As the Club Coaching Coordinator (CCC) you will be the link between the development of the coaching staff, the RFU Rugby Development Officer (RDO) and the RFU. You will also be the main contact for coaching matters within the club and actively aid the development of the club’s coaches.

What kind of person should you be?

• A motivator – coaches within your club will need to feed off your enthusiasm and motivation to progress themselves.
• A good organiser – it is essential to keep records of qualifications of the club’s coaching personnel.
• Approachable and friendly – coaches need to share their personnel development plans with you so it’s important that they feel able to approach you and that you react positively to them at all times.
• A strong communicator – you will receive information that can benefit coaches and so you must be able to share this information effectively with the coaches.

The core responsibilities of the role:

• Maintain an up to date database of club coaching personnel and their qualifications.
• Assist the club in developing its coaches by agreeing individual development plans. Assist the coaches in achieving their development objectives by communicating with the RDO.
• Share with coach personnel development opportunities and course information received from the RDO.
• Act as a point of contact for the RFU and share information with the RFU and the RDO about the current qualification status of the club’s coaching personnel.

The commitment from you:

The workload will increase slightly over the summer due to the training and induction of new coaching personnel. After this, it will be a more person-oriented role!

What do you get out of it?

This is an opportunity to positively influence the education of the coaches within the club and raise the standard of coaching in the club.