SRA HIGH PERFORMANCE RUGBY PROGRAMME 2019 - Stellenbosch ...

SRA HIGH PERFORMANCE
RUGBY PROGRAMME 2019

WELCOME AT SRA!
-   Globally over 7.2 mil people play rugby – far more connected to business of sport
-   With world class partners like World Rugby, SARU, other top training providers, we develop unique
    RUGBY HP program
-   Now players, managers, and coaches are trained in ONE program!
-   We believe it is one of most innovative / challenging rugby courses in the world!

WELCOME IN STELLENBOSCH
Stellenbosch is widely regarded as home of SA rugby, with rich tradition over more than 150 years. It is
home of:
The well-loved father of modern Maties rugby, Doc Danie Craven, a Springbok player, coach,
president of SA Rugby, president of IRB and mentor of many Springboks.
The US (Maties), is the biggest rugby club in the world - has produced the most Springboks.
The famous Boys’ School, Paul Roos Gymnasium, named after the first Springbok captain of 1906;
alma mater of the most Springboks of any school in SA.

BETTER PEOPLE
                –
      BETTER PERFORMANCE

     1. OUR    “It’s not about rugby, it’s about young men.
               It’s not about building a championship team,
               it’s about building championship boys.

PHILOSOPHY     Boys who will be forever strong.”
               - Larry Gelwix

OUR DREAM
We are a home for professional rugby
players, coaches, referees, managers, and
above all: to train men of value for life.
SRA was founded to accommodate the
many talented young players that want the
best possible chance to pursue a pro Rugby
career.
We follow SARU's High Performance
requirements / guidelines for national
academies

OUR FOCUS
We believe success is determined by
character AND competence. Therefore SRA
helps to equip and support students in a
professional manner to be:
 Quality rugby players with necessary physical,
 technical / tactical skills to achieve their full
 potential, with a healthy lifestyle (BODY)
 Successful, innovative coaches, referees,
 sport and business managers who are ready
 for challenges of life (MIND)
 Balanced young men with mental toughness
 and solid values, who can confidently make
 independent decisions in adult world (SOUL)

Culture is everything,
OUR CULTURE                           because it’s about character
                                      (90% character, 10% talent)

Largely based on same professional
cultures as some of top rugby
teams in the world
Each player must consider himself
as professional player and coach -
not merely as a student
Driven on daily basis by good
leadership, by setting the example.

AIM OF OUR PROGRAM
 The player must understand:
• Appreciate those who has gone before you & that you
  are inspired to leave your own mark
• The DNA of SRA – What we stand for and what we are
  all about
• What character is and how you can develop your own
  character
• A HP Environment / Culture
• A HP Conditioning program
• How to become mentally tough & battle hardened
• The basic Principles of play – The SRA way
• How to assess your own game

“One coach will impact more
                    young people in one year,
2. COACHING STAFF   than the average person will
                    in a life time.”
                    – Dr Billy Graham

Louis Koen    Warren Petersen   Okkie van der Merwe

Director of   Head, Backline    Skills, Forward Coach
Coaching
              and 7’s coach

Francois du Toit    Hendrik Louw

 Performance         Strength &
   Analyst,         Conditioning
Backline Coach     Coach, Forwards
                       coach

SPECIALISTS
 Backs: Allan Zondagh, Brendan
Venter, Marius Schoeman
 Forwards: Pieter de Villiers, Oom Piet
Faasen, Ashley Evert
 Medical: Dr Jannie Brink (medical
doctor), physio, sport massage

3. RUGBY HIGH   “A dream doesn't become reality

PERFORMANCE     through magic; it takes sweat,
                determination and hard work.”
                - Colin Powell
   PROGRAMME

AIM
The SRA way of play is:
  Enjoyment when scoring tries through a high tempo,
  continuity game.
- HIGH TEMPO
- CONTINUITY
- SCORING TRIES
- ENJOYMENT

     Therefore we must be stronger, fitter, faster, more skilful and more organized.

