Players' Courses: High Performance
High Performance Players' Course Timetable
3 May – 23 May | High Performance Centre, Pretoria
22 November – 12 December | Cape Town
Registration Form
Who Should Attend?
- Aspiring professional players aged 18 and over
- Promising players interested in a rugby career
- Academy players who need high performance specialisation
Course Overview
- Intensive three-week course
- Covers crucial physical, mental and core business skills required to become a successful professional rugby player
- Mental toughness and rugby intelligence modules
- Serious position-specific attention and analysis
- Identifies strengths and weaknesses
- Team coaching with current and former professional coaches and players
Course Outline
Week One
- Orientation and team building
- Testing - fitness, skills
- Intensive skill development - physical and mental
- Professionalism - nutrition and career planning
- Mental toughness
- Rugby intelligence
Weekend One
- Saturday - players study their 'position' at a club or rep game. Analyse and present to group
- Sunday - optional excursions and rest day
Week Two
- Mental toughness
- Rugby intelligence
- Team coaching with guest coaches
- Skills - kicking and passing
- Unit skills with specialists
- Position specific
- Match and analysis with positional experts
- Remedial coaching
Weekend Two
- Outdoor Experience as a group
Week Three
- Identification and implementation of tactics
- Mental toughness
- Rugby intelligence
- Situational training
- Team Dynamics
- Team coaching with guest coaches
- Match and analysis
- Individual assessment review
- Final dinner
High Performance Course Fees
International Applications
US$5000
Domestic Applications
R 42,500
50% deposit on acceptance of application
Balance of 50% due four weeks prior to course start date
Translation service available at additional cost
Course fees include:
- Accommodation and all meals
- Three weeks rugby tuition
Please note: Cancellation four weeks prior to commencement of course will incur a penalty fee of 20% of the course fee. Cancellation within two weeks of course commencement is non-refundable.