CGC24 Information Pack

Arrival & registration

9.45am

Welcome & introduction

10am

Strategy & state of the game update

10.30am

Gainline launch

11am

Breakout workshops (Round 1)

12pm

Breakout workshops (Round 2)

1pm

Lunch & partner exhibition

1.45pm

T1 Rugby introduction & demonstration

2.30pm

Breakout workshops (Round 3)

3.30pm

Youth performance pathway update

3.50pm

Looking ahead to next season

4.15pm

Finish

PROGRAMME

9am

Presenter, Podcaster and Event Host

Jared Deacon

Andy Boyd

Athletic Development Manager

JP Doyle

Academy S&C coach

High Performance Match Officials Head Coach

Stuart Ferrier

John Fletcher

Performance Pathway and Talent Manager, sportscotland

Sam Grove-White

Professional Referee

Head of Pathways & Elite Coach Development

Pete Horne

Scotland Men Assistant Coach

Stuart Corsar

Claire Cruikshank

David Drummond

Alan Falconer

Performance Coach Women & Girls Pathway

Regional Director, East Region

Ross Ford

Academy S&C Coach

Edward Hall

Assistant Professor, Sociology of Sport, Northumbria University

Edinburgh Rugby & Edinburgh University Women Head Coach

Regional Director, Glasgow South

Neil Graham

Head of Game Development

Ben John

The Rugby Trainer

GUEST SPEAKERS

Caroline Blair (Host)

Performance Coach Women & Girls Pathway

Jason Lewis

Director of Participation, World Rugby

Chris Pacey

Regional Director, Caledonia Midlands

Gav Scott

Toni Lamb

Performance Nutritionist

Craig McCann

Senior Match Official Development Manager

Fergus Pringle

Keith Lewis

Kenny Murray

Danny Newcombe

Academy S&C Coach

Scotland U20 Head Coach & Head of Player Transition

Rosy Ryan

Scotland U20 Assistant Coach

Lead Development Manager for Women & Girls

Lindsey Smith

Steve Turnbull

Director of Rugby Development

Performance Coach Women & Girls Pathway

Pieter De Villiers

Keith Wallace

Scotland Men Assistant Coach

Mike Legget

Scottish Rugby Vice President

Head of Rugby Development Operations

Greg Woods

Participation Programmes Manager, World Rugby

Laws Coordinator, World Rugby

Coach Development Manager – Premier League Head Coach – Hockey Wales, Senior Men

Drew Scott

Womens Pathway S&C Coach

Rudi Urbach

Regional Director, Caledonia North

Andy Cummins

Regional Manager, Caledonia Midlands

GUEST SPEAKERS

Chris Laidlaw

COACH & MATCH OFFICIAL WORKSHOPS

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Rugby Skills Girls Blueprint Curriculum

Creative Attack – Girls Curriculum Claire Cruikshank & Chris Laidlaw (P)

Relentless Contact – Girls Curriculum Claire Cruikshank & Lindsey Smith (P)

Dictating Defence – Girls Curriculum Lindsey Smith & Chris Laidlaw (P)

Rugby Skills Boys Blueprint Curriculum

Creative Attack – Boys Curriculum Pete Horne (P)

Relentless Contact – Boys Curriculum Fergus Pringle & Pete Horne (P)

Dictating Defence – Boys Curriculum Kenny Murray (P)

Strength & Power – Physical Curriculum Mike Leggett, Drew Scott, Ross Ford (P)

(R) Strength & Power – Physical Curriculum Mike Leggett, Drew Scott, Ross Ford (P)

Speed & Agility – Physical Curriculum Jaren Deacon, Andy Ryan, Dave Cowan (P)

(R) Speed & Agility – Physical Curriculum Jaren Deacon, Andy Ryan, Dave Cowan (P)

Blueprint coaching

Planning for action: rethinking practice design Danny Newcombe & John Fletcher (I)

How to effectively Co-Coach Edward Hall (I)

Planning for inter-action: we still need to coach Danny Newcombe & John Fletcher (I)

Coaching Set-Piece Skills

Scrum Fundamentals Pieter de Villiers & Stuart Corsar (P)

Building the Scrum Pieter de Villiers & Stuart Corsar (P)

Lineout Fundamentals Fergus Pringle (P)

Mini Rugby

Developing Handling Skills for Minis Ben John (P)

Mini Rugby Bug Busting Stuart Ferrier (P)

Developing Mini Rugby Tackle & Contact Skills Ben John (P)

Match Officiating

Developing your Game Sense Sam Grove-White & JP Doyle (I)

Improving your Positioning Sam Grove-White & JP Doyle (P)

Scrum Set up for Success Sam Grove-White, JP Doyle & Pieter De Villiers (P)

Physical Skills Boys & Girls Blueprint Curriculum

Enhancing your physical performance environment (insights & opportunities) Toni Lamb & Andy Boyd (I)

