Spirit of Rugby Volunteer Leadership Development Opportunities For 2022/23

The IRFU Spirit of Rugby Leadership Programme is continuing this season with an opportunity for clubs to offer training to the next generation of male and female volunteers in their club.

This season, there are two parts to the Leadership Programme, an online club mentoring programme for experienced volunteers and a Club Leadership programme open to active volunteers.

Those who complete training at club level will have an opportunity to apply for National Leadership and Mentoring opportunities in future seasons.

CLUB LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

The Club Leadership programme is open to male and female active volunteers with 2 seasons involvement in the club.

The aim of the programme is to develop the volunteers’ ability to lead change and influence others. It does not focus on their rugby knowledge but rather on how to best work with others to make the best use of that experience. It will be a blend of online modules and face-to-face training allowing volunteers to do some of the work in their own time. The face-to-face days will be run on a provincial basis with 20 places available in each Province. There are 7 units of learning, 2 of which will be in person, where volunteers will get a chance to share best practice and network with those in similar roles. The dates for each province are below with an application form for club members.

CLUB LEADERSHIP

• 20 places available in each province
• 2 online modules to be completed before attendance at in person workshop.
• Topics to be covered include, Self-awareness, Delivering Under Pressure, Leading Teams, Influencing Skills and Change Management
• Applicants can apply directly, or clubs may nominate volunteers, applications are signed off by Club Committee

Programme dates:

1. Saturday 5^th November & Saturday 18^th Feb (venue in Munster TBC, 10am-4pm)
2. Sunday 6^th November & Sunday 19^th Feb (venue in Connacht TBC, 10am-4pm)
3. Saturday 19^th November & Sunday 12^th Feb (venue in Leinster TBC, 10am-4pm)
4. Sunday 20^th November & Sunday 26^th Feb (venue in Ulster TBC, 10am-4pm)

Click Here To Download And Complete Club Leadership Application Form

The closing date for applications is Friday 7th October 2022.