Learning a new skill in sport is always challenging. Beginners often learn by observing their coaches perform a kick or tackle effortlessly. But when they begin to try it out themselves, it’s effortful and erroneous - like my first few months playing rugby! If the first pass is too high, the ...
Training and Education
FAIR Goes to School in Korea!
In late December 2018, Dulwich College Seoul expressed an interest in hosting a World Rugby FAIR course (First Aid In Rugby), based on recommendations from their international school network. The outcome was that both the Korea Rugby Union and Dulwich College Seoul co-hosted the World Rugby ...
Singapore Rugby Hosts Mega Training and Education Weekend
Singapore Rugby Union together with World Rugby & Asia Rugby hosted the Mega Training and Education Week at the National Youth Institute of Sport and Singapore Sports Institute from 8th to 10th March 2019. 15 Educator course participants from South East Asia and 6 provisional Trainers ...
Rugby in Malaysia continues to develop
Another successful week took place in Malaysia recently, with three major events running across the country. 122 teachers attended a two-day training course for the World Rugby Level 1 Coaching Course and also the Train the Trainer initiative. The aim was to provide the teachers that are ...
Inspiring start in 2019 for rugby in Kuwait
2019 has begun in an inspiring way with the positive steps from within Asia Rugby continuing. On 12 Jan a World Rugby Level 1 Coaching Course took place in Kuwait with 20 participants taking part in this ground breaking event. It was the first time a coaching course was held inside Kuwait and ...
So many skills, so little time: How best to structure practice
Rugby Coaches face the challenge of training a number of different skills (e.g., passing and handling, rucking, attacking, footwork, and evasion) within a limited amount of time - perhaps just a few training sessions per week. So what is the most efficient way to structure practice sessions? Motor ...
East Asian Union delegates attend Leading Rugby conference in Kuala Lumpur
Following on from Asia Rugby’s annual Growing the Game conference in Fukuoka , Japan in early October, 11 delegates from 7 unions are this weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the annual Leading Rugby course run by the Regional Association and World Rugby. The course is the third in the 4 ...
Conference lays foundations for continued growth in Hong Kong
As Samantha Feausi told a conference last weekend, there was little chance she could have predicted the growth of women’s rugby in Hong Kong, or the role she would play in it, when she first picked up a ball 20 years ago. When a 14-year-old Feausi first attended a training session at Valley RFC ...
Asia Rugby helps Singapore Rugby to lead the way in training and education in Asia
In the lead up to the HSBC Sevens World Series, Singapore Rugby hosted a number of workshops and World Rugby courses with a view to improving the standard of rugby across Asia. Participants from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Guam and India took part in the Regional ...
Coaches and Rugby Leaders Reaching New Heights in Laos
The Lao Rugby Federation (LRF), in partnership with key supporters including Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRU), DAC, and ChildFund Pass It Back, has propelled its training and education programs to new successes. The last year has seen the continued expansion of the LRF’s Champa Ban powered ...