Coombabah High School &
Canberra Raiders
Joint Venture
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Coombabah
• Coombabah State High School Rugby League Program
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Scott Marlow
Rod Pryor
Rod Wright
Dave Cowderoy
Ben Cooper
Brett Timmis
• Australian based
– Rugby League development program
– Talent identification
• Our School’s vision - “A Community ~ Building Productive Partnerships and
Pathways”
• Coombabah is at the forefront of secondary education in Queensland
• Coombabah State High School situated at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast
Australia
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Coombabah SHS Rugby League
• Mission:
– to prepare young men to take the opportunity
when it arises, to compete and succeed at
NRL level
– to provide the environment and opportunity
for young men to fulfill their individual Rugby
League potential.
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The Coombabah difference
We don’t just create great athletes… we create great men
Great athletes don’t compare to great athletes who are also great men
• Man Management
– Players need more than ability
– Instilling a professional ethos
– Players need to be:
• Disciplined
• Self motivated
• Of good character
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The Coombabah difference - cont
• Player Welfare
– Too many players are unable to cope with being
under a professional sporting organisation
– Solution: Our players are continually learning on how
to act professionally, the requirements of being a man
& being responsible for their own actions & their
future
– Each day we instill the attitudes, disciplines, skills that
make great athletes, & those athletes who will make
your job as a coach easy
– We will develop your preferred athletes/men
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Coombabah Key Strengths
• Experience
– in implementing a successful school based rugby league program
developing a number of elite NRL players
– in coaching, strength & conditioning & junior development with
NRL teams
– with junior representative teams giving us access to junior elite
players
– Over 60 years experience
• Knowledge
– of Rugby League along with formal university qualifications
• Combined total of 8 university degrees, including 6 in sport
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A Proven Formula
NRL Players developed under our Westfield Sports High School system
by Scott Marlow & Rod Wright
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The Key People
• Scott Marlow
• Rod Pryor
• Rod Wright
• Experience
• Knowledge
• Enthusiasm
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Scott Marlow
• Qualifications
– Bachelor of Education PE
• Westfield Sports High School
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Australia’s First Sports High School - 1992
Director of Rugby League - 1992 - 2000
Coach - 1992 – 2000
Talent identification & player recruitment
• Wests Tigers / Western Suburbs RLFC
– Assistant Coach - Premier League 2002 &
2003
– Talent identification & player recruitment
– Coach - U/18 2001
– Coach – U/17 1992
– Assistant Coach U/15 - 1990
– Strength & Conditioning Coach - 1989
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Scott Marlow - cont
• St George Dragons RLFC
– Assistant Coach First Grade of
season program - 1996
– Coach U/21s – 1996
– Talent identification & player
recruitment
• Parramatta Eels
– Coach U/19 – 1993
– Talent identification & player
recruitment
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Scott Marlow - cont
• Coombabah State High School
– Rugby League Coach 2005 - present
• NSWCHS Metropolitan
– Coach Opens Rugby League Team 1992 & 1993
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Rod Pryor
• Qualifications
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Bachelor of Education PE
Level 2 Coach
Level 1 strength and conditioning coach
Level 1 Referee
• Coombabah SHS
– Rugby League Coordinator 2007
– Coach – U/13, U/14 & opens 2000 - 2007
– Identified and developed Tim Smith and Jeremy
Smith
• Queensland Secondary Schoolboys
– Organising Committee for U/18 State Carnival
– Organising Committee for U/15 State Carnival
• South Coast Open Rugby League
– Coach 2000 – 2005
– Selector
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Rod Pryor - cont
• Runaway Bay JRL
– Coaching Director 1999 – 2001
• Gold Coast Club Champions Runners Up - 2001
• Gold Coast Club Champions - 2000
• Gold Coast Club Champions - 1999
• U/15 Australian Schoolboys
• Selector - 1998
• Qld Southern Division
– Selector - 2001
– Trainer - 2000
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Rod Pryor - cont
• Broadwater Open Schoolboys
– Coach 1999
– Selector
• Level one coaching course presenter
• South Australian RL
– development officer working closely with the
Adelaide Rams 1997
– State Coach U/17
– State Selector U/18, U15 & U12
– Coach - Open Primary Schoolboys
– Coach - SARL North Representative
