This report is easy for me to post - an evaluator did it for me!
To sum it up though, I was very impressed with the Huns as a rugby club. Despite losing the game, they competed very well at the set piece - turning over quite a bit of HARC ball! They also put on a great post game social at their rugby dedicated bar - Nasty's - Rugby songs and all. They played the game at "Burr" field which belongs to their rivals, the Austin Blacks. The Huns are constructing their own rugby ground a few miles away to rival Burr. An interesting fact I recently learned - "Burr" field is not named after Aaron Burr or anybody else for that matter - the fields used to be covered with F'in burrs. Players would be pulling them out for days in the old times.
While looking for game footage I found this Boat race between Harc and Huns. There was a rematch on this day - but im not sure who won that. There was lot of shooting the boot though.
Also, here is some footage from the game before mine. A pretty nice try scored by the huns. This should give you a good idea of the conditions.
now, the coaching report (eval):
Description of the game:
The Austin Huns (Blue) (currently #3 in the Texas 1st Division) hosted Houston Athletic (White) (currently 1st in Texas Texas
From a too short White kick off, Blue seized the initiative, quickly showing they were exceptionally well drilled and skillful. They were particularly effective when carrying the ball into contact with the ball carrier protecting the ball sufficiently to allow supporting players to commit just enough bodies to ensure quick recycling. Blue initially held their own at re-starts particularly line-outs and were rewarded by an early penalty goal.
White played to an intelligent game plan tailored to the hot and humid conditions. They soaked up Blue’s early pressure and then began to apply ever increasing pressure of their own. Rather than risk turnovers, they sought to drive the ball up field employing the power of their back row and the skill and speed of their fly half and inside center. Had the former been able to tackle he would have been outstanding. Nevertheless, heat and dehydration coupled with a disproportionate amount of defending wore Blue down. White were able to take advantage of defensive mistakes to keep the score board ticking over in their favor and snuff out Blue’s counter attacks.
Score: HUNS 3 – HARC 29
Overall Score: 93
Comments:
Larry has had a little less than three month’s individual coaching which so far has been confined to the basic technical building blocks of refereeing; law knowledge and application; anticipation, running lines and positioning; decision making and communication; pre-match preparation both physical and mental including stressing the benefits of being organized; the use of mental check lists and a clear and instinctive knowledge of a referee’s tackle priorities.
The purpose of this report differs somewhat from a regular assessment in that it goes beyond a performance audit and validation of progress to begin the process of indentifying issues referee and coach may agree should be the focus for the next phase of coaching.
From the evidence of this match, Larry was hardly challenged by an appointment above his current grade nor yet by a couple of hundred vocal and partisans Blue supporters. It is clear he has responded well to individual coaching. He is fit, fast and committed.
Match grade: N/A
Unit Score | Weight | Weighted Score | |
TACKLE You complied with all the key elements of your grade throughout the match (not very daunting) and much more. A purist might have argued a couple of tackler versus ball carrier decisions, but generally you were on the spot and right! The next step is to understand the dynamics of an irretrievably turned ball carrier and how that might change responsibilities. We should also talk about better secondary positioning which might help you better monitor non participants and allow yourself to be used by joining players as a ‘channel marker’ for the gate. Good for you that both teams were well drilled, positive and focused. | 5 | x 4 | 20 |
ADVANTAGE Good distinction between scrum and penalty advantage. You have a good sense of when both territorial and tactical advantage is gained. Do not play on from a ‘forced up’ or collapsed scrum (deduction). (Note the words for advantage gained is “advantage over,” see COMMS). | 4 | x 2 | 8 |
RUCK & MAUL No issues with current grade elements (hardly a challenge!). Now let’s move on: your mental block (yes, you were easily quick enough) to come to the touch line side of rucks meant you could not find the ball and that you had your back turned to non-participants and much worse you had to guess who to award scrums. You guessed right, so as much as I’d like to smack you around, I’ve not sufficient excuse. There were also a number of unobserved non-participant offsides (C1), although most were not material as both back rows had a habit of breaking to the blind side. Anyway, a field session or two should solve this. | 5 | x 3 | 15 |
RESTART KICKS/OPEN PLAY Kicks well managed indeed. Great pace around the field despite crook ankle. Nice radar for open play off-side although there were few kicks ahead as White opted to retain ball in hand. One possible forward pass missed owing to blocked running lane. Got a deliberate K.O. wrong (C1 element). | 5 | x 1 | 5 |
SCRUM Hard work in first half was rewarded. However, a less than brilliant White replacement prop tempted Blue to push the envelope. Engagement procedure was safe and consistent. You worked on ‘offset lined up’ props at the engagement. They all do it until you say “enough already.” Did allow Blue to lift twice. Hence deduction. Managed #9s, back rows and non participants well. | 4 | x 3 | 12 |
LINEOUT Well managed indeed- a couple of early creeps which did not become material. Consistent with gaps and with what was straight. You managed silly ‘numbers’ ploys like a vet. | 5 | x 2 | 10 |
CONTROL Managed all elements at your current grade (and the next ) without difficulties. Let’s feed ‘repeated infringements’ into our next round of discussions and find a method of remembering the who’s and the ‘whats.’ | 5 | x 3 | 15 |
COMMUNICATION Generally good, however whistle tone & sequence went a little pear-shaped a couple of times as dehydration induced loss of concentration set in (deduction). (Note correct words ‘advantage over’ to signify advantage has been gained. | 4 | x 2 | 8 |
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