HIGH LEVEL RUGBY TRAINING CAMPS
Do you need to progress and improve your game? Each programme in our high performance and high level summer rugby camps is designed to cover the technical, tactical, mental and physical skills that are essential for you to reach your full potential as a rugby player. Focused on position-specific workshops, building up skills, mental strength, the ability to read the game and self-management, our training camps are designed to improve player performance both on and off the field. Our training camps are fully immersive, which means that participants stay together on site for the duration of the camp in a 100% rugby-dedicated environment.
The AIR Top Coaches are selected from among elite current and former rugby players, giving participants the opportunity to learn directly from the most talented people in the rugby world. The programmes offered below may be modified according to the different levels of the students at the “Académie Internationale de Rugby” (AIR). The aim is to enable students to benefit from training sessions similar to those of professional players. The AIR students train like pros, with pros! So don’t hesitate, sign up for the upcoming high performance summer rugby camps at the Académie Internationale de Rugby (AIR).
PERFORMANCE TRAINING CAMP
The Performance rugby course is aimed at players born in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and with an FFR licence (or equivalent abroad) who want to develop their technical, physical and mental performance.
TRAINING CAMP CONTENT
Sprinting skills and techniques and posture
Focus on speed and frequency
Motor skills and agility, work on balance
Power and explosiveness
Application and transfer into rugby
Muscle strengthening and core strength
Weight training and introduction to weightlifting
Injury prevention and recovery
Personalised functional assessment
FORWARDS
Scrum, role and technique – safety, posture and performance
Touch, role and technique, introduction to lifting and ball delivery
Effective lifting, understanding of triggering factors Speed, movement and speed in the air, ball delivery into the three zones
Catching kicks, reading the ball’s trajectory, communicating, lifting for catching kicks Hooking, binding between rows and coordination of pushing
BACKS
Kicking (drop, grubber kick, for territory, up and under)
Holding and reconquering lines
Catching high balls standing and moving forward
Line pass (switch, loop, cut-out, pop-pass, off-load, 45 degree pass)
Using second line of attack
Duel and tools for moving forward (player on their feet)
Ruck and conservation (carrier, support)
Breakdown play
Importance of return to play
Defensive positioning
Tackling and getting up and counter ruck
Returning to play and contest
Different types of passes
Reading and understanding the game: moving forward where it’s easy
Maintaining the speed of the game
Positioning, adaptation and communication with support players
Creating spaces and using them as quickly as possible
Positioning and repositioning to threaten all spaces
Determination to not stop the ball
Understanding and managing the match
Strategic importance and approach
Introduction to mental preparation
Controlling individual and collective emotional shifts
Setting objectives for a match and a period
Self-determination
Building post-training and post-match routines
Healthy lifestyle for top-level athletes
Introduction to performance nutrition
IMPROVEMENT TRAINING CAMP
The Improvement training camp is intended for players born in 2011 and 2012 with an FFR licence (or foreign equivalent) who want to develop their technical, physical and mental performance.
TRAINING CAMP CONTENT
Sprinting skills and techniques and posture
Focus on speed and frequency
Motor skills and agility, work on balance
Power and explosiveness
Application and transfer into rugby
Muscle strengthening and core strength
Weight training and introduction to weightlifting
Injury prevention and recovery
Personalised functional assessment
FORWARDS
Scrum, role and technique – safety, posture and performance
Touch, role and technique, introduction to lifting and ball delivery
Effective lifting, understanding of triggering factors Speed, movement and speed in the air, ball delivery into the three zones
Catching kicks, reading the ball’s trajectory, communicating, lifting for catching kicks Hooking, binding between rows and coordination of pushing
BACKS
Kicking (drop, grubber kick, for territory, up and under)
Holding and reconquering lines
Catching high balls standing and moving forward
Line pass (switch, loop, cut-out, pop-pass, off-load, 45 degree pass)
Using second line of attack
Duel and tools for moving forward (player on their feet)
Ruck and conservation (carrier, support)
Breakdown play
Importance of return to play
Defensive positioning
Tackling and getting up and counter ruck
Returning to play and contest
Different types of passes
Reading and understanding the game: moving forward where it’s easy
Maintaining the speed of the game
Positioning, adaptation and communication with support players
Creating spaces and using them as quickly as possible
Positioning and repositioning to threaten all spaces
Determination to not stop the ball
Understanding and managing the match
Strategic importance and approach
Introduction to mental preparation
Controlling individual and collective emotional shifts
Setting objectives for a match and a period
Self-determination
Building post-training and post-match routines
Healthy lifestyle for top-level athletes
Introduction to performance nutrition
VIDEO CLIPS OF PREVIOUS CAMPS
TRAINING CAMP DATES
7 to 13 July 2025
Advanced training camps (2011 et 2012):
15 to 21 July 2025
CAMP LOCATION
1 Avenue Edouard Belin
31400 Toulouse
PRICE
Full board for 7 days/6 nights
You can pay in 2 instalments at no extra cost.
