RugbyRight – Online training hub

Scottish Rugby has launched its new online training course, RugbyRight, for all coaches, teachers and referees, focusing on improving player welfare and safety standards.The RugbyRight course replaces the Rugby Ready practical course for season 2015-16, which educated over 4500 coaches annually.The course places a strong emphasis on concussion management, anti-doping and safe tackle techniques. A law application update, which focuses on clarifications for season 2015/16, is also included.The online course has been created on an online resource hub, which every coach in Scotland will have access to, by clicking https://scottishrugbytraining.litmos.com/self-signup/, using the access code RR15-16. Once registered, you can access the RugbyRight course on a mobile device by downloading the Litmos LMS app on Apple, Android or Windows devises.For those coaches who are new to the game, and would benefit from a practical workshop, Scottish Rugby will be running Start Rugby Coaching workshops. These workshops have been organised in each region, with further info available here (http://www.scottishrugby.org/start-rugby-coaching).In line with policy, all coaches, teachers and referees will be required to complete the RugbyRight online course before the end of October 2015.For further information, please contact [email protected] FAQ’sWill RugbyRight become the pre-requisite for UKCC courses?Yes. The RugbyRight course is the new pre-requisite for all UKCC courses.However, the online World Rugby passport courses (www.passport.worldrugby.org) will remain pre-requisites for all World Rugby courses delivered by Scottish Rugby. Please see the specific information on the coach development webpages for further information (www.scottishrugby.org/coaching). How long does the RugbyRight online course take to complete?Approximately 1hr. You can complete the course at your own speed, module by module. All modules must be completed in order to be compliant. Will I receive a RugbyRight certificate?Yes. On completion of the course you will be able to download a PDF certificate by clicking on the achievements tab. How long will I be compliant for?From the date you completed 100% of the course, you will be compliant for 1year (365 days).