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2022 USA Rugby National All Star Tournament

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Virtual Meeting

3-6-22, 7pm central

Agenda

  1. Intro Program
  2. Intro Coaches
  3. Explain program
    1. Explain camps
    2. Selection criteria
  4. Costs / Budget
  5. Playing Philosophy
  6. Q&A

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Intro Program

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Intro Program:

USA Rugby is bringing back all star 15s competition for women, focusing on the U23 age group!

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USA Rugby Head Coach Rob Cain:

“This is an exciting and important opportunity for both the players and pathways in 2022. As a women’s national team staff, these games present a great window to identify and confirm both the talent that we are looking for and the potential we see in them as individuals. This age group has a great deal of potential and is one that we need to develop and give consistent opportunities and time to perform. I can’t wait to see the matches unfold.”

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“The goal of USA Rugby’s National U23 Women’s All Star competition is to identify and develop athletes who start playing rugby after high school or who mature as athletes later as well as provide more competition experience for all players in this age group. Currently, our talent ID process has focused on players attending universities with highly competitive rugby programs. These players typically have already been identified at the U18 level for inclusion in HP Pathway programs. With this new competition we seek to expand the reach of our talent ID and development process and empower interested parties to complete this work at the regional level. In addition, the tournament will serve as a selection venue for USA Rugby’s U23 Women’s team, who will compete against equivalent Canadian teams in July 2022.” - USA Rugby

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Teams will be chosen to represent the following regions:

  • Atlantic North – Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut
  • Mid-Atlantic – Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
  • South – North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky Tennessee
  • Central South – Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana (Nebraska)
  • Midwest – Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota
  • Rocky Mountain/Great Plains – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska*
  • Pacific North – Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada (excluding Las Vegas)
  • Pacific South – Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada (Las Vegas)

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Intro Staff

Staff

  • Lachlan Ferguson - Head Coach
  • Mary Swanstrom - Set Piece & Contact Skills
  • Holly Iker - Defense
  • KJ Abel - Forwards & Open Play
  • Jody Lawrence - Analysis
  • Oksana “Ox” Goretaya - Backs
  • Marie Wilson - Team Manager

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Explain program

Program Details:

  • Criteria for selection
  • Selection process
  • Selection Camps
  • Team Camps
  • USA Rugby National All Stars Event

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Criteria for selection:

  • Availability
    • Eligible for U23 selection in 2022
      • Cut-off date for age grade programs is January 1st. So, if the player is 22 or younger on January 1st they are eligible to participate.
      • Players must be a member of the TRU, MARFU or reside in Louisiana.
        • If players are not Union members, there will be a nominal non-Union fee in order to participate.
    • Attend at least one selection camp & be available for both team training camps
    • Video can be sent in lieu of selection camp, must be sent by April 1
  • Skills
    • Players decision making abilities
    • Players position specific abilities
  • Mental Skills
    • Coachability & leadership traits

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Selection process (including communication with players)

  • Four individual selection one day camps.
  • Direct email to all Women’s club and College club teams in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska* and Louisiana with relevant Tryout dates and locations.
  • Promote upcoming Selection Camps through relevant social media.
  • Interested players should submit an application for consideration.
  • Video of players can be sent in lieu of selection camp attendance, but must be sent by April 1 to lachlan@fergusoncoaching.com.

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Selection Camps

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  • Location 2 Houston, TX - Location for Louisiana & Texas players
    • Sunday 3.20.22 at Houston SaberCats - Aveva Stadium (practice fields)

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  • Location 3 Norman, OK - Location for Oklahoma & Arkansas players
    • Sunday 4.3.22 at University of Oklahoma Rugby Club

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  • Location 4 Kansas City, MO - Location for Kansas, (Nebraska) & Missouri players
    • Sunday 4.10.22 at North Kansas City

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Team Camps

  • Team Camp DFW, Texas - Location TBA
    • Saturday 5.14.22
    • Sunday 5.15.22
  • Pre-Assembly Camp - Location @ Western Divisionals
    • June 7 or 8-10

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USA Rugby National All Stars Event

  • June 11-12: Divisional Playoffs
    • West: Pacific North, Pacific South, Rocky Mountains/Grand Prairie and Central South
      • If BYU is attending it will be Fri/Sat, otherwise Sat/Sun

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    • East: Atlantic North, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest
  • June 24-26: Championship Semifinals and Finals
    • Chicago Blaze - Chicago, IL in conjunction with WPL Championships Fri/Sun
  • July 16-24 (tentative): U23/University Cup Competition with Canada

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USA Rugby Announcement

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TRU Announcement

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Costs / Budget

Costs / Budget

  1. Tryout camps free
  2. Player share once selected
  3. Flights on own
  4. Hotel/rental cars

Program funding is under review between the TRU and MARFU. There may be opportunities for players to bring in sponsorship or donations to offset the potential player costs.

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Once funding is finalized, players will receive communication about player cost expectations.

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We do not want costs to be a deterrent from participation, there will be a process to request grant assistance.

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Playing Philosophy

Playing Philosophy

What is Dynamic Rugby?

  • Our Focus is the games Momentum

- KBA Keep Ball Alive

- No Breakdowns

- Offload in Contact

-Recycle at Speed

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Support

What is organized, multi-faceted support? How can support be organized?

We Assign roles for all 14 players when one teammate is in possession.

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Support is the responsibility of all players not carrying the Ball forward. It must be a reaction in response to the Ball carrier and needs to be predictable and consistent.

The Ball carrier’s decision making becomes simplified. To focus on the defensive environment confronting them.

Having a consistent system of support for all 14 other players creates options for the Ball carrier.

The Ball Carrier is called the Queen

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The Ball Carrier is called the Queen

1.Primary Support

2.Secondary Support

3.Lateral Support

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Q&A

Q&A

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Contact Info:

Wendy Young - wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com - TRU Admin

Marie Wilson - mawilson74@gmail.com - Manager

Lachlan Ferguson - lachlan@fergusoncoaching.com - Head Coach

Mary Swanstrom - meswanstrom@gmail.com - Set Piece & Contact Skills

KJ Abel - kjrstena@gmail.com - Forwards & Open Play

Oksana “Ox” Goretoya - ogoretaya@yahoo.com - Backs

Jody Lawrence - jody.lawrence75@gmail.com - Analysis

Holly Iker - hiker1973@yahoo.com - Defense

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Thank You!