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(1/2) All Rugby codes are increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Measures provided by World Rugby to adapt to extreme weather conditions are essential for ensuring player welfare. My Masters dissertation aimed to assess the impacts of climate change on grassroots and professional Rugby Union in the UK. Specific to extreme heat my findings showed: ▪ Players are increasingly exposed to extreme heat conditions during pre-season training and matches conducted in the summer months. ▪ Playing on artificial pitches can amplify the risk of exposure to extreme heat conditions. ▪ Players and referees reported reduced performance levels, slower decision making, dehydration, heat related illness and changes to their training times or venue due to exposure to extreme heat. ▪ Players traveling to southern Europe for fixtures may not have had adequate time to adapt to high temperatures and humidity, compromising their performance and health. https://lnkd.in/e7WYErpy

A brand new £3m funding initiative is set to improve the development of coaches and players from the British Isles ahead of The British & Irish Lions Women’s first ever tour in 2027. The ‘Levelling the Playing Field’ funding from Royal London, founding partner of the Lions Women’s team, is set to be deployed in customised plans for each union, tailored to meet their specific needs. The plan for Scottish Rugby is to appoint two ‘Performance Pipeline’ coached, along with expanding youth camps and training matches to boost the development of the players. Additionally, they will host residential camps for a national academy. The WRU - Welsh Rugby Union is going to bolster its women’s pathway coaching team with the addition of five new members, including a specialist skills coach and a performance pathway coach. They will also put resources into talent identification programmes and initiatives aimed at Welsh qualified talent based out of the nation. Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has allocated the funding to host supplementary camps and training matches for women’s under-18 and under-20 teams, aimed at accelerating player development. Alongside establishing a ‘Coach Accelerator Scholarship Program’ and collaborating with universities to identify future talent. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) are going to use the grant to enhance England Rugby’s existing player development groups, which will help increase the targeted skill development for players progressing through the pathway. Ben Calveley, The British and Irish Lions CEO, said: “Supporting the growth of the women’s game is a key strategic priority for the British and Irish Lions as it is for each of our constituent unions.” “Royal London’s ‘Levelling the Playing Field’ grant represents a significant investment into the women’s game in the four unions and will make a positive impact on women’s rugby.” #investment #rugby #rugbyunion #lions #britishandirishlions #rfu #wru #irfu #scottishrugby #womensrugby

Last game of UBWRFC 2023, and the 3s played Winchester. Fantastic game with a visiting referee from South Africa taking charge! The final score was 49-43 (to Bristol). More impressive was that out of the 22-player squad, 15 started rugby this season, of which four players (below) played their first game yesterday. When I took the picture, another player thought she should be in it, but I told her she had already played three games (she joined up for rugby when her home country, Portugal, beat Fiji in the World Cup. She excitedly told me that they are playing South Africa very soon too). There are lots of coaching lessons for me from being involved with this group, which I will share over the next few months. However, the main one is this: We will continue to be able to put out three squads of 22 players every week if we work hard at making training worthwhile. What does worthwhile look like? For these players, their feedback is that it has to look to improve them as skilful players. "More realistic training" is what they ask for. "Training that looks like the game we are playing". I've learned much from the 1:1 feedforward sessions in the last week. A top tip is to use the AI summary button on Zoom because when you read back what is discussed, you find some real gems. Well done to our amazing club committee and club captains, who make this a brilliant experience to be part of. PS, our thirds are 3 from 6. They have only played other Uni 1st teams so far. It's not about results, but this is fantastic progress.

#What #you #need #to #know #about #the #UEFA #Goalkeeper #A #Diploma, #the #top #qualification #for #specialised #goalkeeper #coaches. The UEFA Goalkeeper A Diploma helps the coach guide a club's goalkeeper development and performance strategy. #Endorsed #Worldwide #by #Metin #Tilki #MBA #The #UEFA #Goalkeeper #A #Diploma #requires #a #total #minimum120hours #of #education. A minimum 50 hours will be spent studying guided interactive content, with a minimum 70 hours made up of work experience in a club environment. At least 84 hours of the minimum 120 hours will be spent on the pitch. Study visits to a club football environment can be included as a top-up to the learning to enhance the participants’ competence. Study-visit hours are in addition to the minimum 120 hours of education. #The #specialised #goalkeeper #coach:- - Working with and understanding goalkeepers of different cultural backgrounds, levels of maturity and ability. - #Creating #a #high-#performance #culture #and #environment - Working as an integrated member of the coaching/management team. - Working closely with other support staff to enhance the team’s performance strategy. - Understanding and supporting technical and tactical planning and how it affects the actions and role of the goalkeeper in game situations. - #Guiding #the #clubs #goalkeeper #development #and #performance #strategy - Working closely with support staff to create an effective recruitment plan. #The #goalkeeper - Providing an annual periodisation plan to ensure the correct development and maintenance of goalkeepers in short, medium and long-term schedules. - Providing an #effective #training environment to build or maintain the performance level of the goalkeeper as part of a successful team. - Establishing an appropriate environment to #help %individual #goalkeepers #develop strategies to achieve their own personal performance objectives. - Providing effective #opportunities for the goalkeeper to gain sufficient playing opportunities during matches. - Dealing with each goalkeeper’s support networks: The course prepares coaches for life in the professional game The course prepares coaches for life in #the #professional #game. The training environment - Turning plans into a #positive #practical #training environment based on the needs of the team (reality-based learning). - #Conducting #training #sessions suitable for achieving high levels of performance. - Helping goalkeepers to build and maintain their own individual #physical #and #psychological #performance #levels. - Analysing the goalkeeper’s actions during the game, to understand and measure performance levels. - Conducting post-evaluation of technical and tactical training sessions to make positive adaptations to future plans. The match - Preparing the goalkeepers to perform effectively during competition schedules. - Supporting the management team as and when requested. - Using the match as an evaluation and learning tool.

