Looking to expand its reach, and to offer an insight into the game for players and coaches, the Premiership Rugby scholarships offered to Mose Timoteo is a ‘unique opportunity’.
In a media release from the Premiership, that they had offered the 43-year-old US coach/former player a chance to learn about coaching at the top of the game as one of the 26 Premiership Rugby scholarship winners; who will land in England on Sunday.
Premiership Rugby – in partnership with the Friends of the British Council and USA Rugby – will provide the coaches with a comprehensive introduction to the ins-and-outs of a top-tier English rugby club as part of the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Premiership Rugby scholarship coaching pathway for Mose Timoteo
And Timoteo, of Lafayette, Colorado, admits he is looking forward to crossing the pond in a bid to expand his coaching knowledge after injury curtailed his career on the international stage.
“I’m coaching at Glendale in Colorado and the director of rugby here sent me a message about it but I had already heard about the program from the previous trip,” he said.
A little over 4 years ago… Luke White and Mose Timoteo who is now apart of the @GlendaleMerlins coaching staff!#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #GlendaleRaptors #GlendaleMerlins pic.twitter.com/K8T5drqUG2
— Colorado Raptors (@coraptorsrugby) April 5, 2019
“As soon as I saw that email, I thought, ‘Yes, I’m going for it’ so I submitted my video and it was amazing when I found out I had been picked to go to England and do some coaching. The chance to learn from the Premiership Rugby clubs is huge and I was just so happy. When I got the email through it was one of the best emails I’ve had in the last few years.”
“I’m still a student of the game so what an opportunity Premiership Rugby Scholarships is to go over to England and learn more.”
Timoteo was born and raised in American Samoa before moving to the US to join the Army, playing for the All Army team, and Combined Service en route to earning international recognition. He made his last appearance for the US Eagles against Barbados in 2006. After initially coaching in his spare time, he was encouraged to pursue it as a full-time career.
Invaluable experience offered through Premiership Level 300 course
Those taking part will visit Leicester Tigers, Northampton Saints, and London Wasps, while also completing a Level 300 coaching training course, co-delivered by Premiership Rugby and USA Rugby.
Timoteo hopes the Premiership Rugby scholarship initiative will provide invaluable experience. “It will prepare me for whatever is going to come in the future,” he said. “I want to understand the clubs’ philosophies better as there are a lot of different coaches with different philosophies.
“We get to go to clubs like Leicester, see the coaches run sessions and interact with players, those of all different ages, and how they integrate the first XV with the academy players.
“That’s one area I would like to learn more about, learning to interact with two different types of players, and there are a lot of other areas I can look to improve as well.”
Last Word on Rugby believes this outreach is a stupendous way for the global game to benefit from the long-established systems and intellectual properties once guarded so closely. The exchange of coaching techniques, motivational tips and in general terms, could also bring benefits to those organizations involved.
Many top-level coaches, discover new processes and understanding, when visiting different leagues, and even different sports coaching systems. High performance is the key part of learning, in any industry. Rugby union included.
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