Kenya Rugby Union conducts successful Training and Education "Super Week"
The Kenya Rugby Union hosted a Training and Education “Super Week” from 24 th to 28 th June in Nairobi.
The “Super Week” took place on the sidelines of the just concluded Rugby Africa competitions hosted in the country and covered the Strength and Conditioning, Coaching, Officiating and Medical strands of the game.
Commenting on the Super Week, KRU Training and Education Co-ordinator George Ndemi said, “ It was a comprehensive exercise under the supervision of Rugby Africa’s Regional Training Manager Denver Wannies and facilitated by a panel that included Dr. Joseph Kalanzi (Uganda), Abigail Mnikwa (Zimbabwe), Denver WAnnies, Dr. Michael Otieno, John Bosco Muamba and Fred Ollows. “
“We saw the accreditation of educators in the Strength and Conditioning, Coaching and Medical strands,” added Ndemi.
The educators started with five virtual sessions from 7th May to 17th June 2021 before attending the face to face course between 24
thand 25
thJune.
They are:
Medical Educators
James Ondiege
Anthony Maina
Gerald Omondi
Philemon Odidi
Strength and Conditioning Educators
Michael Shamiah
Michael Owino
Coaching Educators
Michael Aung
Alex Agalo
Officiating Educators
Alfred Okwemba
Amos Wamanga
There was also a Level 2 Strength and Conditioning course conducted by Ndemi and Richard Ochieng which attracted a total of nine participants ( eight men and one woman) while Kenya U20 Head Coach Curtis Olago who is pursuing his World Rugby Level 3 coaching accreditation underwent assessment under the watchful eye of Wannies.
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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
