2008/2009 Training Programme
All training meetings are held on Thursday evenings at TOR Rugby Club, Glastonbury. Sessions start at 7:30pm and are usually complete by 9.00pm when a buffet is provided and referees have the opportunity to socialise and discuss their recent games with other referees.
For 2008/2009 there will also be CDRA sessions on months where there is no scheduled meeting. Unfortunately food will not be available after these sessions.
The provisional programme of events for the 2008/2009 season is as follows:
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21 August |
Law Changes ELV’s, business, welcome new members, | Steve Harland |
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25 September |
Round Up ELV’s, Tackle, Ruck | Andy Melrose |
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23 October |
CRDA module | Harry Vince |
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27 November |
Communications | Richard Glyn Jones |
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18 December |
CRDA module | Harry Vince |
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2009 |
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29 January |
Positioning, Angles of Running, Reading of Game | Jerry Wallis |
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26 February |
CRDA module | Harry Vince |
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26 March |
Open Subject | Ed Morrison |
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Previous Sessions:
Thursday 28th September 2006 Match Management - A referee is only as good as his last match. Chris White took us through the opening stages of his last game with the help of the match video. Showing how he used each first occurrence to ensure he controlled the game appropriately. He also demonstrated the differences in technique used to manage a youth match. Further information available here.
Thursday 23rd November 2006 Front Row Play - Former Bath and England prop John Mallett explained the coaches perspective on front row play, particularly the engage sequence and brought along two sets of forwards from Millfield School for a practical demonstration and a chance for a couple of Society referees to demonstrate the new sequence.
Thursday 25th January 2007 The Psychology of Refereeing - Mikel Mellick, a sports psychologist working with the RFU discussed how to recognise what factors contribute to the stress a referee faces and how to counteract these. Slides from this presentation will be available in the members area of this site soon. Please contact the webmaster if you don't have access or have forgotten your password.
Thursday 22nd March 2007 Line Out - Ex-Bath and England Lock Nigel 'Ollie' Redman presented a session highlighting the way he coaches the line-out including mental and physical preparation and answered questions from members including what he expects from the referee.
Thursday 27th September 2007 Management & The Maul - Martin Bath gave some useful tips on things to do pre-match, post-match and during the game. This is not only a useful guide for newer referees but also a handy reminder for more senior refs. Steve Harland, the RFU's Referee Development Manager for the South West gave a presentation and led a discussion on Mauling. This included some clarification of the law, particularly in respect of situations where defenders choose not to form a maul from a lineout or to leave a maul voluntarily. Both presentations are available from the links on the left.
Thursday 29th November 2007 - Clive Book, who coaches both Avon and Somerset led a session on the relationship between coaches and referees including what the coaches expect of a referee and the best approach to providing feedback. This was a useful session in that it reinforced some key messages such as the importance of effective communications and the value of the pre-match brief.
Thursday 24th January 2008 - World Cup referee Wayne Barnes talked about his preparation for the 2007 RWC and discussed some of the decisions he made about how he planned to referee during the competition. He also discussed some of the memorable events of the tournament and posed for photographs with some members of the Society who had come appropriately dressed (see photo).
Wayne Barnes receives a Somerset Referees Society tankard from Vice-President Barry Malpass
Thursday 20th March 2008 - South West Referee Development Manager Steve Harland talked about Management of the Game at the lower levels. This was as popular as ever and Steve led a discussion on various aspects of the game including Player Management, Positioning and Referee Development.
Footnote: The training committee attempt to arrange a variety of useful and interesting sessions to cater for all members of the society. If you have any suggestions for future sessions please pass them on to the training chairman, Harry Vince for consideration. Thanks.
