Sport Specific Training Rugby SHMD 249 8102013 1
Sport Specific Training: Rugby SHMD 249 8/10/2013 1
Introduction • Rugby = high intensity, discontinuous, multi-activity sport played over 80 minutes. • Different positions = different demands = different body physique. • Few other sports have the range of physical requirements that rugby demands from the player. • Training correctly for rugby has become a science. 2
Introduction • Outside backs: • Cover greater distances at top speed. • More athletic in shape then forwards, require both strength and endurance. • Forwards: • Shorter distances at explosive acceleration bursts more frequently. • Heavily built players need both excellent leg power and upper body strength. 3
Introduction • All players: sprinting, weaving, running sideways/diagonal, side-stepping, stepping backwards, straight line running. • Frequent body encounters: • tackles • collisions • scrums • rucks • mauls 4
Introduction • General training: Developing all round fitness (off-season & early preseason). • Rugby-Specific Training: Physical conditioning or skill work specific to the sport. • Competition-Specific Training: Player is placed in a situation very similar to the actual sport or competition setting. (late pre-season, inseason/competition training phase). 5
Importance of Conditioning • Overcome fatigue!! • Fatigue affects: – Skill execution. – Increases injury risk. – Tactical judgment & ability to read the game. – Motivation. – overall performance (speed, power, agility deteriorates). 6
Rugby Periodization • Each phase a foundation for the following phase. • Training specific components at specific times in specific ways is far more effective than replicating the same type of training day after day. • • • The rugby year is split into four main phases: 1. Active rest or transition phase 2. Off-season 3. Pre-season 4. In-season 7
Rugby Periodization 1. Active Rest or Transition • After competitive season. • Rest • Recovery from injuries. • Rehabilitation. • Prevent detraining: light cross-training. 8
Rugby Periodization 2. Off-season • Increase conditioning foundation. • Phase usually lasts 4 - 10 weeks. • Major training focus: stability, core strength, strength hypertrophy. 9
Rugby Periodization 3. Preseason • Preparation for the competition season. • Rugby specific training. • Start: ↑ volume & ↓ intensity physical conditioning and skill work. • Progression: ↑ intensity & ↓ volume. • Goal: best possible physical condition & optimally develop the skills needed specific to rugby. • Components developed in the off-season are “converted” to be more game specific. 10
Rugby Periodization 4. In-season (competition) • Volume of training minimum, intensity maximum. • Skill training: emphasised. • Goal: – maintain physical conditioning and skill levels. – achieve peak skill levels and physical conditioning for the major competitions usually found near the end of the season. 11
Training • Speed Training – – Short sprints between 10 m and 40 m at 100% effort. – Full recovery before sprinting again - maximum speed development. • Agility Training – – Drills with repeated, high intensity, changes in direction over short distances. • For maximum speed, agility and plyometric power training ensure full recovery is reached before starting the next repetition. 12
Training • Plyometric Training – • Purpose : improve player’s capacity to apply more force more rapidly. • Bounding, jumping , hopping exercises using one or both legs. • Power = maximum strength + speed. • Follow of maximal strength training phase for maximum effect. • Focus on quality of the exercise rather than quantity. • Explosive power: scrums, tackles, mauls, sprint, line outs. 13
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Warm Up • Don’t forget the warm-up!! • ↑ body & muscle temperature. • Activate muscle groups • ↑ joint mobility. • Prepares players for the tough physical activity of rugby while lowering the risk of injury. • Dynamic stretching: whole body!! 15
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