A field-based fitness testing battery for Rugby League
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Coneyworth, P., Ward, N. and Turner, A. 2012. A field-based fitness testing battery for Rugby League. Professional Strength and Conditioning.
Type | Article |
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Title | A field-based fitness testing battery for Rugby League |
Authors | Coneyworth, P., Ward, N. and Turner, A. |
Abstract | Rugby league football originated in the north of England in the 1890’s and is now played globally. Participating nations in the southern hemisphere include Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa, with only the British Isles (England, Scotland, and Wales), Ireland, and France representing the Northern Hemisphere. Currently, little data exists regarding the physical demands of professional rugby league, with evidence being solely represented through sub-elite10 and junior players.18 This knowledge however, is fundamental when designing strength and conditioning programmes and specific to this article, fitness testing |
Research Group | Strength and Conditioning at the London Sport Institute |
Publisher | UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) |
Journal | Professional Strength and Conditioning |
Publication dates | |
May 2012 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Apr 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | |
Copyright Statement | The attached document is the published version of an article published by The UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA) in the journal Professional Strength & Conditioning, Issue 25, Spring 2012 © UKSCA. Permission was granted, on the 16/10/15, by UKSCA (http://www.uksca.org.uk) to make the full text available in this repository. |
Language | English |
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