Quantifying the external and internal loads of professional rugby league training modes : consideration for concurrent field-based training prescription

Weaving, Dan; Jones, Ben; Till, Kevin; Marshall, Phil; Earle, Keith; Abt, Grant

Abstract

The intermittent movement, collision and skill components of professional rugby league match play require players to have a wide range of physical (e.g. repeated effort ability, speed) and technical qualities (e.g. passing, kicking, tackling ability) to attain successful competitive performance. To induce varied adaptations, practitioners manipulate the fundamental training principles (e.g. intensity, duration and type) to concurrently prescribe multiple modes such as small-sided games (SSG), technical-tactical and sprint training. For large proportions of the calendar year, this prescription must also be considered within an individual’s time-course of recovery following the load imposed by competition. As a result, ensuring the appropriate concurrent prescription of multiple modes of training poses a complex challenge for practitioners due to the need to balance an appropriate variance in training load that maximises training induced adaptations in a wide range of physical and technical qualities whilst also minimising negative outcomes (e.g. injury incidence).

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Journal: Journal of strength and conditioning research
• Print ISSN: 1064-8011
• Electronic ISSN: 1533-4287
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1
• APA6 Citation: Weaving, D., Jones, B., Till, K., Marshall, P., Earle, K., & Abt, G. (2017). Quantifying the external and internal loads of professional rugby league training modes : consideration for concurrent field-based training prescription. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 1. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002242
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002242
• Keywords: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; General Medicine
• Publisher URL: http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/publishahead/Quantifying_The_External_And_Internal_Loads_Of.95746.aspx
• Copyright Statement: ©2018 University of Hull
• Additional Information: This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Journal of strength and conditioning research. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record.