Welcome to the new season, we have now held both the mini's and boy’s youth kick off meetings, as discussed at both meetings we have done a fantastic job of increasing the coverage on the foundation and player welfare courses over the last 2 seasons. A lot of you have already been chasing in regards up and coming courses to further the development this season.

We have the first course at Hazelwood next week - Wednesday 25th September - Play It Safe (Safeguarding) - already fully booked.

If you have missed getting on this course there are plenty more happening locally or if demand
Other Courses scheduled for Hazelwood before Christmas are:

CPD Coaching u14 Rugby – 20th Nov 2019
Emergency First Aid in Rugby Union – 16th Oct, 23rd Oct 2019 and 6th Nov
Scrum Factory – 27th Nov 2019

It was agreed we would have a local cluster of clubs and some other popular courses are being held locally to maximise participation and course completion

Please see link for full list of available courses – https://gms.rfu.com/GMS/coursefinder

Focus: First Aid

First Aid – Physical

First Aid cover is a vital part of the support mechanism around the game of rugby, we are fortunate to have an onsite physio available Sunday morning for the minis and youth, but it is also essential we have pitch side coverage for games and training at all levels. There are never too many first aiders in the game. We are looking to further increase the coverage we have of first aiders, if you can help please talk to myself or your age group lead, a sensible split of coaches and other volunteers would be good.

First Aid - Mental

Mental health first aid support is becoming as vital as Physical in sport and we are looking at increasing a few individuals and coach’s awareness.

Sport can be a good for supporting mental health, identifying and talking earlier can be a good preventative measure.

Watch this space – if you support or can help please get in touch.

Please see attached link - https://www.ukcoaching.org/courses/learn-at-home/mental-health-awareness-for-sport-and-physical-act

“I have been involved in sports coaching for over 30 years and very keen to leave a long-term legacy on players – seeing them playing for the adult teams in years to come”

Kevin Brown
(kbrown179@yahoo.co.uk)
Qualified Sports Coach
LIARFC Club Coaching Coordinator