Coach

Youth Rugby is about teaching the U19 law form of the game and guiding players on their participation journey.

To coach Youth Rugby you must complete a Smart Rugby course and a Foundation Coach Certificate.

After completing your Smart Rugby course Rugby Australia encourages coaches to complete one or more of the below courses to gain a deeper understanding.

These courses are a mix of online and face-to-face.

For more information contact your State or Member Union here.

Certificate program

• Smart Rugby
• Foundation Coach Certificate     

Accreditation program

• Level 1 Coach program

Continual Professional Development  programs

• Coach Ready
• World Rugby online modules (Introduction to Coaching; Key Factor Analysis; Functional Role Analysis)
• Get into Rugby program at Rugby Clubs

For those coaches working within representative programs of U16 and above Rugby Australia encourages you to complete the below:

• Developing Coach Program (Level 2 coaching program)