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Given the weekly turnaround structure of the Australian national rugby league (NRL) competitive season, it is essential to establish a test that can quickly, easily and accurately provide feedback on maximal lower body strength, without being detrimental or disruptive to athletes training and performance. 📑CHANGES IN LOWER-BODY STRENGTH AND POWER ACROSS A PROFESSIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE SEASON AND THE ABILITY OF COUNTERMOVEMENT JUMP VARIABLES TO PREDICT CHANGES IN MAXIMUM SQUAT STRENGTH Author: Madeleine Clarke Read the full JASC Article to find out the results of this original scientific research study https://lnkd.in/gWDUuJHu

Although the physical characteristics of New Zealand and Japanese sub-elite university-age rugby players are similar, Japanese athletes possess greater levels of strength and power, but New Zealand athletes elicit greater application and transfer of strength and power. 'QUANTIFYING AND COMPARING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUB-ELITE LEVEL UNIVERSITY AGE RUGBY PLAYERS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN' (Vol 31 | Issue 7) is an original scientific research study that aims to quantify and compare the physical characteristics of sub-elite university-age, rugby players from New Zealand and Japan. Read the full article here https://lnkd.in/gDh7eScA

How can supporting parent athletes change the future of the Olympics? #SupportEveryBody salutes Allyson Felix (American track star), and Emma Terho (Finnish ice hockey player). Both are former Olympic athletes and current members of the IOC Athletes' Commission who were instrumental in organizing the first nursery for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic parent athletes. #SupportEveryBodyOlympics #BreakingBarriers

https://lnkd.in/dhtffAQi Our July 2024 Newsletter is out now. Read our latest updates from our golf, hockey and sports consulting business. #letsmakeprogress #sports #golf #hockey #sportsconsulting #sportsbusiness

Thinking Clearly Under Pressure - (TCUP) As many football and rugby competitions near closure and as the GAA season hots up, sport psychologists often get asked about how they can help getting athletes to perform under pressure. Here is some perspective from how the great All Black teams dealt with pressure.... "Anton Oliver – an All Black at the world cup in 2007 gives some insight into what may have been involved in James Kerr’ book “Legacy“. Remembering the “cues” from 2007, he said “I can still remember them……….TQB, top quality ball. OTG, over the gainline. KBA, keep ball alive. LQB, lightening quick ball. You get those four things going, we’re fine………that gave us the template to figure out the game”. Read more on link below. #performance #rugby #GAA #Leadership #pressure #anxiety #team #sport #success #leadershipdevelopment https://lnkd.in/gQVMaMy

Should England Rugby have gone with a 6:2 split on the bench to counter the Springbok Forwards. Generally i'm not a fan of 6:2 but Borthwicks bench selections leave me scratching my head. Who is covering 12 or 13? and what happens if Freddie Steward gets injured? Ford can't cover 15 so Marcus has to move to 15 and Ford comes on at 10. 99 % of England fans want Marcus to play 10 for the full 80 minutes so if that happens it's not going to sit well with the England Rugby fans. So we have to assume Ford is #23 as insurance for a Marcus Smith injury and that only. Ford is a classy player and was historically 'always' in the 23 because Farrell would easily slip in to 12 and still be close to the action. It's different now, I think either Ford starts if Marcus is injured or he misses out on the 23 altogether, as he's not versatile enough to be a sub. I have more doubts about Freddie Steward needing to be tactically replaced against the Springboks than Marcus Smith. The Springboks won't waste their time putting high balls up on Steward, so will run him around. Personally I think Furbank would have been a better option at 23 as he can easily cover 15 and 10 and at a push wing which Roebuck is doing. You can then have Randall and Furbank as the 2 backs replacements in a 6:2. If England suffer an early injury at 12, 13 or 15. It could be a very long afternoon. What would you do for this game 6:2 or 5:3

Here's a quick round-up of some of the ongoing business at Progressive Sports (follow the link in the PSE post) #golf #hockey #sportsconsulting #progressivese

SHINE THE LIGHT 🔦 Respect The Ref Check out an awesome feature piece put together by our Digital Marketing Executive Max Sharp. We wanted to shine the light on our North Harbour Rugby Referees Association (NHRRA) referees and start to change the negative narrative towards referees. Just like players, they: - Attend trainings to develop their skills - Review footage and their own performance to be better - Keep fit to ensure they can perform at a level - Have to hit certain fitness KPI's if they wish to progress through the ranks - Are assessed, coached, and developed by educators within the NHRRA community Finally, they are human beings, just like players. Let's think twice before we hurl negative abuse towards an official. Respect the ref.

*India Wins Bronze Medal in Men's Hockey at Paris Olympics 2024* - *India's Victory*: India won the bronze medal in men's hockey at the Paris Olympics 2024 by defeating Spain 2-1 on August 8, 2024 - *Second Consecutive Bronze Medal*: This is India's second consecutive bronze medal in the Olympics, with the previous one being won at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 - *Back-to-Back Medals*: India has now won back-to-back medals in hockey after a gap of 52 years, with the previous consecutive medals being won in 1968 and 1972 ².

🎾 𝗔𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀 The Australian Open is more than just a tournament—it's a 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 in tennis 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, and 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲. Here are three key takeaways that every club player can apply to their own game: 1️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 Tennis Players like Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka dominate by taking control early in the point. 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: Focus on aggressive first serves and deep returns to gain control immediately. 2️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 Like Djokovic Novak Djokovic’s ability to turn defense into offense is unparalleled. His footwork allows him to stay balanced even in stretched positions. 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: Work on split-step timing and lateral movement drills to improve your defensive game. 3️⃣ 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 Wins Championships Comebacks and tiebreaks are won in the mind first. Players like Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev show how staying composed under pressure changes matches. 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: Practice breathing techniques and visualization to stay cool in big points. 🚀 Which of these are you working on in your game? Drop a comment below! 👇