EDUCATION

Event Management Regulations

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Big 5 Priorities for Referees and Coaches in 2011

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Weekly Training Calendar

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Referee Courses

Full Affiliated Referee
Venue: College Rifles RFC, Haast St., Remuera
Time & Duration: 7.00pm for 1 hour on Monday evenings.
Dates: 5 March 2011 through to 20 August 2012
Purpose: Training programmes for all levels from 1st Year through to Premier Referees.
Topics: All topics associated with refereeing rugby.

Associate Referee
Venue: Auckland Supporters Club, ASB Stand, Walters Rd., Eden Park
Time & Duration: 6.00pm for 2 ½ hours on Thursday evenings
Dates: Six separate courses - 12 April, 19 April, 26 April, 3 May, 17 May 2012
Purpose: Introduction to refereeing to enable participants to referee lower grade games.
Topics: Briefly covers referees all areas of the game and presents the ACC RugbySmart, a requirement for people to complete wishing to referee in New Zealand.

You Make the Call
Venue: Auckland Supporters Club, ASB Stand, Walters Rd., Eden Park
Time & Duration: 9.00am - 3.00pm for 3 days and field assessments
Dates: Two separate courses - 1-3 May and 8-10 May 2012
Purpose: Introduction of secondary students to rugby refereeing at junior level.
Topics: 15 modules covering all areas of the game, including injury prevention and pre-competition preparation finishing with practical on-field assessments.

Physical Training Sessions

These take place on Wednesdays' at College Rifles RFC from 6-7pm starting from the 7 March 2012. These are conducted under the guidance of our qualified physical conditioning and strength trainer. If the venue is changed the referees are notified by e-mail.

All our referees are asked to monitor their physical fitness throughout the season. We run a monitoring sessions once a month on a Wednesday evening. The dates of the sessions are - 14 March, 18 April, 16 May, 13 June and 18 July.

The two exercises that are conducted are the Yoyo and 40 metre standing sprint. Guidelines for these exercises are based on the physical condition of the referee and the level that the individual referees.