USA Rugby Level 300 CERTIFICATION TRANSCRIPT
USA RUGBY LEVEL 300 COACH
Coach
Assessment Date & Venue
Course Leader
Core
competencies
Criteria
1. Identify personal goals for season
A
PLANNING
2. Organize equipment and facilities for the coaching
session
3. Provide evidence of written coaching plans
covering a minimum of six training sessions
4. Develop an action plan which is based on selfreflection and feedback
5. Introduce session aims
6. Introduce practice activities through appropriate use of
explanation, demonstration and questioning
7. Maximize players’ activity
B
COACHING
PROCESS
8. Observe players’ performances accurately
9. Analyze activity and progress practice in line with
players’ capabilities
10. Summarize learning with reference to session aims
11. Review practice session with players and/or peer
coaches
NYC
C
E
Comments /
Action Plan
USA Rugby Level 300 12. Deliver technical content at an appropriate level
13. Use the principles of play to analyze team
performance
14. Use key factors to analyze individual performance
C
RUGBY
KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS
15. Apply functional role analysis in the coaching of unit
skills and team play
16. Design a game-related practice
17. Demonstrate a balance within practice of attack and
defense
18. Complete online Laws exam at www.irblaws.com
19. Verify facilities and equipment are safe
D
PLAYER
WELFARE
20. Check on players’ fitness to participate and safety of
clothing/equipment
21. Demonstrate safe coaching of individual and unit
skills
22. Complete online Rugby Ready exam at
www.irbrugbyready.com
E
PHILOSOPHY
AND
ETHICAL
BEHAVIOUR
23. Describe a coaching philosophy appropriate to the
environment in which they coach
24. Identify and apply Rugby’s core values to coaching
behavior
A coach must demonstrate competency in 20 competencies to achieve certification as a Level 300 coach.
Additionally, each coach must show competency for the 3-bolded criteria.
USA Rugby Level 300 Feedback and Action Plan
Coach self-reflection on the course
Status
Tick
Comments
EXCELLENT (E) – performed beyond competency standards.
This coach will receive accreditation
COMPETENT (C) – performed at the minimum standards defined
for 20 competency criteria. This coach will receive accreditation.
NOT YET COMPETENT (NYC) – performed below minimum
standards. The Course Leaders will need to action plan for this
coach to achieve accreditation, e.g. provide written assignment,
video performance, observation of performance, etc
COURSE LEADER SIGNATURE
PARTICIPANT SIGNATURE
DATE