Long Term Player Development

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1 Long Term Payer Deveopment 52

2 Late Beginners 53

3 Coaching Late Beginners Due to the embryonic stage of Women s rugby in Ireand, participants often take up the game in their ate teens and as aduts. Safety and payer wefare are at the forefront of IRFU strategies to ensure participants can pay the game quicky and fuy. Efficient contact skis, individua (tacke, mau and continuity) and unit (scrum, ineout, restarts) skis are a high priority for coaches, together with deveoping the other technica, tactica and strategic skis. Rugby union is an invasion team sport with a unique property reating to the off-side aw; inducting and teaching new payers this aspect of the game cannot be over-estimated since athetes and payers from singe and other team sports wi have had itte or no experience of this unique aspect of rugby union. Managing the competence gap between ate beginners and experienced payers when training and paying in competition is critica for payer wefare, enjoyment and retention. This competence gap may be smaer in Stage 3 as the payers are younger (14-17 years), than those ate beginners entering in Stage 5 (aduts). This is mainy due to the rugby specific training age of payers in each stage. Being aware of payer competences and confidence is critica to ensure payers are trained and chaenged appropriatey with the correct intensity and rate of progression. This may require segregation of payers from time to time to aow them to practice at an intensity to faciitate safe and enjoyabe earning. This demands an insightfu, vigiant, patient and innovative coaching approach. The foowing points are highighted to assist coaches of Late Beginners to ensure they are introduced to rugby in a safe and enjoyabe manner: Awareness of payers Acknowedge that there are Late Beginner payers within the group thus ensuring the coach has designed the training session in order to contro their introduction to rugby in a safe, enjoyabe and chaenging way. Integration Knowing how and when to integrate these payers into genera team activities. Coaches may have to taior their session to aow for more individua attention whie aso ensuring that the payer sti fees part of the team. Knowing how/when to introduce them to genera team activities safey is key. Fundamenta ski variances Late Beginners may have come from another sport but some may not have payed any sport before, therefore, their fundamenta sports skis may vary. Some payers may have exceent agiity, baance and co-ordination whie others might have better ba handing skis. Some payers may ack many of these fundamenta sports skis and so training/paying must faciitate the deveopment of these skis. Progression Managing payer expectations and needs with competence and readiness is the responsibiity of the coach. There is no exact time frame for this, however, payer wefare and safety is paramount. Progressing the payer too quicky coud faciitate injury, whie progressing them too sowy might resut in frustration, demotivation and utimate departure from the game. Confidence in contact This reates to both individua and in Unit pay. Payers shoud deveop competence and confidence in a individua contact skis (attack and defence). In particuar, if a payer wishes to pay in the forward unit, they must become comfortabe, confident and competent with a positiona skis required to pay in 1st Phase set piece, Scrum and Line-out. Exposure to Matches Match readiness can be a difficut decision for the coach. Competence, confidence, training performance, physica fitness, size and eve of competition are some of the factors the coach must consider before aowing a payer to pay part or a of a match. Again, the 54

4 coach, in agreement with the payer, shoud decide on what is in the payer s best interest whie aso ensuring her safety. Laws of the Game Rugby can be compicated when it comes to the Laws of the Game, especiay for a payer who has no previous knowedge of the game. A payer is required to have appropriate knowedge and respect for the Laws of the Game. Without appropriate knowedge a payer may put themseves, their team-mates and their opponents at risk. This coud aso ead to frustration for the payer, their team, the opposition and the officias. Game Understanding Coaches shoud remember that payers joining the sport for the first time wi have itte or no game understanding and experience. Deveoping their understanding of what has to be done, when, how and why it is done to be effective is aso paramount. Most other invasion team sports are simiar with respect to principes of pay and therefore payers can readiy transfer these principes across other sports. 55

5 IRFU WOMEN S LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MATRIX Stage FUNdamentas Train to Pay Train to Deveop Labe Chidren Young Teens Teens Essence of the Payer Focused on Fun & Enjoyment Focused on Exporing Focused on Deveopment Essence of the Coach Guides. Teaches Encourages Essence of the Game Fun Paying Deveoping Game Deveopment Persona Characteristics Strategic Deveopment Reduced numbers (mini-rugby) Varying contact appropriate to competence Deveopment of game understanding Payers pay Active Desire fun Freedom of Sef- Expression Require order Energetic Individua Short attention span Deveoping understanding of basic Genera Movement Principes (Go Forward- Support) & Laws Introduction of atera support Reduced numbers Evident structure within games through famiiarity with Genera Movement & Restart phases of pay Payers participate in a positions Exporing Inquisitive Sociay conscious Exporing socia skis Gender awareness Deveoping further understanding of Genera Movement Principes (Support- Continuity) Deveop further understanding of 1st Phase (Units) pay Free-fowing 13-a-side Respecting the significant contribution of 1st phase Payers expore various positions Specific roes within 1st phase Interested Eager Invovement Deveoping socia skis & sef-esteem Sef-awareness Different rates & eves of maturity Deveoping reationships Emotiona Peer pressure (+/-) Deveoping the ink between Genera Movement & 1st Phase whie sti deveoping Genera Movement (attack & defence types of defence/ patterns) 56

