Rugby Development Department Visits Shannon RFC

The Munster Rugby Development Department paid a visit to Shannon RFC on Sunday to host a coaching and player development workshop across the club’s minis and youth sections.

Shannon RFC has 520 registered children playing rugby from U6s right up the club’s U18.5s section. With all boys and girls teams participating on Sunday, it provided a unique opportunity for Munster Rugby’s Rugby Development Officers (RDOs), Coach & Player Development Officers (CPDOs) and Club & Community Rugby Officers (CCROs) to engage with the Shannon RFC coaches and volunteers.

With non-contact training only permitted due to the current government restrictions, Munster Rugby staff were able to assist the coaches in providing safe and fun sessions for the various age groups while also listening to feedback from the club’s coaches who have been working extremely hard over the last number of months in ensuring that children still have the opportunity to get outside, exercise and have fun with their friends.

Many of Shannon’s coaches have also been participating in online Munster Rugby coaching courses, so the day’s events provided an opportunity to put into action what they have learned.

“The whole idea was to be able to follow up on practical work that a number of the Shannon coaches have been doing on the online courses,” Munster Rugby RDO Gerry Casey said.

“But also to engage with coaches from U6s to U18.5s both boys and girls. To give a different voice and maybe a different outlook on the way to coach. Because of all the non-contact guidelines at the moment, (it’s) to give them an overview of how to coach it and upskill players under the current guidelines.” 

Check out the best pictures from the day’s action below, courtesy of Prism Digital.

Shannon RFC – Coaching and Player Development Workshop – 6th December 2020