Rugby
Strength &
Conditioning
Education

Course Details

• Duration: 1 day
• Open to: Any coaches, referees, educators, players, managers, administrators of Swiss Rugby clubs.
• Instructors:  Patrice Philippe / Philippe Lüthi, World Rugby Coach Educators
• Certificate: World Rugby Strength and Conditioning Level 1

Prerequisites for the course
Candidates must complete the rugby ready module online and before the course (rugbyready.worldrugby.org).

Course Description

• Functional assessment:
  How and with which tests to evaluate the players' skills.
• General physical preparation:
  Basic knowledge of physical preparation. Endurance-strength, endurance-speed.
• Integrated physical preparation:
  High intensity intervals, games on reduced ground, specific training circuits.
• Manage the training programme:
  Importance of needs analysis, monitoring and adaptation of workloads, conception of a 4-week training plan.

Course Details

• Duration: 1 day
• Open to: Any coaches, referees, educators, players, managers, administrators of Swiss Rugby clubs.
• Instructors:  Patrice Philippe / Philippe Lüthi, World Rugby Coach Educators
• Certificate: World Rugby Strength and Conditioning Level 2

Course Description

• Physical preparation for positions:
  Prepare players in a precise and detailed manner, according to the specific needs of the position they occupy.
• Annual fitness planning:
  Establish an annual organization that considers the preparation phases, the competition phases and the final phases. How do we do it? Consider which priority and/or secondary aspects.
• Answers to coaches' questions:
  On their modes of operation, on the difficulties encountered and/or other.

Each session consists of the following elements:

1. General warm-up
2. Athletic ranges (running)
3. Speed
4. Technical skills (ball in hand)
5. Muscle Strength
6. Conditioning
7. Stretching