Skills and Drills
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TREAT INJURIES CORRECTLY TO AID RECOVERY
Mon 1 Feb 2010If you get injured on the field, the steps you take immediately afterwards can have a big impact on how quickly and how well you recover.
Do things right and you can minimise the injury’s effect, and boost your chances of a quick recovery.
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OPTIMAL NUTRITION = OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
Mon 1 Feb 2010Like most things in life, in sport you get out what you put in. And that goes for your nutrition too – when you’re playing and training hard, the right nutrition will give your game the edge.
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PLAY HARD, PLAY SAFE. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS SEASON!
Mon 1 Feb 2010There was a time when an injury received on the rugby field
was seen as a badge of courage. These days, we’re much more
sensible about the need to keep injuries out of the game.
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BOOST YOUR DEFENCE AGAINST ON-FIELD INJURIES
Mon 1 Feb 2010If you wear protective equipment, you can greatly reduce the odds of getting injured on the field.
Wearing protective equipment doesn’t mean you’re ‘soft’ – it’s just good common sense. Why get an injury that could force you to leave the field early, and let your team down, if you can avoid it?
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KEEP THE PLAYING FIELD LEVEL
Mon 1 Feb 2010Everyone loves winning. But a ‘win at all costs’ attitude can sour the spirit of a game, and change it from something that should be fun into an unpleasant experience.
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BETTER CONDITIONING EQUALS BETTER GAMES
Mon 1 Feb 2010Getting in shape for the season calls for a bit more than going for the odd run and lifting a few weights.
If you want to get the most out of your game and avoid injury, you need a physical conditioning programme that’s based around your unique requirements.
Here are some tips about how to do this from the ‘RugbySmart’ website. This is a great resource for players and coaches alike, full of pointers on how to play hard and play safe.
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SAFETY STARTS BEFORE THE GAME
Mon 1 Feb 2010Want to enjoy a long playing season?
You’ll have a much greater chance if you train and play safely.
The good news is, playing safe doesn’t mean playing soft. In fact, a safe technique is usually always the most effective technique, too. We’ll look at the warm-up and cool-down. To minimise the risk of injury, it’s a good idea to warm-up before every game. And when the final whistle has blown, you should always finish up with a cool-down session.
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PLAY HARD, TACKLE SAFELY
Mon 1 Feb 2010
Safe technique is good technique
Tackling is the action that results in the most injuries in rugby – but you can learn to do it more safely.
A safe tackling technique is also the most effective technique, so check out the safe tackling pointers.
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