Abstract
The study comprises of two sections; i) a survey to determine the attitude
towards fitness training for rugby and the current fitness training habits of elite
high school rugby players in their penultimate year at school, ii) a training
study on a sample of the same population group, to measure the effect of a
12 week fitness training programme, based on scientific principles, on
anthropometric, physiological and performance variables. The training study
also measured the efficacy of training supervision compared no supervision
on these variables.
The survey was completed by 132 players (17.7 ± 1.1 years: mean± S.D.)
from 4 schools in the Western Cape and included players from all playing
positions. A large percentage of the population (77%) had represented the
school in another sport at the highest level and the majority of the players
(90%) intended to play rugby after school. The majority of the players (99%)
supported the concept of pre-season fitness training and the inclusion of
resistance weight (99%) during this training period, however, relatively fewer
players implemented either of these during the previous season. Only 65% of
the sample began any form of fitness training in the two week period up to
and including the start of the season, and 63% of the players included
resistance weight training during the pre-season. Fewer players performed
their own fitness training for each type of training during the previous playing
season (in-season), than for the preceding pre-season; running 62% vs. 86%
(in-season vs. pre-season) (p
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Clark, David "A 12 week pre-season fitness training programme for senior male high school rugby players: The effect of supervision on anthropometric, physiological and physical performance variables." Afribary. Afribary, 15 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/a-12-week-pre-season-fitness-training-programme-for-senior-male-high-school-rugby-players-the-effect-of-supervision-on-anthropometric-physiological-and-physical-performance-variables. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Clark, David . "A 12 week pre-season fitness training programme for senior male high school rugby players: The effect of supervision on anthropometric, physiological and physical performance variables.". Afribary, Afribary, 15 May. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/a-12-week-pre-season-fitness-training-programme-for-senior-male-high-school-rugby-players-the-effect-of-supervision-on-anthropometric-physiological-and-physical-performance-variables >.
Clark, David . "A 12 week pre-season fitness training programme for senior male high school rugby players: The effect of supervision on anthropometric, physiological and physical performance variables." Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/a-12-week-pre-season-fitness-training-programme-for-senior-male-high-school-rugby-players-the-effect-of-supervision-on-anthropometric-physiological-and-physical-performance-variables