Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Rugby union"
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Academic achievement in early adolescent rugby players with multiple concussions : a retrospective analysis
(North-West University, 2012)Rugby is a popular sport in South Africa, and has been played by young boys from as early as seven years old (South African Rugby Union [SARU], 2011). Despite various physical health benefits, it carries a high risk for ... -
Cognition, personality and emotional intelligence among South African rugby union players: an exploratory study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)At the elite level in sport, the difference between winning and losing is often ascribed to a player’s level of psychological abilities. Given that athletes’ physical, tactical and technical abilities are fairly equal, an ... -
A comparison between the acute effects of different recovery techniques on the mood states of university-level rugby players
(2014)Rugby union training and match-play are physiologically and psychologically very demanding and the execution of post-exercise recovery techniques in players" training regimes are therefore necessary to aid in the physiological ... -
The effects of a combined resisted jump training and rugby–conditioning program on selected physical, motor ability and anthropometric components of rugby players
(2013)Plyometrics is primarily used by coaches and sport scientists to improve explosive power among athletes who participate in dynamic, high intensity type of sports. One of the plyometric-related training methods that has ... -
Neuropsychological assessment of elite level rugby players and the relationship with on-field performance
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Rugby is regarded as one of the most popular professional team sports in the world and characterized by various high-intensity activities such as sprints, accelerations from a static position, rucking, mauling, tackling ...