"Sports Scholarships" - referees and officials - RWC 2023 Proud of our sports students and graduates at University of Gloucestershire. This story confirms that sports courses and the traditional view of "Sports Scholarships" are more than just elite performance - it's elite officials and referees too. Students of all ages can channel their aspirations/careers and passion for sport into management, support, education, therapy, science, performance AND refereeing at global events. Global industry worth billions - it's part of what makes us human, supports wellbeing and health. https://lnkd.in/evCXuKCE

RWC 2023 I joined Foster Moore just over a year ago. Ireland had just beaten the All Blacks in a series in NZ, that July. To put that in perspective, the British and Irish Lions had only ever done so once in NZ, in their history. Rugby and my new tenure with FM, were forever more entwined. Much has been written of the comparison in terms of psychology, between sporting teams, and organisations. Teams and organisations always go through hard times, it is how they adapt to those, is what ultimately defines them. The All Blacks did not have the ideal build up to this RWC, but when it mattered, they were there, there in the right place, at the right time. This last year in Foster Moore has taught me that I still have a lot to learn. I have strong opinions on most things, and for sure I do not always need to share these, no matter what the subject, to be effective. I have learned this from the strong personalities, that are now my colleagues, and friends in Foster Moore. Foster Moore I hope has also benefited by my addition to their global team, and hopefully even more so in the months and years ahead. We have achieved a lot in this one year together, but our RWC final has yet to come. And so to the match tonight. Selfishly, for many reasons, I want the All-Blacks to destroy SA, so that the match against Ireland is regarded as the true final. To me, it has been the best game so far. But to win a World Cup, I think it is right that no team, has it all their own way, and I hope it is a tight game to the last passage of play. But, I will also think of the Irish players, watching the match tonight and what they are thinking. I cannot even comprehend how they feel. And of course for South Africa, it is always much more than a sport. They want to win for their own reasons. The draw was poor, two southern hemisphere teams to vie to win a RWC, does nothing for world rugby. The semis were poor. RWC competes against football in Europe. Failing miserably! There was a purpose to this post. And it is this. "Success is a science, if you have the conditions, you will get the result." [Oscar Wilde] #TheRegistryPeople #FosterMoore

🏉 The Bitter Taste of Defeat: Lessons from England's RWC 2023 Journey 🌹 The Rugby World Cup has always been a stage for passion, fierce competition, and incredible moments. As we reflect on England's journey in RWC 2023, it's a stark reminder that setbacks are a part of every team's story. 🏆 While we may not have claimed the title this time, let's not forget that every defeat carries valuable lessons. It's in these moments of adversity that we find our true strength and resilience. 🧐 As professionals, we too encounter setbacks in our careers. Whether it's a lost deal, a failed project, or a missed opportunity, each setback holds the potential for growth. It's how we respond to defeat that defines our character. 💪 Let's take this opportunity to learn from England's journey and apply the same spirit of determination and resilience to our own challenges. Remember, it's not the fall that matters, but how we rise from it. 🌟 Stay focused, keep pushing forward, and with each setback, come back stronger. The road to success is often paved with lessons from defeat. 🚀 #Resilience #LearningFromSetbacks #RWC2023 #LinkedInThoughts

ITS NOT COMING HOME..... So once again for the 2nd consecutive Euros we fall at the final hurdle and the direction of the English game is viewed and discussed by millions up and down the country. I think we should feel immensely proud of our team and our nation for what we have achieved in recent tournaments. we are now consistently competing in the business end of tournaments. how we close the gap and final get our hands on silverware after what will be 60 years by the time the next world cup comes round. the DNA of the English game, in my opinion is correct and we have moved forward with how we think about and teach the game. and the FA got that spot on when they had a review of the game following our humbling exit to Iceland in 2016. however for as good as the FA are, they are the governing body who are also holding us back In my opinion. the cost of coaching courses in England is amongst the most expensive in the world, which is resulting in a shortage of quality, well educated coaches. In 2017, Spain boasted a whopping 15,089 coaches who held either the Uefa Pro or Uefa A qualification. The numbers are extraordinary, especially when compared to the 1,796 qualified coaches in England. The prices tell their own story. Whereas the Spanish A licence costs a mere £960 and the Pro licence costs £1,070, enrolling on the A licence in England costs £3,645 and a staggering £9,890 to complete the Pro licence.....and that's if there are any courses available 🤦♂️ this is not the only issue that holds us back as a nation. The cost of facility hire. the poor relationships between grassroots clubs and pro clubs. the poor sporting offer in schools across the country also add to our short comings. I'm sure there will be another review from those who sit at the top table on how we can continue to improve, but, maybe once the FA can get more coaches educated at a more affordable rate, Football can finally come home? but with all that said, the boys have still done us proud and we are in a much better state than we were a decade ago. #England #FA #football #coaching #courses #badges