Determining what is your training focus is a very important decision for each client. Focus varies from sport to sport, position to position and even changes based around the time of year. Focus can even shift based on the individual and their current needs. Focus is a tricky emphasis because it needs to be addressed … Read more
5th Annual Keystone Cup April 10th & 11th 2010 Heuser Park – King of Prussia, PA Come out and enjoy two days of competitive and fun rugby against a variety of quality opponents! Collegiate Women’s DI, II and III Tourney Cost: $325 Click Here to Register Click Here For Attending Teams
A few months ago @hullcove and I were thinking it would be hilarious if there was a Twitter account that was dedicated to all the hilarious things that happen with rugby. It seems the best quotes either come at practice, on road trips, on the pitch or really anywhere that rugby is involved. So I … Read more
So last week we began a discussion about plyometrics and the benefits that they can bring to athletes and their goals of improving sports performance training. Remember, an athlete is only as good as their on-field performance. Plyometrics are a valuable tool in allowing an athlete to improve sports performance, (the legal way of course). … Read more
from the USA Rugby Women’s National Teams Facebook Page: ‘We’re sending this video to Ellen in hopes of getting some members of the team on the show to promote our Rugby World Cup campaign. help us out by telling us why YOU think we should be on the Ellen show!’ We WaNT Ellen! from Scrumhalf … Read more
Plyometrics can be defined as a movement whose goal is to produce maximal force in the least amount of time and relying on the natural elasticity and recoil properties of muscles. Muscles have a rubber band like quality in that they can “snap” back more forcefully the greater they are stretched. So for training athletes … Read more
Periodization can be described as the scientific approach to programming to avoid plateaus over time. We use periodization in creating a workout program to maximize benefit while minimizing stagnation, overtraining, and plateaus. Any athlete that is developing a program to ensure maximal sports performance will need to use periodization to properly prepare themselves to be … Read more
So we now have previously discussed acceleration and deceleration. We scratched the surface on both and the linking of the components to maximize efficiency of movement. By adjusting, refining and perfecting our techniques for acceleration and deceleration we can improve our sports performance. We do this through technique drills and also agility drills. Both types … Read more
So last week we began a blog about agility and the proper mechanics of improving agility. The blog focused on an initial synopsis of the components of agility: acceleration, deceleration, reacceleration and change of direction. The focus of last week’s blog was on acceleration and its components. We discussed ground and propulsion mechanics and the … Read more
Over the next few weeks there will be a new guest blogger at YSC! The trainers at TrueFitness in San Diego, CA will be sharing a rugby focused training post each week on Wednesdays. We would like to formally welcome Annalise to YSC! Agility is the ability to start and stop. More specifically, it is … Read more