Combat Training For Rugby

Craig White (former National Squad Performance Manager for the Welsh Rugby team) recently contacted me to give me the heads up on a workshop taking place in December. This is going to be a great workshop and I'm sure it will be of interest to many of you.

Just in case you don't know who Craig is here's a brief overview of his career (it's not a bad CV!)

Craig was recruited in May 2008 by the Welsh Rugby Union as conditioning coach to complete the national squad coaching team. He then took on the position of National Squad Performance Manager.

He was previously Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Leicester Tigers and has worked at the top level with the Irish Rugby Union, London Wasps and the 2005 and 2009 British & Irish Lions. He worked with Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Rob Howley at Wasps at a time when the club won the European Challenge Cup, Heineken Cup and three Premiership titles. While working at Leicester, the club won the EDF Energy Cup, the Premiership title and reached the Heineken Cup final.

He has an impressive track record in top class soccer with Bolton Wanderers and has studied with experts from many other sports including athletics, power lifting and AFL. He played amateur rugby league for Great Britain before moving into the strength and conditioning side of coaching with Waterloo.

So now you've got an idea of the caliber of Craig you know this is going to be an information packed day.

Here's an overview of what you're going to learn:- Understand exactly why the area of combat conditioning is the 'King of Fatigue' in both Rugby League and Rugby Union. Understand how to break down combat conditioning into many sub components to make it easier to implement into your existing program Experience what it feels like to perform these drills yourself and coach them to others. Add to your coaching drills toolbox giving you more variety in your training prescription Learn how to safely coach these drills so that they may be done not only with senior players but also with children and youth players. Treat yourself to an early Christmas present and get yourself along to what promises to be a great workshop.   Venue: Warrington R.L Gymnasium, University of Chester, Fearnhead Campus, Crab Lane, Cheshire Date: 23rd December – 9:30 to 18:00 Cost: £325 per delegate (£275 if paid up before October 31st)