Referee Development at Kick Off Tournament, Feb 6/7/8
December 16th, 2008 by scrumcap
With support from USA Rugby and the Northern California Rugby Referee Society, the 25th Annual Kick Off Tournament (KOT) will be running a “Kick Off Referee Development Program,” to be informally called the Kick Off RDP. The Kick Off RDP will be launched in Sacramento on the weekend of the KOT, Feb 6/7/8, and will continue to run throughout this Spring.
The objective is to introduce young (under 30 years of age, preferably under 25), experienced rugby players to rugby refereeing. Benefits to the participants are as follows:
- full training (Level 1 Certification prior to, plus class and fieldwork at the KOT; referee shadowing; coaching; ongoing mentoring)
- match fees ($25 per match after the KOT for both young referees, up to 10 matches, and for ref coaches for up to 4 matches per ref)(The SVHSRC will match funds for all High School and Junior High School games reffed throughout the Sacramento Valley)
- all expenses covered (food, hotel, coaching) while at the KOT.
- free kit (donors are still being sought as of this writing)
- potential to pursue an athletic endeavor to the highest level
- understand the game better
- all-expense paid travel within and outside US to referee games in England, Canada, Southern California, New York, North Carolina, etc. as early as late this Spring
- people management aspect of rugby refereeing looks great on the college/job resume…
This is a great opportunity for anyone in rugby who has run into injury issues, or who can no longer maintain the commitment to play, but truly wants to stay involved with the game they love. The next Level 1 course will be offered this January, if we can sign up two more candidates…
16 slots are available for the Kick Off RDP for 2009. Only 8 candidates have been indentified to date, 6 in Sacramento. An opportunity to develop young referees throughout the Bay Area this Spring could go unrealized if action is not taken.
Coach/Mentors are being sought.
Contact Ray Schwartz if you are seriously interested!
Ray is Director, www.kickofftournament.com, and
Manager of the Kick Off RDP
(916) 524-8928
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