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Age Grade of Play
Our programme has been created in conjunction with the “long-term player development programme” fostered by World Rugby.
Rugby course contents
Our programme has been created in conjunction with the “long-term player development programme” fostered by World Rugby.
destinations
Where Rugby Academies can take you?
our COURSES
Short Term Courses
Short-term courses are delivered all year round (2 to 6 weeks).
Medium and Long Term Courses
Medium-term courses and Long-term courses (more than 3 months stay).
ProgrammeS

Rugby and Language
The Rugby and Language programme is open to students who wish to develop their second language and improve their fundamental rugby skills.

High Performance training
The High Performance Rugby Training programme is open to athletes who wish to enhance their rugby performance.

Rugby Experience
The Rugby Experience programme is open to everyone who wishes to live a season overseas.

Intensive training
The Intensive Training programme is open to athletes who wish to develop and improve their rugby and english language skills.

Player Development
The Player Development programme is open to athletes who wish to develop and improve their fundamental rugby and personal life skills.

Academic Programme
The Academic Programme is open to everyone who wishes to go to a rugby school.
Focus on
Skills Development Programme
Join Skills Development Football Training Camp Programme and Live the Experience of a Lifetime.
Rugby Skills Development
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Age Grade:
Athletes 6 to 18 years old -
Dates:
All year round -
Location:
Ireland, England and New Zealand -
Duration:
2 or more weeks -
Accommodation:
Host Family or College (full board) -
Extracurricular activities:
Excursions, Leisure and Sport Activities
Skills Development Programme
- Catching and Passing or Kicking
- Tackling
- Support and Evasion
- The Breakdown (Defensive and Attacking with individual, mini-unit and team skills assessment and progressive development )
- Communication and the ability to make decisions under pressure
- Leadership activation; mental strength; tactical intelligence
- Functional assessment and development
- Speed, Agility and Quickness
- Game related fitness
- Strength and conditioning
Focus on
high performance football
& skills development training camp
Join Our High Performance Football Programme and Live the Experience of a Lifetime.
HIGH PERFORMANCE
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Age Grade:
Athletes 14 to 23 years old -
Dates:
All year round -
Location:
Ireland, England and New Zealand -
Duration:
2 or more weeks -
Accommodation:
Host Family or College (full board) -
Extracurricular activities:
Excursions, Leisure and Sport Activities
Hi-Performance Development Programme
The rugby academy programme includes:
- Technical skill assessment and progressive development
- Positional play
- Tactical skill assessment and development
- Game Management Development & Training analysis through video supports where appropriate
- Mental Preparation
- Physical fitness, Strength, Power and Conditioning assessment and development
- Nutrition Analysis & Planning
- Access to expert coaching and fitness training
- Access to top-level coaches and playing facilities
- Performance analysis, Goal setting, Performance planning
- Medical and Functional Assessment and support (where and when applicable)
- Personal Development
Focus on
intensive footbal Programme
& skills development training camp
Join Our Intensive Football Programme and Live the Experience of a Lifetime.
INTENSIVE FOOTBALL ACADEMY
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Age Grade:
Athletes 15 to 25 years old -
Dates:
All year round -
Location:
Ireland, England and New Zealand -
Duration:
2 or more weeks -
Accommodation:
Host Family or College (full board) -
Extracurricular activities:
Excursions, Leisure and Sport Activities
Intensive Academy Programme
- Fundamental Skills
- Individual Skills
- Team Clinics
- Fast and Safe Football
- Workshops
- Football Consultancy
- Video Analysis
We provide a high standard of football specific coaching that will increase and improve players and coaches’s football knowledge, individual specific skills and overall qualities and abilities to perform and deliver under pressure.
Focus on
Training and education
Join Our Training & Education Programme and Live the Experience of a Lifetime.
Rugby STAFF
Sports Facilities
Excursions and other Activities
Rugby Academy Weekly Timetable
HOLISTIC APPROACH
THE PLAY RUGBY HOLISTIC APPROACH includes principles of leadership, empowerment, emotional intelligence, athlete learning preferences, Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU), game-based approach (GBA) within increasingly V.U.C.A. environments, Inner Game, implicit motor learning and experiential/discovery learning with an authentic respect for each individual willingness to achieve happiness while participating in rugby.
| RUGBY ACADEMY - SAMPLE WEEKLY TIMETABLE* | TIME | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| 9:30-11:00 | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | Full day Excursion | Activity day |
| 11:00-11:30 | Morning Break | Morning Break | Morning Break | Morning Break | Morning Break | ||
| 11:30-13:00 | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | RUGBY/CLASS | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||
| 14:30-16:30 | RUGBY | RUGBY | RUGBY | RUGBY | Excursion/ Rugby | ||
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | ||
| EVENING | Evening Activity | Evening Activity | Evening Activity | Evening Activity | Evening Activity | ||
| The Educational Programme is recognised by the Irish and British Departments of Education. The Academy offers high-performance and position-specific training programme within World-class training facilities. The programme includes: technical skill assessment and progressive development, positional play, tactical skill assessment and development, game management development and training analysis, mental preparation, physical fitness, strength, power and conditioning analysis, development & planning. | |||||||
| * Please note: Schedule is subject to change without notice depending on Local Governments Responses to COVID-19 and Public health guidelines. | |||||||
ACCOMMODATION & SUPERVISION
FEATURES
The best campus facilities
The programme takes place in our vast campus located in Ireland. Here you’ll be able to use the most up-to-date facilities and equipment.
Education
Excursions
The activities programme provides students with an opportunity to absorb some of Ireland’s rich heritage in a fun and relaxed way while also allowing students the opportunity to improve their English.
FRIENDLY AND CARING ATMOSPHERE
All Camp Managers are fully accredited IRFU coaches and have additionally completed IRFU Safe Rugby and World Rugby First Aid in Rugby.
Practice Makes Perfect
We know the only way you truly understand a subject is by practising it in a real environment. This is why we’ve set a playground area that’s full of hours of exercises, questions and challenges. It even has a gaming section.
play Sport
Join our course and start building the most wanted skills available today. We make sure every class is easily understood, and that all students reach the same level of expertise needed for today’s sport and english environments.
Working hours
Monday- Thursday:8:00-18:30 Hrs
(Phone until 17:30 Hrs)
Friday - 8:00-14:00
We are here
Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland
Phone: +353 (0) 1 254 2324
Email: info@playsport.org