Fiji has responded to the restructure IRB Training and Education program to record one of the largest uptakes of IRB Coach, Match Official and Strength and Conditioning accreditations in the world.
The Fiji RugbyUnion now has four IRB accredited Trainers (licensed to run IRB educator courses) and 16 IRB accredited Educators (licensed to run IRB coaching, match official and strength & conditioning accredited courses) - that is the same number of IRB accredited Trainers and Educators as Australia and New Zealand combined. It means the Fiji Rugby Union is now completely self reliant in running IRB accreditation courses.
The result is an explosion in the number IRB accredited coaches, match officials and strength & conditioning coaches in Fiji. As of the end of 2010 there were:
456 Accredited Rugby Ready Participants
833 Level 1 Accredited coaches
11 Level 2 accredited coaches
605 Level 1 accredited Match officials
49 Level 2 accredited Match officials
1 Level 3 accredited Match officials
61 Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coaches
It is an outstanding return on the IRB's investment in education in the Oceania region and a reflection on what is one of the leading development programs in the Pacific Islands. What remains to be seen is what effect these impressive numbers will have on the standard of play in Fiji. Time will be the judge of that.
The FRU ran an IRB Level 1 Coaching course in Sigatoka today - the numbers above are certain rise even more.
For more information on Fiji Rugby, go to www.fijirugby.com
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