Munster Rugby & IRFU Open Fitness Seminar.

Munster Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to announce that the second annual fitness seminar will be held in Charleville on Monday the 14th of March.

This workshop will be aimed at rugby coaches working at all levels but is open to coaches from all sports.

The seminar will be held in the Charleville Park hotel. Last year’s seminar was very successful and was attended by over 100 coaches. This year more presenters and different topics have been added to the lineup.

The topics that will be covered are as follows:

Topic 1 – How to develop speed in our players
Presenter – Des Ryan (IRFU Fitness Education Manager)

Topic 2 – Metabolic conditioning for our players
Presenter – Joe McGinley (Munster Rugby N.T.P. Fitness Coach)

Topic 3 – Core training methods
Presenter – Ross Callaghan (Munster Rugby N.T.P. Fitness Coach)

Topic 4 – Practical planning and periodisation for club and school coaches.
Presenter – Paudie Roche (Munster Rugby Academy & N.T.P. Fitness Coach)

The seminar will be both theory and practical based using some of the young players from Munster Rugby as subjects and anyone who is willing to give it a go.

The seminar will be of great use to coaches who would like to know, what is the most appropriate and practical method to develop their players. Also the seminar is ideal for coaches who would like to introduce something new and challenging to their training.

The seminar is open to any coaches especially from Munster and the sounding area.

The Details for the workshop are as follows:

Date: 14th/3/11
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Charleville Park Hotel
Cost :10 euro
Registration: Places are limited and coaches must register with Siobhan Collins to reserve a place
Email: siobhancollins@munsterrugby.ie once registered coaches will receive information and a timetable one week before the course.