Kids Pathway Presentation13 December 2010

Melbourne

Two-Year Pathway Review

Timeline Milestones Outcomes

2009January Two-year review commissioned Project scope & plan developed

November One-year outcomes reportedCurrent state of play identified across Australia

2010

September White paper published Two-year outcomes & recommendations

November Final report publishedOverview of agreed 2011 Kids Pathway across Australia

December Final report summary published Overview including laws re-write

2011January

National roll-out of new Kids Pathway

Collateral, education & training for schools and clubs

November Review of roll-out Lesson learnt and improvements to be made

Support for Recommendations

U6 U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12

ACT

NSW * *

QLD

WA

VIC - - -

SA - - -

NT - - -

TAS - - - - - - -

Supports the recommendation for this age-group in 2011.

* Supports the trial of the recommendation for this age-group in school and club competitions

during 2011.

- Recommendation not considered for this age-group as competition is not conducted.

Modified Games U7 to U12 in Victoria

GAMES U7 U8 U10 U12

Game Style7-a-side

Tag7-a-side Tackle

10-a-side Tackle

15-a-side Tackle

Skills Focus

Evasion and TagCatch and Pass

RunningScoring Tries

Enjoyment

Tackle Ruck Maul

Attack Defence

Positional Awareness

Kick in General PlayContested Scrum

and Line-out

Playing Area 1/4 field 1/2 field 1/2 field Full field

Playing Time 2 x 15mins 2 x 15 mins 2 x 20 mins 2 x 25 mins

Under 7

No offside vs 5m offside

45% more player activity in no offside walla

17% more tries and 43% more evasion and ball handling per player

No offside allows increased time and space for continuity in attack

Pass Run Tag Try Player Activity

Under 7 – 5m offside 6 8 6 <1 20

Under 7 – No offside 10 10 8 1 29

Under 8

7-a-side vs 10-a-side

Player activity in pilots increased by 31%

50% more tries and 70% more evasion and ball handling per player

92% of parents said their child enjoyed the pilot and was highly involved

88% of coaches and 85% of parents said the pilot should be rolled out nationally

Pass Run Tackle Ruck Maul Player Tries Player Activity

Under 8 – 10-a-side 2 5 4 2 3 <1 16

Under 8 – 7-a-side 5 7 4 2 2 1 21

Under 12

Lifting vs no lifting

X 50% of lineout lifting analysed at rep level was incorrect – ie. use of underhand grips and wrong

type of lifts

X 66% of line-outs with lifting analysed at rep level was unsuccessful – ie. lost possession

X Lifting requires players to lift approximately 40kg to a height of 1-1.75m with correct technique,

control and stability

X Inexperienced teams choose to lift the shorter, lighter player, and not the taller jumper

For successful player development, effective jumping and throwing should precede lifting

AUS NZ SA ENG IRE WAL SCOT

Lineout – Lifting Yes (U13) No (U14) Yes No (U15) No (U15) No (U13) No (U13)

Scrum – Contested

Yes No Yes Yes (6) No No Yes (6)

Major changes for Victoria

U7No offside at the tag

Scrums and lineouts included

U8

7-a-side tackle with ruck and maul

No kick for touch option following a penalty

Tap restart after a try scored to non-scoring team

U10

Coaches are not allowed on the field beyond the first half of the season

No kick for touch option following a penalty

Tap restart after a try is taken by non-scoring team

U122 x 25min halves

No.8 moves allowed

2011 TryRugby Kids Pathway

Benefits

Age-appropriate skill development and game-styles

Improved duty of care and governance

Accessible education and development programs

Powerful brand and marketing message