Earlier this month more than 60 coaches attended the first-ever East Coast Coaching Conference at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The inaugural event – which was hosted by Rugby Nova Scotia – featured guest speakers from World Rugby, Rugby Canada, Rugby Americas North, Leinster Rugby, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and others over the two day indoor and outdoor sessions.
Player Welfare was a key topic throughout the weekend, with World Rugby’s Technical Services Researcher providing a run through of the new Activate Programme.
World Rugby launched the major new injury-prevention programme ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019 with the showcase event used to raise awareness and accelerate its use globally.
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The World Rugby Activate programme is designed to assist with player welfare and safety by providing coaches with a physical preparation tool that can be implemented as part of training and as a pre-game warm-up.
