Top Coaches Support IRFU (Ulster Branch) Regional Development Programme Education Day
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Calor Ulster Youth Training Workshops held at the Institute of Sport at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown. Mandatory Credit - Photo : John Dickson
A NUMBER of top rugby coaches and guest tutors lent their support to the IRFU Ulster Branch Regional Development Programme Education Day, which took place at the High Performance Unit in University of Ulster, Jordanstown on Sunday 26th October.
The event sponsored by Calor Gas, provided Under 17 age grade players, currently training under the Calor Regional Development Squad (RDS) programme, with a practical opportunity to gain new skills from talented and experienced players and coaches. It also served as a platform to RDS and underage club coaches, allowing them to up skill and develop their coaching methods.
Top Ulster coaches held a series of workshops for the players, with John Andrews focusing on Lineout, Ulster's Justin Fitzpatrick demonstrating Scrum techniques, Backline attack training from Neil Doak and breakdown skills from Derek Suffern.
Speaking after the event, IRFU Ulster Branch Regional Development Officer, Jamie Turkington commented: "The Regional Development Education day has been a huge success, and we are delighted to have had such high profile names associated with the event. I would like to thank all of our coaches for their time and hard work with all the teams involved, and also to our sponsors, Calor, who continue to support the development of Youth Rugby in Ulster, and without whose help, today's event would not have been possible."
Mark McClements, Sales Manager for Calor added "Calor is delighted that through its three year sponsorship of the Regional Development Programme, Youth Teams in Ulster can now have access to state of the art facilities, such as those used today. This is a critical step towards developing and improving the future calibre of the game at all levels."
