The Nigerian Rugby Football Federation NRRF, today confirmed that an International Rugby Board, IRB, coaching team will arrive in Lagos on Monday to hold a series of ‘coach the coaches’ clinics in Lagos and Kaduna next week.
The IRB team will arrive from Kenya on Monday before flying to Kaduna for two IRB Level One Match Official coaching and refereeing clinics on 26/27 September and in Lagos two days later on 29/30 September.
In making the announcement, Jide Afolabi, Chief Executive Officer of the NRFF, said that it recognized the importance of proper coaching to the development of rugby at all levels in Nigeria while maintaining international best practices.
The NRFF and IRB will also hold a technical planning session in Lagos to chart a way forward for the Nigerian growth in the world’s second biggest ball sport.
The NRFF also announced that it is in the process of establishing a National Rugby Coaching Institute, NRCI, to build the capacity of rugby officials across the country.
The key focus of the NRCI is to consolidate the education imparted by the IRB Coaching Tour and prepare the coaches for the iTRY Rugby Schools Programme, Model Rugby Club Expansion Plan, Amina Foundation Development Programme
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