PEP for Rugby

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PEP for Rugby

The sport I have chosen to do my PEP on is rugby. I have chosen rugby

because I am interested in it and also I participate at it. I enjoy

playing rugby but in addition I enjoy watching rugby weather it be in

the stands or watching it at home on the TV. I also enjoy watching my

friends and family play when I'm not playing rugby myself. I play

rugby at school for my year and I also play for a Sunday side. We are

called Old Elthamians and we are a strong side. We are two times Kent

sevens champions at U'13 and U'15 level. We regularly tour the

continent and out of 8 games abroad we have only lost once. I take

part in this sport because I find it fascinating and an excellent

sport to participate at. Rugbybrings you a great deal of comradely and

most players show a great deal of team spirit.

When playing rugby my position is hooker, because I play hooker I need

some specific fitness components. To be a good hooker you will

require:

§ strength for rucking and mauling,

§ a high aerobic capacity for making sure you get to the breakdowns

§ reasonably flexible so you can manoeuvre yourself in the scrums

§ good reaction time because you need to strike quickly in the scrums

so you can hook the ball back

Whilst playing rugby you work your muscles hard. Playing as hooker the

main muscle groups, main energy production system and typical recovery

times used are:

§ Your upper body muscles i.e. biceps triceps sacrospinalis trapezius

deltoids and pectorals

§ Leg muscles i.e. quadriceps gastrocnemus

§ We usually work our aerobic systems

§ The usual recovery times are roughly 10-30 seconds.

Whilst constructing my exercise programme I will keep referring back

to the FITT principles. These principles are:

F- Frequency of activity- how often we should exercise. For example if

you just want to stay healthy you should exercise for at least twenty

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