recent years 👏
Sign-up here -
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Scottish Rugby has today issued its Return to Clubs & Schools Rugby Roadmap for season 2020/21.
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📢 Applications are now open for the role of Training & Education Developers across Coaching, Match Officiating, Strength & Conditioning and First Aid!
✔ Applications close Friday 31 January:
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When your Content Manager has the spiciest boots out of the lot of you 😍Meet the man behind the camera
@CJohnston_SR
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Great day at
@Oriamscotland
helping
@WorldRugby
with filming for their new coaching resource with
@RichieGrayGSI
🏴 👍
Thanks to players from
@sport_smc
for helping out - great work 👏
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Good luck to
@CalumAForrester
&
@mikeblair9
who fly to NZ today for the John MacPhail Scholarship
@RobertsonTrust
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A heartwarming clip of an interaction between two young players…a must watch 👍
This is what rugby is all about!
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Scottish Rugby Covid-19 E-Learning Course now live
🔗
➡️ Free access
💻 Minimum standard for all coaches and match officials
👥 Recommended for all players, parents & volunteers
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Well done to everyone who started their refereeing journey yesterday on day 1 of the Introduction to Match Officiating course 👏👏
#SameGameDifferentShirt
#EveryonesGame
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Thanks very much to both the
@GWC_Sport
players and to
@gregortownsend
for a fantastic workshop on Attack Principles tonight 🏉
@Scotlandteam
#AsOne
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Scottish Rugby have today launched a new mental wellbeing e-learning course backed by Scotland forward
@Rorysuzz
🖥️Full story 👉
🔗Access here -
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3⃣ more sleeps until 🎅
Today we're featuring the 🔥session with Russell Earnshaw &
@FletcherRugby
on coaching skills - an excellent session suitable for all levels of coach.
Full video available here 🔗
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🏉The Game Development Conference presentations are now available to watch on Hive with a new presentation out every Wednesday!
🤩Watch Gregor Townsend's presentation on 'The Future of Attacking Rugby' 👇
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Our Head Coach
@gregortownsend
giving a great talk about the Future of Attacking Rugby 🏴
#GDC2022
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Coach challenges are a great way to help to support player & coach development.
The thread🧵 below are some examples which focus some of the Blueprint SCOTS skills 👍
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The Half Game initiative aims to ensure 💯% of children get at least half a game - not just training then sitting on the bench!
Listen to Chris Paterson MBE below for some top tips on implementing 'half game'.
It would be great to see if we can get this video retweeted by
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WATCH 🎥 |
@Scotlandteam
Head Coach Gregor Townsend introduces the RugbyRight 2017/18 online course
➡️ Full details:
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Congratulations to
@MelroseRugby
Head Coach Rob Chrystie and all involved on your BT Cup victory! 👍 🏆
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💻 To help us stay connected, we are planning a series of coaching webinars - first up we have:
🗣️ Kris Burney (Scotland U20 Assistant Coach)
📅 Thursday 26 March (3pm)
📋 Defence Principles
✅Available to associated club/school coaches in Scotland
🔗
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In partnership with
@EdinburghUni
we have a fully funded Masters by Research (MScR) studentship available starting in October.
The research study will evaluate the Tackle Height Law Trials in the community game.
Further information can be found here
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Thanks to all the coaches who attended tonight’s Throwing & Lineout Skills workshop at Ravenscraig
@PaisleyRFC
@HamiltonBulls
@DalzielRugby
@StirlingCounty
@AnnanRugby
@BurnbraeBull
@GWRFC
@garnockrugby
@HJRFC
@ObanLorneRFC
@MoffatRams
@ekrfc
@BiggarRFC
@UddyRFC
@BishoptonRFC
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More guest speakers announced for the Community Game Conference @ BT Murrayfield on 11 June🔽
Scottish Rugby are delighted to welcome
@_WWPIS
@LindseyeSmith03
@carver_coaching
@twowheelprof
@katmcd333
@hamishsmales
. Final conference programme to be announced next week
Places
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GOGGLES | Only goggles carrying the
@WorldRugby
Approved Logo are permitted to be used in any level of rugby. 🥽⚠️
Click here for further details -
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Some great Blueprint attacking skills on show from the Edinburgh v Glasgow & West U18 game last Sunday 👍
✅ Finding the best space
✅ Stressing defenders
✅ Maintaining continuity through offloads and pops of the ground
Click here for more blueprint info
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FEMALE PLAYERS NEEDED TOMORROW
Due to call offs, we're in need of a few female players aged 18+ to help us with filming for
@WorldRugby
at Ravenscraig Sports Facility near Motherwell.
If anyone is available 10am-3pm tomorrow (18th May) then please DM us🤞
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Adult (18+) Stage 3 Return to Rugby guidance comes into play on 13 July.
🏉Ball can be passed between players
👪Max 10 players (1/4 pitch) or 15 (1/2 pitch)
🏘️Max 5 households per pitch
🚫No full contact activity
▶️Full details -
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👍What makes a great coaching session?
Thanks to
@WinningScotland
for producing this great infographic which covers the core principles of delivering a great coaching session.
Is there anything that could be added?
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Scottish Rugby has produced a video to reinforce best practice around managing concussion
#ifindoubtsitthemout
Watch here ⬇️
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Great to catch-up with Development Officers and Community Coaches from throughout the country yesterday
#GameChangers
Thanks to
@StirlingCounty
for hosting the day, and organising the weather!
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🇯🇵
@jamesliew84
presenting on the Activate Warm Up programme & Tackle Safety at the
@WorldRugby
Training & Education conference in Fukuoka
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APPLICATIONS OPEN 📋 | Interested in developing your coaching abilities? Sign up for the UKCC Level 3 course designed for Level 2 coaches and coaches leading and managing rugby programmes at their club or school.
Applications close Friday 1 March
👉
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RETURN TO RUGBY LEVEL 2 UPDATE
Summary of permitted activity as of 17 May
🏉Adult touch rugby
🧒Mini rugby fixtures
🏘️Adult indoor non-contact activity
#⃣Max 50 players per bubble
Full details available here, including friendly fixture guidance
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Scottish Rugby supports the Half Game initiative & encourages all clubs and schools to adopt it 👍
"it's their game, let them play"
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In line with the Scottish Governments Phase 3 announcement earlier today, Scottish Rugby will communicate its Return to Rugby Stage 3 plans for clubs and schools tomorrow.
A webinar will be held at 3pm tomorrow (Friday 10 July) – please register here -
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🚨A reminder that all coaches of contact rugby will be required to have completed a coaching qualification by August 2024
✅ Old UKCC qualifications are still valid
✅ 20+ Coaching Essentials courses are running throughout the country between now and the end September. Book via
Minimum Coaching Standards 🏉
A reminder to all coaches of contact rugby will be required to have completed a Scottish Rugby coaching qualification by August 2024.
Further information below and here
#ChangeOurGame
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