OBJECTIVES
The key objectives off our rugby programme are to:
• Create a learning environment
• To have fun
• Develop men that are mentally tough and battle hardened
• Produce skilful players to play a high tempo continuity game
• Produce a winning team
• Serve in our communities

It is presented in the following five performance areas :
Strength & Conditioning, Skills, Life style, Team training & Matches, 7’s

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Conditioning essential if you want to go all the
way:
 Programme: Prepare players for professional
rugby (incl. stability and mobility, strength,
speed and power, metabolic endurance)
 Monitoring, testing: Boksmart pre-participation
testing, weekly one-on-one's with injured players
 Recovery: Medical clinic (swimming, cycling,
physio after each game), life style (food /
supplements, medicine, sleep, pro attitude)
 Top class rehab: Medical (dr Jannie), physio

OBJECTIVES
Essential component if players want to go all the way:
  Keep them playing!
  Increase power output in the competition exercises
  Maximize preparation (slow gradual increase of
  player’s ability to play/perform - term 1, 2)
  Maximize readiness (daily fluctuation in
  psychological, tactical, technical, physical
  performance – term 3, 4

                                  MODULES
1. Conditioning           3. Strength and Power 5. Testing and Monitoring
2. Mobility and Stability 4. Speed

•   Managed by Conditioning
                           Coach

SRA MEDICAL PROTOCOL   •   Have an Info session with
                           players / staff at beginning of
                           year
                       •   Staff always keep student’s
                           medical details at hand.
                           Office keep it updated.

PROTOCOL
INJURY TYPE  MANAGEMENT
Absent       Student reports to Conditioning Coach. He will advise.
Appointments Student makes appointment at office via secretary:
             Dr Jannie Brink: Rugby injury
             Stelkor: Illness - any dr available
             Physio: Conditioning coach makes appointment.
Emergency    Stelkor (hours on notice board)
             Provincial hospital: No medical fund;
             Private hospital:      Medical fund
Training     Players must take (mark) kit / tog bag with them
             (medical detail / card; phone bank card).
             First Aid bag at all sessions. Also see other guide lines.
             Test players before they can play after an injury

PROTOCOL
INJURY TYPE MANAGEMENT
Matches     Boksmart guidelines (incl mounth guards, first aid at field)
            Players make sure they have extras in tog bag – all marked.
Note        Coach must make sure above is in place before he send
            intern to Stelkor or hospital.
            After hours campus staff takes over. Make sure student is
            cared for afterwards (transport, goodies, visit, etc.).
            Student must keep coach updated (if possible).
            If medical details change – update at office.
            Coach always informed parents and Director.

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO
Dr. Jannie Brink                      021- 8872820 or
                                      082 854 4198
Stelkor                               021 887 3162 /
                                      021 887 0305
BokSmart                              0800 678 678
Ambulance (provincial hospital)       021 937 0500;
                                      021 883 3444/ 10177
Private ambulance: ER 24/ Netcare 911 084 124/ 082 911
Medi-clinic                           021 861 2000 /
                                      021 883 8571
Provincial hospital                   021 887 0310
First Aid Companies

PHYSIO PROTOCOL
 Rehab will only be provided during office hours, in physio room
 Physio will give prognoses (permission) if player needs session

Bookings
 Bookings should be made through physio only in person.
 Bookings must suite both parties.
 Bookings can be cancelled up to 2 h prior to appointment, any
 time there after the appointment will be forfeited to the next
 available appointment.
 Same as above will apply if player is more than 5 min. late.

PHYSIO PROTOCOL
On arrival
  Be there 5 min. before appointment, wait outside on chair.
  Come clean and tidy (shower before time). DON’T come dirty / sweaty.
  Always wear clean clothes. Wear a short, t-shirt, flops/shoes.
  If a follow up session is needed, book it straight after appointment.
Fees
  All physio sessions are R10 (material excl.). Pay upfront at office and show your voucher
  at the physio. You cannot go without a voucher.
  Player buys own material at office after consultation for appointment with physio. Ask
  physio what you need before you come.