T1 Rugby – a game for everyone Jason Lewis, Greg Woods, Keith Lewis (I)

T1 Rugby

(I) Indoor workshop

(P) Practical workshop

(R) Repeat workshop

COACH & MATCH OFFICIAL WORKSHOPS

Workshop Theme

RUGBY SKILLS GIRLS BLUEPRINT CURRICULUM Workshop Theme

Creative Attack – Girls Curriculum (Claire Cruikshank & Chris Laidlaw) PRACTICAL

Relentless Contact – Girls Curriculum (Claire Cruikshank & Lindsey Smith) PRACTICAL

Dictating Defence – Girls Curriculum (Lindsey Smith & Chris Laidlaw) PRACTICAL

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

This workshop will focus on the Creative Attack elements within the Girls Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

This workshop will focus on the Relentless Contact elements within the Girls Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

This workshop will focus on the Dictating Defence elements within the Girls Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

RUGBY SKILLS BOYS BLUEPRINT CURRICULUM Workshop Theme

Creative Attack – Boys Curriculum (Pete Horne) PRACTICAL

Relentless Contact – Boys Curriculum (Fergus Pringle & Pete Horne) PRACTICAL

Dictating Defence – Boys Curriculum (Kenny Murray) PRACTICAL

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

This workshop will focus on the Creative Attack elements within the Boys Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

This workshop will focus on the Relentless Contact elements within the Boys Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

This workshop will focus on the Dictating Defence elements within the Boys Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

PHYSICAL SKILLS BLUEPRINT CURRICULUM Workshop Theme

Strength & Power – Physical Curriculum (Mike Leggett, Drew Scott, Ross Ford) PRACTICAL

Speed & Agility – Physical Curriculum (Jaren Deacon, Andy Ryan, Dave Cowan) PRACTICAL

Enhancing your physical performance environment (Toni Lamb & Andy Boyd) INDOOR

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Further Workshop Information

This workshop will focus on the Strength & Power elements of the Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

This workshop will focus on the Speed & Agility elements within the Blueprint Curriculum (download here).

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

Coaches who attend this workshop will gain a deeper understanding of the Blueprint principles, and ideas on how to coach these within their own club or school setting.

This workshop will support club and school coaches and directors of rugby to understand more about how to enhance their environment to support player development.

BLUEPRINT COACHING Workshop Theme

Planning for action: rethinking practice design (Danny Newcombe & John Fletcher) INDOOR

How to effectively Co-Coach (Edward Hall) INDOOR

Planning for inter-action: we still need to coach (Danny Newcombe & John Fletcher) INDOOR

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

Our players will be as good as the problems they interact with. In this workshop Danny and Fletch will support you to build practices to support players in solving problems presented by the game.

Edward will explore ways for multi-disciplinary teams of coaches to work collaboratively and maximise time on task.

Life raft or armband? In this workshop Danny and Fletch will explore a coaching toolbox to support players to solve the problems the game presents to them.

The session will link to the Blueprint coaching skills and session design principles available here.

Through research into professional coaching practice, Edward will draw on experience and research in Rugby and other sports to provide insights in how coaching groups can be more effective.

The session will link to the Blueprint coaching skills and session design principles available here.

COACHING SET-PIECE SKILLS Workshop Theme

Scrum Fundamentals (Pieter de Villiers & Stuart Corsar) PRACTICAL

Building the Scrum (Pieter de Villiers & Stuart Corsar) PRACTICAL

Lineout Fundamentals (Fergus Pringle) PRACTICAL

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

Pieter and Stuart will demonstrate how to effectively coach players into good individual body positions – the fundamentals of any scrum.

Pieter and Stuart will progress from the round 1 workshop and focus on building a full scrum.

Fergus will demonstrate how to effectively coach the fundamentals of the lineout including movement, finding space, and the basics of jump and lifting mechanics.

Throughout the workshop coaches will gain knowledge of coaching activities that can be delivered to players at all levels.

The session will look at areas of binding and alignment, and consider how to get the best out of your players.

Throughout the workshop coaches will gain knowledge of coaching activities that can be delivered to players at all levels.

MINI RUGBY Workshop Theme

Developing Handling Skills for Minis (Ben John) PRACTICAL

Mini Rugby Bug Busting (Stuart Ferrier) INDOOR

Developing Mini Rugby Tackle & Contact Skills (Ben John) PRACTICAL

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

Throughout the session Ben will look at simple handling activities for mini rugby players.

Stuart will share his learnings from several years coaching Mini Rugby at Perthshire RFC and provide hints and tips for coaches currently active within mini rugby.

Throughout the session Ben will look at how to effectively coach the tackle at mini rugby level, providing hints and tips on building confidence and technique.

Throughout the workshop coaches will gain knowledge of coaching activities that can be delivered to players at all levels.

The workshop will also be an opportunity for coaches to share their own learnings and solutions to the common challenges within the mini game.

Throughout the workshop coaches will gain knowledge of coaching activities that can be delivered to players at all levels.

