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The D1 2024-25 USA Club Women’s Rugby season is well underway! While some leagues have already kicked off, others won’t start until the spring. We're excited to share our first pass at the standings by league. There might be a few gaps or updates we’re not aware of—if you spot anything, let us know! • Midwest: Kicked off September 7 – Columbus leads the East, and Metropolis Valkyries lead the West. • Atlantic: Kicked off September 28 – NOVA leads overall. • SoCal: Play typically begins in the spring. • NorCal: Play typically begins in the spring. • Pacific NW Prem: Play typically begins in the fall, but no activity yet. • Red River Prem: Play begins December 14. Now a D1/D2 hybrid competition. • Frontier: League play has begun, but no standings are available. Check out the full guide: https://bit.ly/4eDq2mK #USAClubRugby

As we go into the second weekend of a thrilling Six Nations, here’s a really timely story about the unintended benefits of lowering the tackle height (from shoulder height to sternum) in schools and across much of amateur Rugby Union. This was a controversial change. A year ago traditionalists were up in arms. Many feared it would ruin the sport as they knew it. In reality it has proved to do the opposite. While it’s too early to conclusively say that it has lowered the incidence of concussion, the anecdotal evidence is that there has been a significant improvement. And it has had another unintended consequence - because the rule leads to fewer two-on-one tackles, the ball-carrier can often offload the ball to a team mate. So as well as improving safety, rugby is getting faster and more enjoyable to watch, with fewer set-piece interruptions. Those of us in positions of influence in the game should take heart from this example. * Increasing player safety doesn’t have to come at the expense of the sporting spectacle. * Innovation is critical to the future of the sport. See you at Murrayfield. Come on Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://lnkd.in/eeBsRhR2

Looking Ahead: Can Our Team Overcome Tough Defenses? Join us as we forecast our team's upcoming challenges, highlighting the key matchups and the potential for victory against tough opponents like Northwestern and Ohio State. Can we seize every opportunity? Tune in to find out! #SportsAnalysis #TeamForecast #CollegeFootball #GamePredictions #Northwestern #OhioState #WinningMindset #FootballInsights #AthleticChallenges #VictoryPath

Contentment, Being-in-the-Zone & Giving Back Shaun Johnson played his last rugby league game this past weekend bringing to an end a 14-year career. He will be remembered as a really good player, who potentially did not achieve as much as he could have, but definitely as one of New Zealand’s greatest. He played some of his best footy over the last couple of seasons after returning to the team he started his career with in NZ. This season was marred by injuries, but some in the game believed that he could have gone on for another year or two. Playing his last game on Saturday, Shaun led his team in a come-from-behind win producing a “miracle pass” in the last minute of the game that led to the final scoring effort helping the team win by two points. Following is a video of his press conference after the game and there are three things that stood out for me – 1. Contentment – he spoke about being content with the game, not because of what the result was but because of how he and the team played. 2. Being-in-the-Zone – he speaks about being in the zone, “in the groove”, feeling “really good”, enjoying what he and the team were doing. He was “locked-in” to execute his role, thinking beyond the emotion of the occasion. 3. Giving Back – he expressed his intent now to give back to the sport, specifically in helping young players “develop their game”, “building a program that gives them access to knowledge that I wish I had access to”. According to me, these three represent a great state-of-mind to strive for when we call it time on our chosen vocations, no matter what they are. Thank you Shaun! #shaunjohnshon #nrl #ruglyleague #lessonsfromsport #leadership #contentment #beinginthezone #stateofflow #givingback #storytelling

SPORTIVATIONAL QUOTES "I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it's being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That's important to me.” Peyton Manning American Football #LegacyOfRespect #PeytonManning #GoodTeammate #RespectMatters #FootballLegend #TeamFirst #AfricanAthleteOfTheMonth #AfricaSportsVenturesGroup #AfricaSportsReportPodcast #AfricanSportsMonthly #LeadershipInSports #RespectInTheGame

