The young rugby player : science and application
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The young rugby player : science and application
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
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Other editors: Jonathon Weakley, Sarah Whitehead and Ben Jones
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The book is proposed by globally recognised subject leaders in the field. There is a strong collection of contributors across the various chapters.
The book covers several key themes that are pertinent to youth rugby including a chapter on tackling which is topical in youth sports and the young female athlete will address the current bias towards male-focused research
The chosen chapters cover a good breadth of subject matter across interlinking themes and there are clear practical applications embedded within every chapter.
Table of Contents
1 Youth Rugby: Setting the Scene
Kevin Till, Martin MacTaggart and Ben Jones
2 Long-Term Athletic Development of the Young Rugby Player
Kevin Till, Rhodri S. Lloyd and Joey C. Eisenmann
3 Developmentally Appropriate Coaching Practice for Children Playing Rugby
David Morley and Donna O'Connor
4 Davids and Goliaths: Kinanthropometry and Grouping Strategies in Youth Rugby
John Sampson, Job Fransen, Ric Lovell and Kevin Till
5 Talent Identification in Male Youth Rugby
Adam L. Kelly, Alexander B. T. McAuley, Francesco Dimundo and Kevin Till
6 The Demands of Youth Rugby Match-Play
Sarah Whitehead, Dan Weaving, Rich Johnston, Dale B. Read, Ryan White and Ben Jones
7 Profiling Physical Qualities in Youth Rugby: The ProPQ Tool
Jonathon Weakley, Cameron Owen, Ben Jones and Kevin Till
8 Strength and Conditioning Training for Physical Development
Jonathon Weakley, Josh Darrall- Jones and Nicholas Gill
9 The Psychosocial Development of Youth Rugby Players
Ross A. Shand, Lea-Cathrin Dohme and Stephen D. Mellalieu
10 Technical and Tactical Development in Youth Rugby
Michael Ashford and Jamie Taylor
11 Improving Young Rugby Player's Tackle Ability
Sharief Hendricks, Gregory Tierney and Steven den Hollander
12 Training Practices in Youth Rugby Players
Padraic Phibbs, Timothy Hartwig and Sarah Whitehead
13 Monitoring Fatigue and Recovery in Youth Rugby
Carlos Ramirez-Lopez, Cedric Leduc, Mathieu Lacome and Ben Jones
14 Nutrition for the Young Rugby Player
Marcus Hannon, Sarah Chantler and Nessan Costello
15 Injury Risk and Reduction Strategies in Young Rugby Players
Michael Hislop and Keith Stokes
16 The Young Female Rugby Player
Sean Scantlebury and Omar Heyward
17 Planning Your Coaching for Young Rugby Players
Michael Ashford and Jamie Taylor
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