Rugby for women in Hong Kong and Asia is expanding rapidly and to capitalize on this the Hong Kong Rugby Union will be hosting a Women and Girls Grow the Game Conference. The primary objective would be to engage and qualify more women across a variety of roles (playing, coaching, match officiating and leadership) as well as to share ideas, achievements and collaborate with like-minded individuals to enhance and maximize the growth of the women’s game across Asia. In summary, the course will be the single most influential 2 weeks of female training and education in the history of Asian rugby. The conference will service 3 parts: |
1. Super Education Convention | 2. Women's Rugby Asia Forum | 3. Community Workshop |
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Participants are invited to register for either part of the conference. Please click on the READ MORE links to find more information. |
Please see below for the tentative schedule of the two weeks
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
APR 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
0800-1700 | Level 3 Coaching Sevens | Level 3 Coaching Sevens | Level 3 Coaching Sevens | Level 3 Coaching Sevens | |||
Level 2 S&C | Level 2 S&C | Level 2 S&C | Level 2 S&C Assessments | ||||
Level 2 Coaching Sevens | Level 2 Coaching Sevens Assessments | ||||||
Level 2 MO | Level 2 MO Assessments | ||||||
1900-2100 | Level 2 Coaching Sevens | Women's Rugby Asia Forum - Reception | |||||
Level 2 MO | |||||||
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
0800-1700 | Women's Rugby Asia Forum | Women's Rugby Asia Forum | Women's Rugby Asia Forum | Community Workshops | |||
ASIA RUGBY Trainer Course | ASIA RUGBY Trainer Course | ASIA RUGBY Trainer Course | ASIA RUGBY Trainer Course | ||||
ASIA RUGBY Educator Course | ASIA RUGBY Educator Course | ASIA RUGBY Educator Course | |||||
Level 1 S&C | |||||||
Activate Acquaint Course | Activate Acquaint Course | Level 1 Coaching Sevens | |||||
Level 1 MO | |||||||
1900-2100 | Community Workshops | Community Workshops |
As the women’s rugby game in Asia continues to expand and improve, the demand of better Coaches, Conditioners, Officials and Medical staff increases. Furthermore, the Sevens game has been a huge driver for the growth of women’s rugby in Asia. To help support the exciting development of rugby in Hong Kong and across the region, the HKRU is running two weeks of rugby education covering all strands and all experience levels. Application will be open to females only at level 1. For Level 2 and above females and males who coach, officiate or support female rugby can apply. All courses will either be heavily discounted or complimentary, depending on the course applied for.
Coaching Course
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Coaches have the options of sevens courses at levels 1, 2 and 3. The Level 3 coaching course is the first Level 3 with a sevens focus and the first in Asia to have more female than male attendees. Experts from World Rugby are flying in to help deliver the course. All courses will also provide coaches with the opportunity for live coaching opportunities with female players in Hong Kong. READ MORE REGISTER |
Strength & Conditioning
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For coaches that prefer to focus on developing player’s physical ability to play the game, we have strength and conditioning courses for rugby at Levels 1 and 2. Level 1 provides coaches with the tools to get out improve the conditioning of the team. Level 2 provides coaches with the skills to work with athletes as they enter higher levels of competition. READ MORE REGISTER |
Match Officiating
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For those interested in refereeing and other officiating roles, there will be Level 1 and Level 2 courses. The "Introduction to Match Officiating" (Level 1) is a perfect course for those starting their journey into refereeing, while the Level 2 “The Developing Match Official Course 15s & 7s” takes those with experience to the next level. READ MORE REGISTER |
Medical
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In rugby the health and wellbeing of our athletes is always paramount, as such the HKRU will be running several medical courses and events throughout the week. These include First Aid in Sports course and Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS) Level 2 course. READ MORE REGISTER |
The Women’s Rugby Asia Forum will be held on Monday 5th April, Tuesday 6th April and Wednesday 7th April. Over the course of the 3 days, participants will have the opportunity to hear both local and international key-note speakers deliver talks, interviews and interactive workshops focused around the growth and the development of the women's and girls' game. This forum will be open to local and regional participants, male & female, to register for, and is free to attend.
Please see below the forum’s 5 core pillar themes.
More details of key note speakers and a confirmed agenda and timetable will be released in due course. For further information please contact: [email protected]
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The Hong Kong Rugby Development Workshops will be held from Thursday 8th to Sunday 18th April. These workshops will feature a series of talks focused around coaching, youth development and leadership and will also encompass coaching clinics aimed primarily at the Hong Kong rugby community. More details on these workshops will be released shortly. |