London Scottish FC : Coach's Notes

As stated in the round up last week, what a great day at Redruth. The team showed real character to come back from 10 nil at half time, especially in those conditions.

Next Match
Teams Currie v London Scottish Teams Currie v London Scottish Opposition Currie (A) Date 13/08/2010 Date 13/08/2010, KO 19:30 Date Fri 13th Aug 10 Home/away A Opposition Currie Venue Time KO 19:30 Referee Previous Meeting - London Scottish Form L W L D W Currie Form Teams Ayr v London Scottish Teams Ayr v London Scottish Opposition Ayr (A) Date 14/08/2010 Date 14/08/2010, KO 15:00 Date Sat 14th Aug 10 Home/away A Opposition Ayr Venue Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting London Scottish Form L W L D W Ayr Form Teams London Scottish v London Welsh Teams London Scottish v London Welsh Opposition London Welsh (H) Date 21/08/2010 Date 21/08/2010, KO 15:00 Date Sat 21st Aug 10 Home/away H Opposition London Welsh Venue Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting London Scottish Form L W L D W London Welsh Form Teams Loughborough v London Scottish Teams Loughborough v London Scottish Opposition Loughborough (A) Date 28/08/2010 Date 28/08/2010, KO 15:00 Date Sat 28th Aug 10 Home/away A Opposition Loughborough Venue Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting London Scottish Form L W L D W Loughborough Form Teams London Scottish v Blackheath Teams London Scottish v Blackheath Opposition Blackheath (H) Date 04/09/2010 Date 04/09/2010, KO 15:00 Date Sat 4th Sep 10 Home/away H Opposition Blackheath Venue Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting London Scottish Form L W L D W Blackheath Form L L D

Last Match

I must thank all the supporters that made the long journey to Cornwall. You were heard and seen and it was a huge boost to the players.

Congratulations to the second team that beat Cambridge Uni last Monday. No mean achievement, and shows the quality of player we have in the club. I realise that they want to play first team rugby but the performances put in on Monday show any player could seamlessly move into the 1st team and perform.

As with all my notes I try and inform what is going on in the club, the ONE CLUB process. This week I want to Focus on the Elite Academy

The Club Elite Academy was set up this Summer to replace the SRU Academy, which ceased as a result of the funding being stopped. The aim is to identify potential 1st XV players from age groups U13 - U18 and provide an Elite Conditioning and Core Skills programme to enhance their development.

CURRICULUM / STRUCTURE

JULY - SEPTEMBER = PHASE 1
Players Nominated to attend training 3x a week at the club.

SEPTEMBER - TESTING
Players tested and selected for Elite Academy

SEPTEMBER - MAY
Conditioning Monday 6.45 - 7.45
Core Skills and Conditioning 6pm - 7.30

CORE SKILLS PROGRAMME

September - October : HANDLING AND SCANNING
October - November : CONTROLLING CONTACT / GAME SENSE
December : GAME ANALYSIS USING INTERACTIVE SMART BOARD TECHNOLOGY
January : HANDLING AND SCANNING
February - April : DEFENCE / GAME SENSE

REVIEWS AND NOMINATIONS

The Elite Academy is reviewed each month. Club coaches can nominate players to be assessed for selection into the Academy process. The coaches have to submit nomination forms by a certain date. The Skills and Conditioning Assessment will take place the following Wednesday. If a player is successful he will be asked to attend the remaining sessions.
An unsuccessful player will be informed of his work ons. This does not mean he can’t be nominated the following month for assessment.

The target is to have 30 players in the Elite Academy by the end of next season.

With the renewal rates for the 2010/11 season now confirmed and the form available to download from the membership page, LSFC is putting on an exclusivity period on the season ticket applications for those season ticket holders from the 2009/10 campaign - to be able to choose their seats in advance.

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Coach's Notes - November 14th 2009

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