In 2008 Scottish Rugby reached an agreement with the Scottish Government to deliver a programme of free playing and coaching opportunities for young people across Scotland.

This funding has been vital in helping accelerate the deployment of numerous new Club Development Officer (CDO) posts across Scotland to offer new rugby activities and create a pathway into rugby clubs (e.g. Orkney, Greenock, Lomond & Clyde, Morgan/Panmure, Renfrewshire, Glasgow East, Ellon, Moray). Since the agreement was reached the CDO network has doubled in size to 70 posts ensuring that children in every local authority area in Scotland can access free rugby opportunities.

Schools Rugby

6155 primary 4 & 5 pupils completed the ‘Hygiene, healthy eating and activity in primary schools’ programme developed with the Food Standards Agency (Scotland).

Club Development

Scottish Rugby achieved the target of recruiting 70 rugby CDOs who delivered:
• 6,673 hours of club development sessions
• 70,675 regular contacts with players and volunteers to provide coach education, coaching, events, and recruitment.

Volunteering: Youth Coaching Course
                   
Last year 470 young people gained valuable skills and experience in coaching rugby. Many of them put these skills to good use coaching rugby in schools and clubs. Eight of them joined Scottish Rugby’s SVQ Community Coach programme and are coaching in their local club and schools, and working towards SVQ qualifications in coaching and management.

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