PHYSIO PROTOCOL
Prices
MATERIAL                                              PRIZES
Leukotape P – 38mm x 13.7m                            R185.00
Tensospray 300ml.                                     R195.00
Leukoband S 75mm x 4.5m                                R95.00
Leukoband S 50 mm x 4.5m                               R70.00
Leukoband S 25 mm x 4.5m                               R50.00
Leukotape K 5cm x 5m. / generic - different colours   R110.00
Pre match: Strapping (Leuko 50 / 75 mm incl.)
before game. Voucher at office.                        R20.00

Players take own plasters to training sessions. Physio can do strapping.

GYM PROTOCOL
Leave ego at door…
 No training without a Trainer. Training at own risk.
 Only SRA students are allowed to use gym - no guest from outside SRA allowed.
 Stay in gym groups and time allocated.
 Only training and recovery equipment are allowed to be used.
 No student is allowed to use white board, air-con, and music system. Tampering with
 equipment is forbidden.
 Before beginning your workout, wash your hands, wipe off any cologne.
 Keep gym bag out of way of others.
 Wear appropriate clothes: shorts, comfortable clothing and shoes. No shirtless training or
 slops are allowed.

GYM PROTOCOL
No food, drinks, gum, glass items besides water.
Wipe benches off if you sweat all over them. It's even better to put down a towel before
you use the bench. Wipe down all equipment after use.
No equipment allowed to leave the gym.
Use a spotter when lifting. No exceptions.
Be courteous when using water tap. Don't spit / blow nose in fountain either.
Ask if you may “work in,” and always allow others the same courtesy; afterward, return
the seat and weight to the last user’s setup.
Refrain from yelling, using profanity, banging weights and making loud sounds.
Do not sit on machines between sets. It’s not a lounge.

GYM PROTOCOL
Respect equipment. Dropping weights on the floor can cause injury to yourself or others –
can damage equipment. Always put it down as gently as you can.
Place dumbbells back on rack in slots where they belong. Always remove your weights
from the machines unless next person asks you to leave them on.
Re-rack weights, return all other equipment / accessories to their proper locations.
Do not disturb others. Focus on your own workout and allow others to do the same.
It's not nice to laugh at other people just because they can't lift as much as you.
Remember, there is always someone else who can lift more than you.
Leave gym better as when you walked in. Clean up after yourself.
Any person who fails to abide to the Gym protocol will be dismissed of using gym after
hours.

SRA DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
  AND PROCEDURE
Conditioning Coach will present a
PowerPoint it to all students.
CONTENT
  Definition                        Voluntary application:

  General Position of SRA           Offenses (1st, 2’d)

  Goal                              Procedure

  Policy                            Prevention

  Action and Guidelines

TAKE NOTE

•Drug tests are done continuously – ZERO
 TOLERANCE!
•See www.drugfreesport.orgh.za (4 y ban;
 prohibit list incl. weed)
•Mouth guards: Done at beginning of year
 (important!)
•Receive Holiday Gym & Fit program (3/year) –
 important!
•Extra Gym: R50/month (not compulsory)

SKILLS PERFORMANCE
Want to ensure players reach true
potential:
 General skills: Handling, breakdowns,
positional skills, decision making,
defence, attack and continuity
 Position specific skills: Part of team
sessions, also on your own
 Specialized tests and video analysis
sessions (Stratus), to improve technique
and skills

OBJECTIVES
With our Edge programme, we want our players to:
 Always create something with ball in hand
 Ensure that your team / team mate will be in a
 better position after you handover possession.

                        MODULES
 1. Position specific skills 3. Unit skills
 2. Individual               4. Monitoring and Testing

LIFE STYLE
Combine all the theoretic work we want to do, assist you to be a well-
rounded player and man:
Rugby         Unique, gives students a holistic understanding as learning (theory) and
              practical (training) compliments each other all the time. Programme looks
              into detail of the SRA Way of Play and Life - to ultimately assist you in
              becoming a professional rugby player and a man of value.
Manhood       Somewhere along the way, our culture lost its definition of manhood,
              leaving men in “no-man’s-island” - confused about their roles,
              responsibilities, relationships and the reason God made them men. YEAR 1.
Sportlife     Course offers practical help with critical issues players are dealing with, to
              help them succeed in their sport or personal life.
Life Skills   Skills that are necessary or desirable for full participation in everyday life. Our
              goal is to help students develop their personal skills and to make them
              “street sharp”.

