Pre-Season Physical Fitness Benchmarks for WRU Schools and Colleges Players

Peter Ashcroft; Kate Louise Williams; William  Raymond; Nathan Evans; Morgan Williams

doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.34604.88968

Pre-Season Physical Fitness Benchmarks for WRU Schools and Colleges Players

Peter Ashcroft^*, Kate Louise Williams, William Raymond, Nathan Evans, Morgan Williams

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Faculty of Life Sciences and Education

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Abstract

The Welsh Schools and Colleges (WSC) league involves junior players aged from 16 to 18 years-old. It is a key part of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) player pathway, including players who sit outside of academy system. Currently, little is known about the physical attributes of these individuals and how they compare to other cohorts. To address this gap in knowledge the WSC teams are required to attend biannual physical profiling for the purpose of talent identification, player tracking and to support the development of national standards at University of South Wales. The purpose of this study was to report the pre-season physical fitness characteristics of WSC league players and provide position-specific normative benchmarks.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34604.88968
Publication status	Published - 10 Sept 2024
Event	UKSCA Annual Conference 2024: The Evolution of Strength & Conditioning - EMCC , Nottingham, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Sept 2024 → 15 Sept 2024

Conference

Conference	UKSCA Annual Conference 2024
Abbreviated title	UKSCA\|2024
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Nottingham
Period	13/09/24 → 15/09/24

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