USA International Rugby Academy South Bay Location Starting November 16, 2014 Santa Clara University from 8-10 am.

About the Course

This Course is for current JV and Varisty Club players 15-18 who have the ability and/or the desire to progress to higher levels of rugby.  

We will cover the  following areas in detail:

Movement Preperation and Animal Movement work, Evasion, Principles of Attack, Principles of Defense, Turnovers, Immediate Counter Attack, The Kicking Game, The Breakdown, Set Pieces, Positional Coaching, and Units / backs and forwards specifics.

After participating in this course select players will be invited to participate in our Nor Cal All Star academy team.  Selection will place a player into a personal development program that is geared primarily to ensuring that his/her capacities and abilities as a player are maximized. These players will be mentored by our top coaches.

USAIRA is dedicated to furthering the rugby skills and knowledge of high school boys and girls and teach them the fundamentals of rugby and provide them with a tested curricuum that works.

 
We have built strong mutual relationships of trust  with many Bay Area Youth Rugby Coaches and College Coaches and also All American coaches where we are regular guest coaches and their camps and clinics.

We support and asssit with the improvement of the high performance structures of Northern California Youth Rugby Association. 

This course has the full support and encouragement of the HS All American Coaching staff, some of whom will be making guest coaching appearances. 

We will be working closely with the HSAA coaches to maximize every academy player's potential for national selection honors.  To this end, specific details and coordinated action plans  will be provided. These will include the necessary mental, physical, tactical, and technical skills needed for success.  

 With other academies and clinics to choose from, would you rather be coached by players or coaches?

OUR STAFF

USAIRA was founded and is run by nationally recognized and Internationall certified coaches Paul Keeler and Eugene Mountjoy.  These coaches combine for over 25 years of coaching experience and over 65 years of playing experience!  These coaches are renowned for developing players, building programs, identifying talent and devotion to improving to their local rugby community.

Paul Keeler
Head Coach, Santa Clara University

• Santa Clara University Head coach
• Former Director of Rugby for SFGG
  
• 3x Rugby Super League finalist  and 2 X NationalChampion Head Coach with SFGG
• While At SFGG no less than 9 players were awarded international playing  honors
• Former USA A Head Coach
• IRB level 3 Certified
• International Rugby Academy of New Zealand High Performance Course graduate

• Santa Clara University Forwards, Defensive and Skills coach
• Former OMBAC Head Coach
• Former Director of Rugby/ Head Coach with Boston RFC and Boston College.
• Former USA- A Forwards Coach
• IRB level 3 Certified
• International Rugby Academy of New Zealand High Performance Course graduate
• Boksmart certified coach South Africa

We provide our young players with an environment in which they can grow, express themselves both personally and professionally and realize their dream of playing collegiate and International Rugby.

At USAIRA, we value discipline, attitude, commitment, integrity, and honesty as highly as we do rugby ability. We have assembled an experienced team of coaches, technical experts and support staff who all specialize in player development.

In the program, particular focus is paid to core skills and game awareness but also includes physiology, sports psychology, nutrition and personal development.