MATCH OFFICIATING Workshop Theme

Developing your Game Sense (Sam Grove-White & JP Doyle) INDOOR

Improving your Positioning (Sam Grove-White & JP Doyle) PRACTICAL

Scrum Set up for Success (Sam Grove-White, JP Doyle & Pieter De Villiers) PRACTICAL

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

This workshop will support referees at all levels to consider how their officiating can add value to the game and player experience.

A practical session delving into the intricacies of how movement and positioning can help you improve your refereeing.

A unique opportunity to explore the scrum through the lens of both a referee and coach.

The workshop will explore how referees can alter their refereeing approach depending on the game and players needs.

Sam and JP will draw on their experiences at all levels of the game to demonstrate how movement patterns change and evolve.

JP and Sam will dissect the scrum and look at how a referee’s set up for success at the scrum, with Pieter providing a coaches insight.

T1 RUGBY Workshop Theme

T1 Rugby – a game for everyone (Jason Lewis, Greg Woods, Keith Lewis – World Rugby) INDOOR

When is this workshop happening?

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

A follow up on the T1 demonstration delivered after lunch, Jason, Greg and Keith from World Rugby will provide additional information about the T1 Rugby format.

This will include information on the T1 Rugby laws, background on how and why it was developed, and experiences from other countries who are engaged.

For further information on T1 Rugby please visit click here

CLUB DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Facilitators

Case Studies

Timings

State Schools Inspiring the next generation

Rudi Urbach Regional Director Caledonia North

Craigie High School & Bucksburn Academy

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Strathmore RFC

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Lochaber RFC & Biggar RFC

Round 2– 12pm-12:50pm

Perthshire RFC & Dumfries Saints RFC

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Developing your facilities with Scottish Gas Harnessing the growth of the women and girls' game

How to market your club

Steve Turnbull Head of Rugby Development Operations Andy Cummins Regional Manager Caledonia Midlands Rosy Ryan Lead Development Manager for Women & Girls David Drummond Regional Director East Fraser Walker-Pearce Communications Manager

Keeping players in the game for longer

Alan Falconer Regional Director Glasgow South

Strathendrick RFC & Dalziel RFC

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Embedding the values of the game in your club

Chris Pacey Regional Director Caledonia Midlands

Dalkeith RFC, Annan RFC & Montrose RFC

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

CLUB DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Workshop Topic

CLUB DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ROUND 1 Workshop Theme

State Schools - Inspiring the next generation (Rudi Urbach) INDOOR

Developing your facilities with Scottish Gas (Steve Turnbull & Andy Cummins) INDOOR

When is this workshop happening?

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Round 1 11am-11.50am

Further Workshop Information

Empowering attendees to embed the key principles of developing rugby programmes in State Schools environments.

The purpose, value and latest progress of Scottish Gas' engagement with Scottish Rugby via Retro-fit Surveys and facility developments.

In exploring the "how?", we'll discuss the strengthening our State Schools workforce, ways to engaging and inspire those new to the game and how Scottish Rugby are supporting Schools to progress through the ASIDE model.

Featuring

Craigie High School & Bucksburn Academy

Strathmore RFC

CLUB DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ROUND 2 Workshop Theme

Harnessing the growth of the women and girls' game (Rosy Ryan) INDOOR

How to market your club (David Drummond & Fraser WalkerPierce) INDOOR

When is this workshop happening?

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Round 2 12pm-12:50pm

Further Workshop Information

Join us in our workshop as we dive into how rugby clubs are transforming the sport through positive introductions to Rugby by creating strong connections between schools and clubs.

Game plan for growth - transforming vision into action through strategic marketing and communication.

Featuring

The workshop will explore how through this growth, clubs are establishing girls' teams to create sustainable playing pathways for all.

This workshop aims to equip rugby clubs with the tools and strategies needed to breathe life into development plans, fostering engagement, growth, and success through effective marketing and communication strategies and techniques.

Lochaber RFC & Biggar RFC

Perthshire RFC & Dumfries Saints RFC

CLUB DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ROUND 3 Workshop Theme

Keeping players in the game for longer (Alan Falconer) INDOOR

Embedding the values of the game in your club (Chris Pacey) INDOOR

When is this workshop happening?

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Round 3 2:30pm-3:30pm

Further Workshop Information

Join us in our workshop as we dive into how rugby clubs are transforming the sport through positive introductions to Rugby by creating strong connections between schools and clubs.

Game plan for growth - transforming vision into action through strategic marketing and communication.

Featuring

The workshop will explore how through this growth, clubs are establishing girls' teams to create sustainable playing pathways for all.

This workshop aims to equip rugby clubs with the tools and strategies needed to breathe life into development plans, fostering engagement, growth, and success through effective marketing and communication strategies and techniques.

Strathendrick RFC & Dalziel RFC

Dalkeith RFC, Annan RFC & Montrose RFC