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Rugby Africa has continued its onward growth in Africa by spearheading World Rugby’s “Get into Rugby Program.” This effort is in collaboration with Société Générale, the official partner of the program. Part of the growth plan is to increase the number of new players, coaches, and referees. The program will also promote the game by ensuring that the game is played in safe environments that are consistent with the Charter of World Rugby.
According to Rugbyafrique.com, Rugby Africa is currently organizing online workshops to prepare its coordinators and development officers, and coaches to safely return to the game. Indeed, two workshops have already been held, during which the participants were updated on World Rugby’s new strategy. Additionally, the webinar dealt with how to best manage mass participation in the game while taking into consideration unique challenges that are present in the African continent. Secondly, the webinar dealt with the topic of Long-Term Player Development with particular attention on skill progression through game-based coaching.”
Regarding the success achieved so far, Rugby Africa’s Mostafa Jelti observed that there are currently 36 in the Get into Rugby project with 316,300 new players and 4 700 trainers, teachers, and referees since January 1st, 2018. He also commented that notably, 46% of the new players are girls while rugby has now become part of the curriculum in many schools.
More online sessions of the Get into Rugby Program are designed to focus on efforts to unlock funding and support, creating a holistic approach to coaching children, and implementing the program’s new strategy
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