Rugby Overview Rugby is a contact sport characterized by periods of high-intensity activities interspersed with short periods of low-intensity activity (Austin, Gabbett, & Jenkins, 2011). Rugby is short for Rugby Football and the sport developed from Testing and Training Components of Performance Validity and Reliability A sport analysis must be conducted before a training program can be designed (Green, Blake, & Caulfield, (2011). Testing helps coaches to identify physical abilities, areas in need of improvement, and can serve as a baseline to set achievable goals and track improvement. In order for the test results to be useful, the test must actually measure what it is supposed to measure (known as validity) as well as repeatable …show more content…
(1998) Some articles include aerobic endurance and flexibility as components as well (Meir, Newton, Curtis, Fardell, & Butler, 2001) but these are secondary to the key components. Metabolic energy requirements, by importance was determined to be primarily ATP-CP system, secondarily anaerobic system, and tertiary the aerobic system due to the nature of frequent intense bouts of effort broken up by periods of relative rest (Corcoran, & Bird, 2009). Duthie, Pyne, & Hooper (2005) quantify this as 85% of game time is spent in low-intensity activities and 15% in high-intensity …show more content…
Sprinting time lasted 2.04 ± 0.72 seconds for forwards on average (Green, Blake, & Caulfield, (2011). With this in consideration, linear speed testing should be limited to < 40 meters. Agility Baechle et al. (2008) define agility as the ability to stop, start, and change the direction rapidly in a controlled manner. Muscle Strength Strength is the maximal force produced at a given speed by a muscle or muscles. Rugby players require high levels of muscular strength, particularly for the forwards (i.e. flanker) in scrums, mauls, and rucks (Duthie, Pyne, & Hooper, 2003). Flankers require optimal strength as their position requires them to multi-task and defend while also retain possession during offense (Corcoran, & Bird, 2009). Muscular Endurance There is also a requirement for high anaerobic capacity during sustained and repeated intense efforts (Duthie, Pyne, & Hooper, 2005). Muscle endurance is an important attribute and necessary prerequisite for the tackling, pulling, lifting and pushing activities that occur during the game (Meir, Newton, Curtis, Fardell, & Butler,
There are three main energy systems used in a game of touch football which consist of the creatine phosphate (ATP PC) system, lactic acid system and the aerobic system. Each system plays a vital role during game play. Every muscle in your body requires energy to perform all movements, and to do this, the energy is produced by the breakdown of a molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is found in all cells which is a chemical form of muscular activity and performs mostly all functions in the human body. It contains 3 phosphate groups and adenosine. ATP is stored in the muscles and lasts for approximately 10-30 seconds. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins, are all producers of ATP from the food we eat; however Creatine Phosphate is also a high energy compound producer found in the cells. These three chemical reactions are conducted to continue muscular work. The first system used in a game of touch football is the ATP PC system. This system is stored into the muscles and used in short durations for up to 10 seconds and doesn’t not require oxygen therefore being anaerobic. ATP lasts approximately 3 seconds, and then Creatine phosphate (CP) will continue until all ATP PC energy is used up. The use of ATP is high intensity and would usually be used in a 50m sprint or a pass in touch. Once the CP energy is used up the body then switches to the lactic acid system. This is because of the breakdown of glucose, resulting in the production of lactic acid. The lactic acid system an anaerobic energy system, which lasts for approximately 30 seconds to 2 minutes, and is the conversion of glycogen to glucose. In relation to a game of touch football, the lactic acid system could be used during a quick wruck, as the movements required are a...
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his teammates push mightily against the opposition. His arms are locked over his teammates' shoulders, all of their heads down. The two teams are pushing against each other like two moose fighting over territory. He looks down to see the ball, sitting just in front of his feet. If he could just hook it with his foot and heave it to his teammate behind him…
The job of professional athletes requires additional physical work to maintain their body so they can play at the highest level possible. Professional athletes us...
Rugby players are monsters. They have become so big, can they be called human? In this modern day, rugby union is more about how hard you can tackle and how fast you can run, than the rugby. This essay will delve into and explore whether professional rugby union is becoming too dangerous and why this is the case.
Two different rules, two different balls, two different sports; at first glance Rugby and American football seem to have very little in common, but in reality they actually have a lot in common. Many of the fans that declare allegiance to one sport seem to condescend and down the other. Perhaps that is because they are so similar that it is easy to declare that one is better than another. For example you would not say that basketball has a more efficient scoring system than baseball or vice versa, not because they are equal but because they are two different sports and are incomparable. But on the other hand two things very similar like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are competing constantly. If you were to compare Rugby and American Football the things that you would have to look at would be the history of the sports, the rules of the games, and the fans comments to each other.