Some Works Councils will pay for all or part of your children’s sports activities.
What’s included in the camp
- Full board accommodation and meals for 7 days / 6 nights in a double room at the CREPS in Toulouse
- Return transfer from airport or train station to CREPS with a dedicated shuttle bus
- Lecture theatre classes (video analysis, lectures, mental preparation, nutrition, etc.)
- Access to facilities linked to the camp programme
- Access to the personalised monitoring platform for 1 year (player support)
- A post-camp technical and tactical assessment
- A detailed evaluation of strengths and weaknesses at each position and the main areas for development
- AIR T-shirt, cap and water bottle Honorary camp diploma
- Technical follow-up folder containing a summary of the camp
Each player will be assigned a coach specialising in the position, usually a former or current professional or even international player.They will work in coordination with a general coach (1 coach for 12 players), which will give the player a detailed understanding of their qualities, progress and the issues linked to their position during the roll-out of their development plan.
Players will be offered personalised support, on request, for one year via videoconference, where they will be able to continue their exchanges with the coaches.
STUDENT’S TESTIMONIALS
Very comprehensive training camp. I’m really happy to have been at this camp which taught me a lot and enabled me to discover high level rugby. It was a very very positive experience, thank you very much!
As a parent, my son enjoyed the rugby camp which gave him back his self-confidence thanks to the workshops and conversations you had with him. Thanks to you and the educational approach of all the staff, Bastien just loved this camp. You’ve given him tremendous confidence and I’m sure that with this attitude he’ll be able to achieve great things.
Très bon stage avec des entraineurs très pointus, j’ai bien été préparé au haut de niveau de Gaudermen. Rendez-vous l’année prochaine.
I loved this training camp. I think I’ve made a lot of progress and I met loads of rugby players. Thanks for this training camp.
I’m really pleased with the training I got at AIR, and I’m ready to start all over again next season. Thanks to all the coaches, players, cooks for this wonderful week.
We really appreciated the high quality organisation, and preparation too with a preliminary assessment test, a call from the coach, and then a private appointment to find out what the players want. Then the quality of the coaches and the workshops they set up was exceptional. Congratulations and see you next year!
I really appreciated the availability of the coaches and the quality of the advice they give.
Thanks again, it was so cool!
I would really like to thank all of the training camp staff. Matteo spent a wonderful week in a great atmosphere, and came home with many memories to cherish. He really appreciated the time he was able to spend with the coaches, training and learning, talking with very friendly pro players and meeting the stars of French rugby who have thrilled us so much.
Thanks on behalf of my son and all the kids, it was perfect.
Thanks for this training camp, some great experiences and memories.
I’ve learnt a lot about my position and I really enjoyed rubbing shoulders with top level players, former players and coaches and taking note of all their advice for the future.
Excellent training camp, combining performance and pleasure. Eliot the trainee only had positive things to say. He would have liked to work a bit more on his speed and kicking if his ankle hadn’t handicapped him. Highly likely he will register again next year. Training camp to be recommended.
Thanks for this fantastic training camp, I’m definitely up for it next year!
Hi guys! I just wanted to send a message to thank you for the training camp, because it was just amazing, I loved it and I’m still on cloud nine. The follow-up was really good too. Thanks very much once again, and I hope to return next season.
I loved this training camp. I learned so much from the top level coaches. It was the first time I’d had the opportunity to play in front of top coaches. The camp really boosted my self-confidence. Today I feel like I have what it takes to achieve my ambitions. A huge thank you to all of you.
Our 3rd participation in the AIR is coming up soon! This has become a permanent fixture for our son. Apart from giving him the opportunity to develop the technical skills in his position, his analysis of play and his communication, this immersive organisation considerably strengthens his feeling of belonging to the world of rugby, and his motivation to accomplish his sporting ambitions. We’ve always wanted our son to participate in training camps outside his home club. He’s had the opportunity to participate in different rugby training camps in various regions. At last we’ve found the right structure, 100% focused on rugby and supervised by true pros. You have it all! Living examples of successful professional careers, mental preparation, management of injuries, and so on. You can be certain that the young people registering for this camp are not coming here to be on holiday or go surfing! They come to assess their level and identify the areas where they need to improve for the next season.
