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Sport science support has been provided by Oarsome Sport & Fitness sport scientists to player involved in the West of Scotland Institute of Sport, Glasgow Rugby Academy and apprentice players from the Glasgow Pro Team.

The support previously provided to rugby squads has taken the form of:

Fitness Testing

Rugby fitness testing focused on providing individual results to the players that highlighted the main physiological aspects of the sport and provided guidelines for training to improve performance.

Training Support

Periodisation of rugby training was provided for all the players. The support involved the organisation of existing training sessions to ensure overload, progression and recovery at the appropriate times.

A monitoring tool was introduced in which players recorded several morning measures and kept a training log. This information was analysed on a monthly basis to monitor the response of each individual. The aim was that the feedback provided over the first few months would enable the players to use the tool on their own and request support from sport science when required.

Heart rate variability was also introduced along side the standard monitoring tool to collect information on the rugby players’ response to training. This was prior to and during the FIRA U19 World Championships.

A pool recovery session was organised for the squad where they were taken through a practical pool recovery session. The aim of the session was to provide the rugby players with the knowledge to conduct a recovery training session on their own following games.

Competition Support

Competition support was has been focused around the tracking of rugby players’ movements. This information can be combined with heart rate data to provide an indication of the physiological demands of the game.

Education

Rugby coach and player education focused to meet the needs of the rugby players and rugby coaching staff.

Being intermittent sport, rugby requires various different aspects of fitness. This lends the sport to several types of rugby fitness testing and rugby sport science support. Rugby support programmes and rugby strength and conditioning programmes can be tailored to meet the needs of the squad or individual rugby players. Please contact to discuss specific requirements.

Support available to rugby players/squads includes:

Rugby support can be tailored to meet the specific needs of individuals. Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.