Rishworth School

THE FORD RUGBY ACADEMY AT
Rishworth School
PROGRAMMES
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT
Through team training sessions, small group
sessions and position-specific sessions, players
are given the opportunity to develop their level
of technical competence in all rugby skills.
Sessions take place on a daily basis including,
before and after school sessions and at
lunchtimes. Chris Stone is a forwards specialist
whilst Jacob Ford and Tony Anderson are backs
specialist. Old Boys such as Liam Parfitt (England
U18 Flanker) George Ford (England) and Joseph
Ford (Leicester Tigers) also come in to school
from time to time to coach at school when their
professional playing commitments allow.
The Athletic Development Programme (ADP)
has been running in the school for over 4 years
and seeks to maximise the athletic potential of the
school’s most talented athletes by teaching them
a variety of compound exercises that look to build
strength, develop flexibility and enhance agility
and speed. The Head of Human Performance for
England Rugby League, Old Rishworthian Richard
Hunwicks has helped devise an in-school
programme that is age specific and progresses
athletes appropriately as their bodies grow and
helps players on our programme to move well and
efficiently whilst minimising the risk of injury both
in the short and long term.
Sprint times, power output tests, strength tests
and flexibility scores allow for fitness analysis
and help us to track player progression and
improvement.
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