Male Academy rugby union student-athletes in-season physical anthropometrical and physical performance changes, and comparisons with available data
| Autor: | N Rishiraj, B Niven |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Overtraining education 030229 sport sciences Football 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology League medicine.disease Bench press skinfolds aerobic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sprint athlete development Physical performance anaerobic medicine Physical therapy aerobic anaerobic athlete development skinfolds strength Student athletes strength Psychology Anaerobic exercise |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-5, Published: 2018 South African Journal of Sports Medicine; Vol 30, No 1 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2078-516X 1015-5163 |
| DOI: | 10.17159/2078-516x/2018/v30i1a5577 |
| Popis: | Background : Physical performance demands of the rugby union (RU) game have increased over the past two decades. However, there are little data on these variables concentrating on developing RU players (student-athletes) over a competitive season. Objectives : To investigate the potential enhancement of two physical anthropometrical and nine physical performance variables of male New Zealand RU Academy student-athletes over a competitive season and compare with similar published data. Methods : Twenty student-athletes were recruited to the Otago Rugby Football Union (ORFU) two-year Academy Programme. Each week the student-athletes engaged in 25 hours of strength and conditioning training and participated in 15 hours of on-field rugby training with their respective ORFU Premier League team. Assessments sessions were scheduled for the start of the season, in-season, and pre-play-offs (week 31). Results : Mean data from 20 student-athletes demonstrated a trivial effect size (ES) increase in body weight and skinfold measurements, while a paired t-test (p |
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