Love this post from David Clancy ☘️about athlete availability. In my years of working in high performance sport, and trying to push the boundaries of human performance through marginal gains and innovation, I always felt very grounded by the fact that above all else, an athlete who is available to train with the quality, frequency and consistency that has been prescribed by their programme, will be seven times more likely to reach their goal. Physical and psychological availability are like gold dust in sport. And that's why it's so interesting to me that we are still rubbish at quantifying and doing something about the impact that menstrual cycle symptoms have on availability of athletes. We've got pretty good at reporting that it's a real issue. The data is so consistent in every research paper that describes the proportion of active women and athletes whose quality or quantity of training is impacted by physical or psychological symptoms of their cycle. Another paper landed in my inbox today confirming (again) what we already know... that in a sample of 300 female athletes, 74% had physical symptoms and 63% had psychological symptoms related to their menstrual cycle. Follow up interviews found these symptoms decreased performance of these athletes, both in competition and training (Bugaevsky, 2023. J Clin Anesth & Res). Given that three quarters of athletes will have availability impacted by the menstrual cycle, and we know availability is key to successful performance (as brilliantly described by David below), what are we doing about it? Are we doing enough? Are we doing the right things (lots of below-par attempts to collect menstrual cycle data from athletes but do nothing useful with it)? Of course, it's complex. If availability was easy, every athlete would have nailed it by now. But it's affected by so many bio, psycho and social factors, some of which are unpredictable, that it's an ever present challenge in sport. But when it comes to the menstrual cycle, we know enough - we know symptoms are impacting availability, we know there are things we can do to help manage symptoms (if you don't, go buy our book!), and we have good tools to monitor the impact of interventions. So what's the problem? Again, it's complex. Some athletes are afraid to report symptoms for fear of judgement or selection consequences. Some are supported by coaches who are uncomfortable talking about the topic. Trainers and practitioners haven't historically had access to good information about how to help their athletes manage symptoms. And there is a deep rooted acceptance of suffering being a normal part of having a female reproductive system that we also have to undo. But for now, I believe we can all do better. We know the issue. We have solutions. We can measure their effectiveness. By helping athletes manage symptoms we can improve their availability, which in turn will improve their performance. What are we waiting for? #femaleathletehealth

First match of the season for Marley Sablier and first goals ⚽️ He played for Bromley FC in the Junior Premier League on Saturday and scored a goal. He also scored in Sunday's match with Lewisham Borough U16, his run and finish was excellent and his teammate's assist was top quality. His season has started well👏 Keep it up Marley 👍 #football #playerrecruitment #playerscouting #footballscouting #coaching #playerdevelopment #playeranalysis #playerperformance #talentId #videoanalysis #performanceanalysis

Why Michigan Should be Ranked #1: Defending National Champions In this video, we discuss why Michigan should be ranked number one in college football, considering their national championship win last year. We compare this to other sports where the defending champions hold their spot. Join the debate! #MichiganRanking #DefendingChampions #CollegeFootball #NationalChampions #SportsDebate #CollegeFootballRanking #FootballAnalysis #TeamRankings #CollegeSports #SportingDebate

"When you play all the way to the whistle you don't have to worry about the clock." - Ryan Holiday from The Obstacle is the Way In Rugby, refs play advantage even when a whistle could be blown. It allows for play to continue if the non-offending team can take advantage. How many times have we see players stop when they've seen an error waiting for the ref to blow the whistle - only to see the other team take the advantage and even score? Play to the whistle. Stop expecting the whistle. Even when you perceive something that could stop the game. Go all the way. How many time do we see this in sales or business? We are expecting something to happen and it doesn't, so we stop. We perceive something that we think impacts our ability to move forward but our action (or inaction) ends up having the biggest impact on the... deal, sale, meeting, game... Play all the way to the whistle. #lessonsfromrugby #rugby #dontstop