| Description |
1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Physical Preparation for Rugby -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Movement demands of rugby -- 1.2.1 Overall physical demands -- 1.2.2 Repeated-sprint, repeated high-intensity effort, collision, and peak movement demands -- 1.2.3 Activity and recovery cycles of match-play -- 1.3 Physical qualities required for competition success in rugby -- 1.3.1 Influence of physical qualities on team selection |
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1.3.2 Relationship between physical qualities and tackling ability -- 1.3.3 Relationship between physical qualities and activity profiles -- 1.3.4 Influence of physical qualities on recovery and injury risk -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- 2. Strength and Power Training for Rugby -- 2.1 An introduction to strength and power -- 2.2 Assessment strategies -- 2.2.1 Maximum strength assessments -- 2.2.2 Power assessments -- 2.3 Normative data -- 2.3.1 Maximum strength -- 2.3.2 Power capabilities -- 2.4 Training applications: development, retention, decay -- 2.4.1 Maximum strength |
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2.4.2 Power capabilities -- 2.5 Summary -- References -- 3. Monitoring the Match and Training Demands of Rugby -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Monitoring the external demands of training and competition in rugby -- 3.2.1 The use of time-motional analysis in rugby -- 3.2.2 The use of multiple camera systems in rugby -- 3.2.3 The use of GPS devices in rugby -- 3.2.3.1 Validity and reliability of measurements using GPS -- 3.2.3.2 Measurement of relative distance -- 3.2.3.3 Categorization of movement activity using speed zones -- 3.2.3.4 Measurement of accelerations and decelerations |
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3.2.3.5 Measurement of repeated efforts using GPS -- 3.2.3.6 Measurement of body load and collisions -- 3.3 Monitoring the internal demands of training and competition in rugby -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4. Monitoring Fatigue and Training Adaptations in Rugby Players -- 4.1 The fitness-fatigue response in rugby players -- 4.2 Monitoring fatigue in rugby players -- 4.2.1 Athlete-reported outcome measures -- 4.2.2 Heart rate variability (HRV) -- 4.2.3 Blood, salivary and urine-borne markers of fatigue -- 4.2.4 Neuromuscular function -- 4.2.5 Performance tests |
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4.3 Monitoring the fitness response in rugby players -- 4.3.1 Interpretation of monitoring data -- 4.3.2 Players' and coaches' engagement with the monitoring process -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- 5. Match Day Strategies to Enhance the Physical and Technical Performance of Rugby Players -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Strategies focused towards enhanced physical performance -- 5.2.1 Active pre-match warm-up -- 5.2.2 Heat maintenance strategies -- 5.2.3 Post-activation potentiation (PAP) -- 5.2.4 Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) -- 5.2.5 Morning priming exercise -- 5.2.6 Hormonal priming |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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5.3 Strategies focused towards enhanced technical performance |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Worsfold, Paul
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| ISBN |
9781000870787 |
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1000870782 |
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