6 Train to Perform Train to Compete Train to Win Retention Young Aduts Aduts Eite Any Age Focused on Improvement & Performance Focused on Speciaising Focused on Being the Best Focused on making a positive Difference Faciitates Shares Empowers Works with Performance Competitive Winning 15-a-side rugby Payers choosing to pay as forward or back Focus is primariy on performance in pursuit of achieving outcomes 15-a-side rugby Payer is now positionspecific Focus is now on achieving outcomes, i.e., the Principe of Pressure - with respect to attack & defence Focus is now on adaptation & effectiveness Supported by detaied preparation and opposition anaysis Competitive Deveoping sef-identity Chaenging Learning to focus Independence Focused Organised Baancing persona-sociavocation-investment of time Setted Stress Prioritise their time & ifestye Committed Ambitious Organised Sef-reguating Experienced Passionate Organised Wiing to contribute time & effort to others May have other commitments/interests A person may enter this stage at any age Deveoping a deeper understanding of Units & Mini-Units together with Genera Movement (pay before-in & behind the defence/attack) Introduce appreciation of the Principes of Pressure & Game appreciation Deveoping an appreciation of the Principes of Pressure & Game appreciation Introduce team profie Deveoping and Adapting Strategies aigned to team profie and profie of opponents Coach Appy coaching quaification Demonstrate good organisationa, panning & communications skis Reiabe, enthusiasm for coaching, provide fun and enjoyment for payer Improve payer performance Want to keep fit 57

7 Stage FUNdamentas Train to Pay Train to Deveop Labe Chidren Young Teens Teens Tactica Deveopment Deveoping basic decision making around the ba (pass or run) Go Forward & Support skis Principe of Usefuness - where am I? what am I doing? Deveoping basic coective decision making skis Support (channe) & Continuity skis Principe of Usefuness how can I be usefu? Are you on the ba or on the space? 2 Groups Life of the Ba Group and Eary Group Deveopment of decision making skis (attack & defence) Principe of Usefuness what must I do to be effective? Technica Deveopment Learning basic techniques of reevant individua skis (Catching, passing, evasion) Genera Movement Principes (Go Forward- Support) Deveop confidence in contact Learning basic techniques of reevant mini-unit skis Genera Movement Principes (Supportcontinuity) Further deveop confidence in contact Focused on performing correct key factors in skis Confidence in contact deveoped through reguar & appropriate repetition Individua & speciaist skis (exporing paying positions) Physica Fitness Menta Deveopment Deveopment of Physica Literacy*. ABC s, RJT, KGB s & CK s Window of Trainabiity for Speed 1 (6-8), Suppeness (6-10) & Ski (8-11) Promote freedom of sefexpression Confidence Mutua support & fair pay Enjoyment Continued Deveopment of Physica Literacy Window of Trainabiity for Speed 2 (11-13) Stamina (During PHV**) Promote focus, structure Co-operation Team work & group identity Sef-esteem Positive sef-image Rapid growth & significant differences in physica maturity Window of Trainabiity for Strength 1&2 (immediatey Post PHV and at the onset of Menarche) Education on positive eating habits Education on injury prevention Promote & nurture sefesteem & sef-confidence Positive interaction & engagement within coective experiences Sef-contro 58

8 Train to Perform Train to Compete Train to Win Retention Young Aduts Aduts Eite Any Age Deveoping understanding of key functiona roes 1st phase pay (Possession & Go Forward) & Genera Movement (4 Groups - Life, Eary, Late and Axis Group) Deveoping techniques under pressure (time/ space/repetition) Individua & speciaist skis (exporing paying positions) Deveoping probemsoving capacities within functiona roes (attack & defence; Genera Movement & 1st Phase) Deveoping abiity to adapt & improvise Administrator/ Manager Dedication to job and sport Knowedge of the game. Dispay panning, eadership, communication, management and organisationa skis Computer iterate Can foow rues, efficient and reiabe. Introduction to abiity specific strength speed and conditioning methods Education on nutritiona strategies pre-, during and post training and around menstrua function and training Focus on deveoping techniques for Speciaist skis (paying position chosen) Exceent understanding & competence with regard to techniques (individua & speciaist) Referee Attend referee course Impementation of aws of the game Maintain physica fitness Fairness in character, good anaysis and observatory ski Good communication skis Trustworthy, efficient and reiabe Promote individua sefconfidence Sef-worth Individua & coective achievement through goasetting Gradua and appropriate progression of strength speed and conditioning training dependent on abiity. Consistent reinforcement of proper technique Appropriate periodised season pan & competition mode Use of advanced speed, strength and condition methods where appropriate to optimise performance at the highest eve Other roes Chidrens officer Cub/Schoo Liaison Committee member Abiity to manage her pre & post-match preparing & recovery Reguary sets & attains goas in sport & ife Determination Abiity to deveop competition strategies & cope with pressure Sef-reguating and sefconfident Menta Skis Training Menta Deveopment Positive menta heath Confidence Sense of beonging Sense of duty ABC s: Agiity Baance Co-Ordination & Speed. RJT: Run Jump Throw. KGB s: Kinaesthesia Giding Buoyance Striking with object. CK s: Catching Kicking Striking with body * Fundamenta Movement Skis + Fundamenta Sports Skis = Physica Literacy **Average Peak Height Veocity in Femaes around 12 years of age 59