FYI again for prospective coaches...

Joey Pendergrast
Rappahannock Rugby Club
www.fredrugby.com
(540) 372-4044

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Eric Pittelkau" <epittelkau@...>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:56:07 -0400

Further important information.

{Reminder to youth coaches - if your youth team has games scheduled for July
29, consider rescheduling them to another day or to the evening so that you
will be free to attend this clinic. The clinic should be over by 4 pm
Saturday, though it does resume on Sunday.]

The cost of the coaching clinic is $145 if you register in the next two
weeks. Two weeks from now, which is two weeks away from the coaching
clinic, two things will happen. First, USA Rugby will review the number of
registrants and make a determination to cancel the clinic if there is not
enough, or keep registration open. If they keep registration open, the
normal procedure is to add $50 to the course fee, raising it to $195.
Obviously, you want to register now instead of later. Further, if the
clinic is held and you are a walk-in student, the course fee goes up to
$245. Again, you want to register early. If you qualify for reimbursement
from the PRU, you will only be eligible for at most the $145 early
registration fee.

It is highly recommended that you complete the online modules before
attending the workshop at Gonzaga. Not required, but recommended. However,
you will not receive your certification until the online modules and the
workshop have been completed. Further, the PRU will not reimburse you for
the cost of the workshop unless you complete the certification
requirements. You may also be eligible for the cost of the online modules,
but again, not until you have completed all of the certification
requirements.

Please sign up soon.

Eric Pittelkau
PRU President

On 6/30/06, Eric Pittelkau <epittelkau@...> wrote:
>
> A reminder about the upcoming coaching clinic, now only a month away.
> But there are only TWO WEEKS left to register. The clinic will not happen
> if we do not get the minimum of 10 registrants per class. As of this time,
> we are woefully short of that minimum, and I would fully expect to at least
> have 20 in each class. Should we get sufficient class attendance, the PRU
> will rebate a portion of the cost of the clinic.
>
> Besides the requirements to have a certified coach, it greatly behooves
> each club to have one (or more) certified coaches - better game tactics,
> offense, defense, skills, techniques, game plan, you name it. The PRU will
> cover part of all of the cost of the coaching clinic (send an e-mail to me
> and treasurer Jamie Jisa to ask about this) for college, HS/U19, and youth
> clubs.
>
> If you are having trouble registering, now is the time to ask.
>
> Eric Pittelkau
> PRU President
>
>
>
>
> On 6/15/06, Eric Pittelkau <epittelkau@...> wrote:
> >
> > UPDATE ON REGISTRATION.
> >
> > There is now a registration link for the July 29-30 coaching clinic.
> > You must have a coach's portal username and password. There is a
> > registration link on the front page of the coach's portal.
> >
> > To get to the coach's portal, go to www.usarugby.org, click on "Playing
> > the Game " on the uppermost horizontal menu bar, then click on "
> > Coaches" on the first drop down menu, then "Coach's Portal" on the next
> > drop down menu.
> >
> > Remember, you must register with USA Rugby to take this course. It is
> > being sponsored by the Potomac Rugby Union, but it is a USA-managed
> > clinic. There are two online modules that you should complete before
> > you come to the clinic. Set aside a few hours to work through those
> > modules. They are well worth your time, and will make the clinic even
> > more worthwhile.
> >
> > If you are having any problems registering, or have any questions,
> > please contact me for assistance.
> >
> > Eric Pittelkau
> > PRU President
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/14/06, Eric Pittelkau <epittelkau@... > wrote:
> > >
> > > *Reminder about USA Rugby coaching clinic at the end of July. Please
> > > register with USA Rugby. Information below. *
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/1/06, Eric Pittelkau < epittelkau@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have received confirmation from USA Rugby that we will be hosting
> > > > a coaching clinic on Saturday/Sunday July 29/30, 2006. The clinicwill
be at Gonzaga HS in Washington, DC. It will run from about 9-4 each
> > > > day. Each workshop requires both Saturday and Sunday attendance, so you
> > > > will not be able to take part in both. (As to missing either the first
or
> > > > second day, that's an issue you'll have to take up with USA Rugby.) You
may
> > > > choose either the "Introduction to Rugby" workshop or the "Developing
Rugby
> > > > Skills" workshop. Both of these workshops include classroom and field
> > > > time. I know many of you need coaching certification, so please
> > > > take this opportunity to get it. At the conclusion of each day's
session,
> > > > there will be a social gathering that includes the clinicparticipants
and instuctors (details TBD).
> > > >
> > > > The following is an excerpt from this web link which you should read
> > > > in its entirely. You can get to this page by going to
> > > > www.usarugby.org, --> Playing the Game (top menu bar), --> Coaches,
> > > > --> Coach Development Program (CDP).
> > > >
> > > > http://www.usarugby.org/playing/coaching/cdp.html
> > > >
> > > > *Introducing Rugby* - This course is designed for the coach that
> > > > spends most of his time introducing the game to new players. It is ideal
for
> > > > high school head coaches and college and club assistant coaches. The
focus
> > > > on the course is being able to implement the fundamentals of the game to
> > > > players that have little or no experience. The certification
requirements
> > > > include attendance at a workshop and completed competency assesment,
> > > > Foundations of Coaching Rugby modules, NCSS PREPARE Sports Safety
> > > > module and the Introducing Rugby modules.
> > > >
> > > > *Developing Skills* - This certification is designed for the coach
> > > > that is focused on working with players with experience and wants to get
> > > > their players to play at a higher level. The course work is ideal for
head
> > > > coaches and those that are involved in club and all-star play. There is
an
> > > > emphasis on practice planning, developing game sense and skill
development.
> > > > The certification requirements include attendance at a workshop and
> > > > completed competency assesment, Foundations of Coaching Rugby
> > > > modules, NCSS PREPARE Sports Safety module and the Developing Skills
> > > > modules.
> > > >
> > > > Remember, there are online modules that you should complete prior to
> > > > the workshop. You must pay for these online modules, and you must pay
for
> > > > the workshop. Details about costs are at the link above. Assuming we
meet
> > > > certain attendance criteria (which I am confident we can meet), you will
> > > > receive a refund of about $20.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, and hope to see you all at the coaching workshops.
> > > >
> > > > Eric Pittelkau
> > > > PRU President
> > > >
> > > >
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