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Ian
Prior

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Rugby Union
$60
30 MINS

Coaching Bio

As a professional rugby player for the last 12 years and the previous captain (2018-2021) of the Western Force, I would love to share my experiences from playing to the next generation as I look to give back to the community that gave me so much throughout my career. I have been fortunate enough to win premierships at club (UQ & Associates), NRC (Perth Spirit & Western Force) and Super Rugby level (QLD Reds). I am also an accomplished goal kicker with a career to date average of above 80%.

Sport has been my passion and enjoyment ever since I was a young boy, particularly rugby union and cricket. My parents were big believers in sport and the benefits it gives people to both develop personally and make friends. That was where my career and love for the sport began during my junior sporting days. My expertise and experience is in individual skill development, goal kicking, leadership, mentoring, youth athletic development & strength and conditioning. Rugby union and sport in general is about having fun as well as achieving your goals and dreams, and I would love to be able to mentor and assist players in their development. It gives me great joy to see the impact sport can have on a persons life, big or small. I enjoy the mateship the game can bring as well as different personalities and cultures that rugby union can bring together within a team environment.

Expertise

  • Fundamental Rugby Skills
  • Scrum-half
  • Fly-half
  • Mentoring
  • Strength & Conditioning

Qualifications

  • WA Working with Children Check expiry 15/06/2026
  • Charles Sturt University - Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Rehabilitation) awarded 08/05/2020
  • University of Queensland - The Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences awarded 11/12/2015

Coaching Locations

  • Western Force, 203 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, Cambridge, WA 6014, AU
  • UWA Rugby Club, Mount Claremont, Nedlands, WA 6010, AU
  • Associates Rugby Union Football Club, Swanbourne, Perth, WA 6010, AU
  • Southern Lions RUFC, 359 Hammond Road, Success, Cockburn, WA 6164, AU
  • Wesley College, Angelo Street, South Perth, South Perth, WA 6151, AU

Private Sessions

One-on-One Coaching 30 MINS $60

One-on-One Coaching 60 MINS $100

Small Group up to 4 athletes 30 MINS $120

Small Group up to 5 athletes 60 MINS $120

Team up to 15 athletes 60 MINS $150

Team up to 10 athletes 60 MINS $150

Online Mentoring 30 MINS $50