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LOGINThe research to help shape youth training
Understanding technical, tactical and physical trends can support development.
This is an extract from The Young Rugby Player: Science and Application, edited by Kevin Till, Sarah Whitehead, Jonathon Weakly and Ben Jones. It is adapted from chapter six (The Demands of Youth Rugby Matchplay), by Sarah Whitehead, Dan Weaving, Rich Johnston, Dale B. Read, Ryan White and Ben Jones.
What does a youth rugby match really look like?
It is important to understand this question, and the answers to it, because knowing how much activity the players undertake in a game can help us shape our approach to training.
Research on the technical, tactical and physical demands of youth rugby - at U18 academy level and U16 schools matches - has provided data on the frequency of such actions.
Here are some of the key highlights from the eight different research papers which looked at the outcomes in matchplay.
Technical and tactical demands
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