Australian Capital Territory
Rugby Referees Association
Referee Development Meeting
3rd April 2012
Welcome
•Attendance/Apologies Sheet
•Schedule for Tonight
• ARU Medical & Safety Recommendations
• Coaches’ Corner
• Executive Noticeboard
• Final Questions
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ARU Medical and Safety
Recommendations
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ARU Medical & Safety Recommendations
•Medical Requirements for Player Care
•Management of Serious Injury
• Suspected Spinal Injury
• Management of Concussion
• Suspected Fracture or Dislocation of a Limb
• Treatment of Players who are Bleeding
• Soft Tissue Injuries
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ARU Medical & Safety Recommendations
•Safety Requirements
• Smart Rugby
• Mayday Call
• Scrum Engagement Sequence
• Tackling
• Elimination of Illegal and Foul Play
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Referee Development
• Program for each Development Night
• What happened on the weekend?
• Creating the correct picture
• AR Skills
• Main Development Topic
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•Theme for 2012
“Clear & Obvious”
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What happened on the weekend
•Resolution??
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Creating the correct picture
 Lineout
 Good picture
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Lineout – ‘Good Picture’
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Creating the correct picture
 Lineout
 Good picture
 Receivers
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Lineout – ‘Receivers’
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Creating the correct picture
 Lineout
 Good picture
 Receivers
 Scrum
 Shoulders below hips
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Scrum – ‘Shoulders Below Hips’
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Creating the correct picture
 Lineout
 Good picture
 Receivers
 Scrum
 Shoulders below hips
 Time & Space
 Clearly behind last feet
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Time & Space – ‘Clearly Behind Last Feet
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Referee Development
Creating the correct picture
 Lineout
 Good picture
 Receivers
 Scrum
 Shoulders below hips
 Time & Space
 Clearly behind last feet
 Pillars & Posts
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Time & Space – ‘Pillars and Posts
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Referee Development
Creating the correct picture
 Lineout
 Good picture
 Receivers
 Scrum
 Shoulders below hips
 Time & Space
 Clearly behind last feet
 Pillars & Posts
 Offside
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Time & Space – ‘Offside’
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AR Skills
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Kicks in General Play
• Workshop – “Communication & Positioning”
• Resolution
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AR Skills
• Nearside AR
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• Farside AR
Positioning
Trail
Looking for possible Foul Play
Location of kicker (mark)
• Positioning
• Leading
• Looking for players in
front of kicker advancing /
inside 10m
• Communicate with
Referee immediately
• Referee
• Eyes on kicker for possible foul play
• Looking for players in front advancing
• Communicate at all times whether ball was taken back
• AR’s assist on ball being taken back if Referee does not communicate
• All 3 Referees must know immediately
• Zero Tolerance for Offside players preventing Quick throw in. (within close prox.)
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The Big 5
 Focus on tackle contest
 Pillars at ruck
 Control of scrum engagement
 Kick chase space
 Maul set up
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Development Topic
Tackle Contest
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 Focus on tackle contest
Goal:
- 70% ball available within 3 seconds
- Turnovers at Tackle: 90% accuracy by player & referee
- < 5 Unplayables
Tackler – Maintain tough standards
Assist Tackler – Emphasise the need for a clear release
Sealing Off – Arriving players must demonstrate positive intent to stay on their
feet
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Tackle Contest
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Referees Contract
1.
The tackler MUST clearly release the tackled
2.
The tackler MUST get to his feet before attempting to
play the ball
3.
‘Rolling away’ means to get out of the way
4.
If the tackler is caught – they must show a clear intention
to open up
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Tackle – Assist Tackler
A player who remains on his feet while making or assisting in
a tackle is NOT a tackler.
Such a player must release the tackled player and the ball
before attempting to play the ball.
Referee Contract
This must be a clear release, ie. ‘daylight’
Such a player must come back around through the gate if on
the ball carrier’s side
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Post-Tackle – Sealing Off
An arriving player must demonstrate positive intent to stay on his
feet
Referee Contract
1. Leaving your feet without clearing any threat is not acceptable
2. OK = Cleans out a threat and ends up off feet
3. NOT OK = Falls on ball carrier, no clean out attempt
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Post-Tackle – Sealing Off
A player who is supporting the ball carrier, who then
latches on and goes to ground with the ball carrier in a
tackle (sometimes called a ‘hammer’) must then roll
away, or get to his feet and be supporting his weight on
his feet.
He cannot stay on top of the ball to deny a contest for
possession.
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Post-Tackle – Holding on v Playing on
A player who is on his feet, who survives the cleanout and
who is attempting to win the ball, should be rewarded
But – ensure the player got hands on the ball and actually
attempted to pick the ball up!
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Executive Noticeboard
•All to be covered in the First General Meeting to
be held straight after this
• New ACTRRA Website
• Season Calendar
• Exchange Program
• ACTRRA Clothing
• Photographic Services for the ACTRRA
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Wrap Up
•Final Questions
•Meeting Close
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