Physical qualities in youth rugby
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Owen, Cameron, McCormack, Sam, Weakley, Jonathon, Jones, Ben and Till, Kevin. (2022). Physical qualities in youth rugby. In In Till, Kevin, Weakley, Jonathon, Whitehead, Sarah and Jones, Ben (Ed.). Youth rugby pp. 115-137 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003104841-9
Authors | Owen, Cameron, McCormack, Sam, Weakley, Jonathon, Jones, Ben and Till, Kevin |
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Editors | Till, Kevin, Weakley, Jonathon, Whitehead, Sarah and Jones, Ben |
Abstract | The quantification and development of physical qualities of youth rugby players is vital to support athlete preparation and long-term development. This chapter summarises and presents the research quantifying the physical qualities and their development of male youth rugby union and rugby league players and compares between age grades and playing positions, whilst considering the effect on career attainment and coaches’ perspectives. A range of research presents the physical qualities of youth rugby players, including stature, body mass, body fat percentage, muscular strength, muscular power, linear speed, change of direction, and aerobic capacity. Differences are apparent by age grade and position. However, the research has several limitations, including the presentation of small sample sizes and lack of consistency in the measures used. Future research should consider the use of national standardised testing batteries due to the inconsistency in testing methods and small samples limiting the reporting of positional differences. Practitioners can use the results from this review to evaluate the physical qualities of youth rugby players to enhance training prescription and goal setting. |
Page range | 115-137 |
Year | 2022 |
Book title | Youth rugby |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | New York, New York |
London, United Kingdom | |
Series | Routledge research in paediatric sport and exercise science |
ISBN | 9781000583311 |
9780367612467 | |
9780367612474 | |
9781003104841 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003104841-9 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85136297273 |
Research or scholarly | Scholarly |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
2022 | |
Online | 01 Jun 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Jun 2025 |
Additional information | © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Kevin Till, Jonathon Weakley, Sarah Whitehead and Ben Jones; individual chapters, the contributors. |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/91zy2/physical-qualities-in-youth-rugby
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