In an effort to support the efforts of young coaches, WGR has renewed its coach development program for a second year. The most significant obstacle to starting and developing existing programs is a lack of coaches and the hope is that this will make things just a little bit easier.
Any coach may apply to this program through the WGR board, and if the application is approved, WGR will help cover the costs of a USA Rugby Coaching accreditation course. Conveniently, Marquette University is planning to host these courses in Milwaukee for the third consecutive summer.
Coaching certification offers several benefits:
(1) Education: there's always something to learn about rugby, something to get better at, especially as the laws continue to change.
(2) Credibility: certification is tangible. It's something we can show parents or school administrators to reassure them that coaches are properly trained and knowledgeable about the sport and safety issues.
(3) Prevention: We live in a litigous society and certification helps protect individuals from liability. Awareness of safety issues and concussion procedures, wth an eye towards prevention, is fundamental to coaching in any sport. If an injury were to occur, and an angered parent is looking for blame, an uncertified coach is unfortunately an easy target. It would be unwise for any coach these days to not possess some sort of documented certification.
Out of the twelve programs in WGR, there are four registered coaches according to USA Rugby.
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