– Assistant coach of the Terry Lamb Cup Squad
– Assistant Coach of the Open Schoolboy side
winning the Sam Davies Shield at the National
Schoolboy Carnival
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Rod Wright
• Playing History
– Penrith Panthers First Grade 1981-1983
– Rookie of the year 1981
• Qualifications
– Bachelor of Education PE
• Westfield Sports High School
– Australia’s First Sports High School
– Coach - Opens, U/15, U/14 & U/13 1992- 2002
– Talent identification & player recruitment
• Parramatta Eels RLFC
– Strength coach 1991-93
– Speed Coach - Elite Junior Rugby League
Development Program
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Rod Wright - cont
• St George Dragons RLFC
– Assistant Coach – 1996
– Talent identification & player
recruitment
• Yamaha Rugby Japan
– Coach 2003-2004
• Sydney University Rugby Union
– Coach 2003
• Personal Coach/Trainer 1987-90
• Coombabah Rugby League
– Coach 2008
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Today’s Situation
Number of Players In the Coombabah
Rugby League Program
# Players
180
# Players
2008
110
2007
70
2006
30
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180
• In 3 short years our program has grown 600% from 30 to 180
players due to a number of factors including the increased public
perception of a successful developmental program.
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Today’s Situation
Number of Representative Players
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• Through effective coaching & training methods, players abilities
have improved resulting in an increase in player representative
numbers by 350%
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The Proposal
• 1. Identify potential players through Raiders talent scouts
• 2. Recruit those identified players into the Coombabah/Raiders
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rugby league program
3. Coach/Train players on 4 times per week by a number of highly
qualified & experienced Coombabah coaches
Potential Target Players:
New Zealand players moving to Australia – boarding/living on Gold
Coast.
Gold Coast New Zealand born/ Pacific Islanders identified and placed
in school
Brisbane and South Brisbane players identified and placed in school
Players identified in Australia- eg. North QLD, interstate students
moving to the Gold Coast
Financial support through contra and other
Coach education, program clinics held at Coombabah and
development camps for students
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The Proposal
• We propose a partnership between Coombabah State
High School & Canberra Raiders. The coaches at the
school have the passion and expertise to make this
proposal a mutually beneficial venture.
1. Coombabah/Raiders to identify potential players
2. Raiders/Coombabah recruit those identified players into
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the Coombabah/Raiders rugby league program
Coach/Train players 4 times per week during school
time plus 3 strength & conditioning sessions by a
number of highly qualified & experienced Coombabah
coaches
Development Squads
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Advantages to Canberra Raiders
• Direct access & regular ongoing involvement with elite players who
are receiving professional coaching & man management on a daily
basis
• Ability to direct the coaching of elite players inline with the Raiders
coaching principles & program
• Minimal time required
– coaching by CSHSRL program
– assistance in player identification
• Minimal financial outgoing/commitment
• Through our continual involvement in junior rugby league as:
– School coaches
– Representative team coaches, selectors & trainers
– Talent identifiers
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Advantages to Canberra Raiders -
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• A secure place for “young Raiders” to be placed
– Australian, New Zealanders and other Pacific Islanders
• Experienced coaches with proven ability to identify and develop
young talent to an NRL level
• Players can be identified in NZ and placed with families on the Gold
Coast
• Strategies implemented to prevent “burn out” and or contradictory
coaching scenarios
• Sound educational environment
– Good Academic results
– A strong emphasis on discipline
– Good man management
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Summary
• Proven system – Westfield Sports High School
• Experienced & Qualified Coaches
• Intend to make this the benchmark junior development
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program in Australia
The coaches have a demonstrated ability to
– 1) Identify quality talent
– 2) Nurture and develop that talent to NRL level
• We believe the reason put before you deserves thorough
investigation and we look forward to a rich partnership
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Contact
• Rod Pryor
• [email protected]
• 0430 039 392
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