THE Nashua Rugby Skills Project (NRSP) is back after a successful launch in 2017. The team will be touring three southern African countries, and with the help of rugby legends Gcobani Bobo, Dean Hall from Alberton, Sino Ganto and Morgan Newman, will be teaching vital passing and catching skills to budding young players.
The NRSP was launched on the back of Nashua’s proud partnership with the Currie Cup and is testament to Nashua’s commitment to developing sports in southern Africa.
The initiative is in partnership with the ShadowBall Academy and was conceptualised by The Great Sporting Goods Company. The Academy’s uniquely designed, flat-sided ‘ShadowBall’ allows players to practise passing and catching skills on their own, thus increasing their practice time and frequency and improving their accuracy.
The NRSP team will visit schools selected by Nashua franchises. Each school will be visited twice. During the first visit, the team will introduce players to the ShadowBall and teach them vital passing and catching skills. In addition, players will enhance their self-confidence through life skills such as following instructions, dealing with challenges and self-discipline. The second visit will include player evaluations and feedback, as well as education and information for the school coaches. Players and coaches will have the opportunity to interact with world-class professional players.
In 2017, the NRSP team interacted with 2 346 players in 32 locations and helped improve ball skills by over 50 per cent. This year, Nashua aims to build on the project’s success, with more schools, more players and a lot more fun to be had.
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