TEAM TRAINING & MATCHES
WP Rugby probably have one of the strongest
club leagues in SA
We play at the famous Maties Rugby Club and in
Hostel League (2 teams)
Are eligible for WP u / 19 and u / 21 trials (no
other Clubs /provinces) - excellent exposure!
So far we had more than 50 national /
international players

PERFORMANCE ANALYSES
Record matches, performance analyses,
feedback during week:
 Individual stats: Time played, points
scored, attack, breakdown, attack,
discipline (statistics - Singularity).
 Team stats:
- Stats: Tries, penalties, free kicks, tackles,
handling, defense, attack, yellow and red
cards
- Video’s analyses (Stratus) – File/player

7’S RUGBY
Join us on the quest to play this exciting game
around the globe – and make great lifelong memories with some
new brothers.

 Want to develop talented 7’s players for local / international
tournaments
 Strategies based on same pro culture as Blitzbokke
 Will have great opportunity to train with the / other teams – play
tournaments
                                    MODULES
1 Attack                      4 Game knowledge 7 Sport Science
2 Defence                     5 Planning       8 Matches / Tournaments
3 Positional responsibilities 6 Management     9 Sevens: World Rugby Level 1, 2

4. TYPICAL WEEK   (Will be explained

    PROGRAMME     with agreement form)

5. SUMMARY

ATTENDANCE
Affiliated via Maties at WPRFU – can’t play / train at
other clubs / unions
Make sure you are not under-aged to play Club rugby
Students are obligated to attend all classes, practices
and activities – parents receive automatic mail
weekly for

ATTENDANCE
Medical certificates is filed for future reference.
Contagious disease should be reported immediately.
Excuses for team practices and matches are only
done at the applicable coach/manager.
Attendance data appears every Friday on the website
(documents/attendance). WApp to students, parents.
Min 80% Rugby attendance to play matches.
Lost clothing – buy at office asap.
Tests every term very important – help you and
coaches!
Problem with stats: Come and see Head coach next
wk.

HEALTH
Entire campus is a smoke free (also Hubbly-Bubbly) zone.
All appointments for medical services are done at office
(dr Jannie Brink).
After hours Stelkor Medical Centre is used, if it is closed late
students will be taken to a hospital.
SRA helps with medical clinics (after matches), physio's,
recovery.
Students provide their own personal medication.
Remember flu injections.
Student must keep coaches informed on medical state.
Sleep 8 hours per day!

PRIZE GIVING(S)
General
 Weekly informal prize giving where students are rewarded.
 At Formal Award Ceremony in November - qualified students
 receives Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas.
 There are also Special awards weekly (SRA meeting).
Award Sections (see Prospectus)
 Strength & Conditioning
 Skills Performance
 Team training and Matches
 General

GENERAL
Boot Camp (Jan): Highlight!
Annual Rugby Tour (June)
Weekly communication with players and parents
if students under achieve (eg. attendance

GENERAL
Compulsory SRA meeting and prize giving with players every
week.
Communicating via WhatsApp (group – only SRA use)
Take bag (water bottle, shirt, hat, sunscreen, towel, sneakers) to
field/gym.
Do not walk with toks in house.
Bus transport provide to practices for students without
transportation (own transport to matches, trials), 80%
attendance. Get in with dry, clean clothing after training (take
extra clothes/towel with).- Take off rugby boots before you get
in (put sneakers/slops on).
Pool can be used for 30 min max. for rehab
Hospital meal if student is absent at first period

SRA EXCHANGE PROGRAM
DREAM IT – DO IT – PLAY IT…

 See PPoint on web site!
 Rugby is a global game
 Our goal is to provide players with the opportunity to play
overseas at both amateur and professional levels
 We send some of our promising players or coaches to overseas
Clubs or Academies
 While the overseas players / coaches come to us at another time
 This allow players, coaches and clubs to find each other
Inter-cultural rugby is a great experience of international rugby!

COME AND LIVE YOUR DREAM!

                    Are you prepared to work
                    hard to become the best
                          you can be –
                      every day in and out,
                     every month in and out,
                     every year in and out?