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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Rugby league"”.
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Supplement Use In Professional Rugby League
… understanding of sports supplement use in elite Rugby League (RL) though identifying the prevalence of supplement use within elite RL; assessing the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards supplements amongst elite RL players; and by examining the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards …
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Examining The Physical Demands of Elite Rugby League Match-Play
… the physical match demands of the European Super League (ESL) competition, focusing on a newly promoted ESL franchise. Specifically, this is the first work to examine the physical demands of competition for an entire squad of players across an entire competitive season in the ESL, the first to …
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Determining, scoring and presenting successful performance in professional rugby league
… However, limited PI research for professional rugby league exists, with just one paper published (Woods, Sinclair and Robertson, 2017) although this was conducted on teams from the Australian elite competition, the NRL, with no similar attempts for Europe’s Super League competition. Therefore, …
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History, Heritage and Social Inclusion: A case study of rugby league
… the role that sporting heritage, in particular rugby league heritage, has assumed in assisting the heritage sector in addressing issues surrounding social inclusion and wellbeing. While there has been much research about how museums are undertaking this work, there remains a limited …
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The economic and financial effects of the introduction of Super League in Rugby League.
… examine the effect of a unique experiment by the Rugby Football League, to apply the American professional team sports model to its game, making it the first British sport ever to attempt this. It investigates the economic, financial and social changes, which have occurred within the sport of …
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Video-based coaching of running technique : a case study in elite level rugby league
… sprint coach to a pre-selected group of academy rugby league players during a suitable period of their periodised training plan. The coach utilised video-based performance analysis to provide feedback to players. Observations were made of the coaching and feedback processes and captured on film. …
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Women and Rugby League: Gender, Class and Community in the North of England, 1880-1970
… thesis is a history of women’s involvement in rugby league between 1880 and 1970. It shows that whilst women were traditionally excluded from playing rugby league, they were involved in the game, as supporters, volunteers and organisers. Women were also the mothers, wives, sisters or daughters …
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Biomechanics of Injury Events Associated with Diagnosed Concussion in Professional Men's Rugby League
… particularly contact sports including rugby, hockey and football (Harmon et al., 2013). In rugby league, there are between 8.0-17.5 concussions/1000 player hours, representing roughly 10-15% of all injuries in the sport (Gardner et al., 2015). Shoulder, head, hip and knee are reported …
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A preliminary, multidisciplinary investigation into the performance of professional referees in the Australian National Rugby League
… team sports competition, of which professional rugby league is no exception. Successful performance in sports officiating involves a complex interplay of components including, but not limited to; physical, technical, and perceptual-cognitive factors. When comparing literature on sports …
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Non-Invasive and Invasive Assessment of Carbohydrate Intakes and Muscle Glycogen Utilisation in Rugby League and AFL
… assess muscle glycogen utilisation in elite male Rugby League players (n=16) during competitive match play. Although match play depleted absolute muscle glycogen in the VL muscle by approximately 200-250 mmol·kg-1 dw, there were no significant differences in MuscleSound scores obtained before and …
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Understanding the decision-making process of coaches and high-performance staff on player training and game availability in the National Rugby League (NRL) men
… decisions on player availability in the National Rugby League (NRL) men. The three factors that contributed to decision-making were: (1) their experience in the NRL, (2) trust (between coach and support team) determines many (if not all) decision-making processes, and (3) managing expectations of …
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The Hormonal Profile of Elite Super League Players During and After Competition
… train, which have obvious implications for elite rugby. However, the hormonal profile of elite Super League players during and after competition is currently poorly understood. To gain insight into hormonal physiology in this athletic population, eighteen professional Super League Rugby League …
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Investigations in to the physiological and metabolic demands of elite rugby players: understanding how best to fuel the athlete
Rugby is a complex, high-intensity, intermittent, collision sport with emphasis placed on players possessing high lean body-mass and low body-fat. After an 8-12 week pre-season focused on physiological adaptations, emphasis shifts towards optimizing competitive performance and recovery through …
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The relationship between tackle technique and external load of a simulated tackle
… current literature that quantifies collisions in rugby union and rugby sevens, (2) in chapter 3, the aim is to synthesise the current sport science and medicine literature on rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens coaches, and (3) in chapter 4, the aim is to investigate the relationship between …
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GROWING, BUILDING AND REPAING ELITE RUGBY PLAYERS: Nutritional and Energetic Considerations
It is well documented that Rugby League requires players to experience large impact collisions, repeated multiple times during training and match play, thus requiring high amounts of lean mass. To cope with such demands the pre-season period is typically used to grow and build players’ to elicit …
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Constituting games : an analysis of game rules and game-processes.
… 'invasion' games such as basketball, rugby union, soccer, rugby league, and netball. Interview material and documentary evidence is provided to argue that rule-changes are principally the outcome of a dynamic between legislators and players. Players explore the insufficiency of rules …
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