American vs. British Sports Sports are a universal source of entertainment all across the world. Several nations take part in sports, whether it be playing them, or simply watching them on television. A couple of the actively participating nations are America and England. Both of these countries have popular sports team, and they are both sports proud nations. America and England both have sports that are similar in many ways, but have differences, and the sports culture in both countries varies by nation.
Creative new training methods, developed by coaches, athletes and sport scientists, are aimed to help improve the quality and quantity of athletic training ( Kellmann, 2010, p.1). However, these methods have encountered a consistent set of barriers including overtraining ( Kellmann, 2010, p.1). Due to these barriers, the need for physical and mental recovery in athletics brought an increasing attention in practice and in research ( Kellmann, 2010, p.1).
Athletic staleness and burnout is a big problem for many of today’s athletes whether they are at the amateur or professional level. The good thing about this problem that ends up in total and complete physical and emotional exhaustion is that it can be recognized when it is taking place. It can also be treated if the recognition comes at too late of a stage of the onset of staleness and burnout. But the best remedy for athletic staleness and burnout is prevention of it in the first place. There are three different models that have been used to explain the causes of athlete burnout.
due to the nature of the game and the fact that there is continuous movement with lots of short bursts of more intense activity. Some positions require higher levels of anaerobic fitness than others, some. require more aerobic fitness. A midfield player is required to cover a lot of ground during a game and needs a good aerobic engine. A striker on the other hand requires short bursts of repeated activity and requires more speed and anaerobic fitness.
Imagine it is a Friday night underneath the lights, in October, and you are walking into a stadium packed with fans cheering. But the only noise you can hear is the sound of your cleats hitting the pavement as you are marching up to the field, and the only thing you see is the other team and the end zone. It is such a stimulating feeling, it is unforgettable. Now, you may think I am talking about an American football game, but I am not. I am talking about a rugby match. Believe it or not, football derived from rugby. Differences are in rugby, there are no pads, the ball does not have laces, fifteen men to a side, and above all else, it is an international sport and it is safe compared to football. How come if it is safe, and it is a worldwide sport like soccer, why is it not a school sport like football is too many high schools and colleges across the country? Rugby needs to be a school sport not only because it is safe or it is international, but because it builds character in those that need support, teaches people how to work as team, and to expose what real brotherhood is.
Physical fitness, cardiovascular fitness, and general well being that makes an individual to perform sport activities and exercises without undue fatigue are the main variables observed in the design. The test procedures required several instruments such as meter tape measure, making cones, recording sheets, Tape recorder, The Multi-Stage Fitness Test CD and an assistant (Leger & Lambert, 1982). To conduct the test a sample of 8 players were required. - The players consume 6oz of either water with or without creatine and the participants are given a small container filled a pill of
There are two things, the cores of sports, that make up sports, very vital to what you can do within these games of this topic. There are some things you need one for, but, you also sometimes need them both to do some of those things. Most importantly, these two cores, they are connected to one another. Without one of the main tactics, almost every single thing you do in sports isn’t possible, at all, even if you try your hardest to do so. The cores I am talking about are physical prowess and mental agility. Now, currently we will find 3 pieces of text from a text called “Why We Run” made by Kelefa Sanneh, and 3 pieces from an article called, “What Could Be Better Than a Touchdown?” made by Bermd Heinrich. From the debate over the importance
The Development of Rugby In 2003 when England won the World cup all of a sudden thousands of kids wanted to pick up rugby balls and become the ‘next Jonny Wilkinson’ since then the RFU has taken various methods to try and encourage children to take up rugby. Nationally there is the Zurich Premier League, these are the twelve best teams in the country and compete for honours at home and abroad. Then there is division 1, division 2, division 3 north, and division 3 south.
With each passing civilization and the era it’s [its] people lived in, one can find a great deal about the times by examining an area that is not often thought of. That area is in regards to sports. The ancient Mayans had arenas, the Greeks helped initiate the Olympics, and the Romans had bloody matches between gladiators in the Colosseum. These sports and games often reveal to us what was occurring outside the playing field and arenas, into the political arenas and clashes between the classes. Examining the history of rugby throughout Europe, particularly in Great Britain, allows one the opportunity to see how the changes throughout society’s values, norms, and principles are mirrored by the evolution of the game of rugby from the mid-nineteenth century up to World War I.