Independent Schools Programme Coaching Sessions
Get your pupils ready for rugby by booking Pre-Season or In-Season training sessions
What are Pre-Season / In-Season Coaching Clinics?
This programme brings all the professionalism of London Wasps' Pre-Season and/or In-Season training sessions to your school as a focus towards the needs of your squad and players aged 6 to 18. Using up-to-date techniques and coaching methods, our coaching involves the development of athletic performance, core rugby skills, game understanding and decision-making. We offer specialist sessions on unit techniques such as scrum, lineout, restart, back play and counter-attack, and individual techniques such as kicking and lineout throwing. All techniques are then performed in competitive game situations to apply progressive pressure (competition, space & time) with the aim to perform technique consistently under pressure (skill).
What do players gain from participating in a Pre-Season / In-Season Coaching Clinics?
Our coaching sessions are designed to be both challenging, rewarding and educational. We have the knowledge and experience to be able to provide bespoke sessions that can be used to build on your team's skill levels, structures and ethos that you have in place to play rugby; whether it's an expansive style of free-flowing rugby or tight ten-man rugby. The sessions support all levels of abilities and fully support the RFU Core Values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship while aiming to educate, motivate and inspire players to fulfill their potential.
What types of Coaching Session Themes are available?
We have the knowledge and experience to design sessions suited to any theme of the game; such as:
- Athletic Development (agility, balance, coordination, speed)
- Fitness & Conditioning for rugby
- Ball handling
- Decision-making in attack
- Tackle technique & Turnover technique
- Defensive patterns
- Decision-making in defence
- Support play
- Counter-Attack
- Ruck and Maul
- Counter-Ruck and Counter-Maul
- Game Planning
What is the session format?
Our sessions are designed to replicate the London Wasps Training Sessions at a level appropriate to your group of players. The duration and frequency of sessions is based on your players' needs and our reciprocal availability on request.
When are the sessions available?
Our sessions are delivered during the term time and school holidays with an emphasis on a flexible approach to meet your organisational requirements.
How does your school benefit from our Pre-Season / In-Season Coaching Clinics?
A priority for every rugby-playing school is to ensure that young players receive high quality player-centred coaching. These types of sessions can be part of your school's involvement in our Independent Schools Programme at all levels to provide your players with increased opportunities to develop their skills, game understanding and decision-making. Teachers and coaches will be able to take many aspects of the training and use within your school sessions.
Please contact
community@wasps.co.uk
01494 531122 (office)
01494 531122 (fax)
Schools should be prepared to offer either funded sessions, part-funded sessions or large group ticket sales-linked sessions to become involved in this initiative. Coaching delivery will concentrate on the development of core skills through enjoyable activity; promoting participation in grass roots rugby and support for London Wasps. Our local Community Partner rugby clubs will be utilised as 'pathways' for participating children to continue their rugby playing careers during out of school time.
