Our fully customisable team camps run from one to three weeks, allowing you to experience Māori hospitality while improving your whole team’s game.

For teams who want to develop their unit skill-base, learn innovative training and coaching techniques and develop their team systems.

​The Rugby Coaching Team Camp programme includes:

  • Team attack (sequences, positional plays, zones)
  • Back attack
  • Unit skills
  • Individual skills (pass, kick, evasion, contact, air and tackle)
  • Individual position training (Forwards/Backs)
  • Team defence (scrum, lineout, ruck and maul)
  • Rugby tactics and psychology (game plan, motivation, focus and visualisation, and pre-match preparation)
  • Fitness (aerobic/anaerobic and weights programmes)
  • Live rugby games (versus New Zealand Sports Academy invitational sides)
 
Team camps also include:

  • Auckland and Rotorua airport transfers
  • Traditional Māori powhiri (welcome)
  • Three star hotel accommodation (with buffet breakfast/lunch/dinner)
  • Internal transport (includes all internal bus transport)
  • Admission to a live, professional rugby game (Super/NPC - subject to timing, schedule and availability of tickets)
  • Farewell evening or aftermatch function
  • Two tourism activities per week
 
We can fully customise our camps to suit your team’s needs. Contact us to discuss your ideal programme and obtain per person pricing.

TESTIMONIAL

"St Aloysius College ventured to New Zealand Sports Academy, in Rotorua, for a seven-day intensive training camp. The tour was a fantastic culture experience for the boys with highlights including whitewater rafting, luge rides, Polynesian Spa and the traditional haka welcome by the Academy boys. The players also learnt a great deal of knowledge on how to adopt the Māori philosophy of playing rugby. Coaches Jim Love, Darrel Shelford and Hika Reid were excellent in their presentations and coaching sessions with the boys. Special mention for Jeanna Love for the smooth running of all the logistics involved in an overseas tour. I would strongly recommended the NZSA to any rugby club or school rugby team."

ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE - NSW AUSTRALIA

ONE WEEK ITINERARY

DAY
MORNING
​AFTERNOON
EVENING
1
Arrive Auckland
Travel to Rotorua
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2
​Official Māori Welcome and introduction to rugby camp
Rugby training with NZSA
Event
3
Rugby training with NZSA
Rugby training with NZSA​
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4
Rugby training with NZSA
Rugby training with NZSA
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5
Māoritanga – Māori martial arts (taiaha)
Rugby training with NZSA, learn haka
Event
6
Game preparation
Game - NZSA
Aftermatch function
7
​​Game assessment and evaluation
NZSA Farewell function
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