Organization and Regulation of the Premier League, NBA and Rugby Union

2017 ◽  
pp. 53-86
Author(s):  
Leanne O’Leary
Keyword(s):  
Rugby Union ◽  
Premier League

scholarly journals Male Academy rugby union student-athletes in-season physical anthropometrical and physical performance changes, and comparisons with available data

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
N Rishiraj ◽  
B Niven
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Endurance Performance ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Competitive Season ◽  
Body Strength ◽  
Upper Body Strength

   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<0.05) resulted in concurrent significant improvements in lower-body power (ES = large), acceleration (ES = large), speed (10 m sprint, ES = small, 40 m sprint, ES = small), and upper body strength (bench press, ES = large and bench pull, ES = small). A non-significant physical performance improvement, with trivial ES difference, was also noted in anaerobic endurance performance.  Conclusion: Based on these data significant physical performance enhancements were observed during in-season Premier League competition while limiting fatigue and overtraining. 

Beyond ‘crude pragmatism’ in sports coaching: Insights from C.S. Peirce, William James and John Dewey

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon PR Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
John Dewey ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
William James ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Philosophical Pragmatism ◽  
Sports Coaching ◽  
English Premier League

There is a lack of clarity in the sports coaching literature about philosophical pragmatism, but the work of Classical Pragmatists such as C.S. Peirce, William James and John Dewey is worthy of attention by both practitioners and researchers. This stimulus article is divided into four sections: Pragmatic Temperament, which includes a discussion of how English Premier League soccer manager Arsène Wenger might be regarded as pragmatic; Communities of Inquiry, which makes reference to a philosophy group at English Premiership rugby union club Saracens; Mixed Methods Research, which examines the use of abduction, deduction and induction in research; and Reflection, which shows how Schön’s reflective practice is a reworking of Dewey’s theory of inquiry.

Rugby Union and Globalization

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harris
Keyword(s):  
Rugby Union

Indian Premier League – Cricket, Entertainment or Business?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjith P. V. ◽  
Dr.Aparna J Varma
Keyword(s):  
Premier League

scholarly journals Comparison of Official and Friendly Matches through Acceleration, Deceleration and Metabolic Power Measures: A Full-Season Study in Professional Soccer Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5980
Author(s):  
Hadi Nobari ◽  
Sara Mahmoudzadeh Khalili ◽  
Rafael Oliveira ◽  
Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez ◽  
Jorge Pérez-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Effect Size ◽  
Total Duration ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Metabolic Power ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Small Effect Size ◽  
Moderate Effect Size ◽  
High Effort

Soccer is a popular team sport and highly demanding activity that requires high effort and long-term training plans. The goals of this study were to compare the accelerations, decelerations and metabolic power between official and friendly full matches, between the first and second halves of the matches, and between both halves of official and friendly matches. Twelve professional soccer players (age, 28.6 ± 2.7 years; height, 182.1 ± 8.6 cm; body mass, 75.3 ± 8.2 kg; BMI, 22.6 ± 0.7 kg/m2) participated in this study. A total of 33 official and 10 friendly matches were analyzed from the Iranian Premier League. All matches were monitored using GPSPORTS systems Pty Ltd. The following variables were selected: total duration of the matches, metabolic power, accelerations Zone1 (<2 m·s−2) (AccZ1), accelerations Zone2 (2 to 4 m·s−2) (AccZ2), accelerations Zone3 (>4 m·s−2) (AccZ3), decelerations Zone1 (<−2 m·s−2) (DecZ1), decelerations Zone2 (−2 to −4 m·s−2) (DecZ2) and decelerations Zone3 (>−4 m·s−2) (DecZ3). The major finding was shown in metabolic power, where higher values occurred in friendly matches (p < 0.05 with small effect size). Furthermore, total duration, AccZ3, DecZ1, DecZ2, and DecZ3 were revealed to be higher in official matches, while AccZ1 and AccZ2 were higher in friendly matches. The second half of the official matches revealed higher values for total duration compared to friendly matches (p < 0.05, moderate effect size). In conclusion, this study observed higher values of metabolic power in friendly matches compared to official matches. AccZ3, DecZ1, DecZ2, and DecZ3 were higher in official matches, while AccZ1 and AccZ2 were higher in friendly matches.

scholarly journals Applied Sport Science for Male Age-Grade Rugby Union in England

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Till ◽  
Jonathon Weakley ◽  
Dale B. Read ◽  
Padraic Phibbs ◽  
Josh Darrall-Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rugby Union ◽  
Sport Science ◽  
Male Age

scholarly journals Padded Headgear does not Reduce the Incidence of Match Concussions in Professional Men’s Rugby Union: A Case-control Study of 417 Cases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. Stokes ◽  
Matthew Cross ◽  
Sean Williams ◽  
Carly McKay ◽  
Brent E. Hagel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
Nested Case Control

AbstractConcussion is the most common match injury in rugby union. Some players wear padded headgear, but whether this protects against concussion is unclear. In professional male rugby union players, we examined: (i) the association between the use of headgear and match concussion injury incidence, and (ii) whether wearing headgear influenced time to return to play following concussion. Using a nested case-control within a cohort study, four seasons (2013–2017) of injury data from 1117 players at the highest level of rugby union in England were included. Cases were physician-diagnosed concussion injuries. Controls were other contact injuries (excluding all head injuries). We determined headgear use by viewing video footage. Sixteen percent of cases and controls wore headgear. Headgear use had no significant effect on concussion injury incidence (adjusted odds ratio=1.05, 95% CI: 0.71–1.56). Median number of days absent for concussion whilst wearing headgear was 8 days, compared with 7 days without headgear. Having sustained a concussion in the current or previous season increased the odds of concussion more than four-fold (odds ratio=4.55, 95% CI: 3.77–5.49). Wearing headgear was not associated with lower odds of concussions or a reduced number of days' absence following a concussion.

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