Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Nutritional Practices, Interventions and Recommendations for Junior Rugby League Players

Rugby league football is played at junior (Under 12-Under 20) and senior levels in several countries worldwide. For players over 13 years, the game is played under the international rules. It is a physical contact sport lasting between 60-80 minutes (depending on the standard of competition), during which players are subjected to high impact collisions, frequent intense bouts of running and tackling interspersed with short bouts of recovery. 

Nutritional Practices
Players are required to have a highly developed level of strength, power, speed and agility, as well as both aerobic and anaerobic endurance; the levels of which increase with the level of competition. Further, the coordination of neuromuscular tasks including power, speed, strength into functional movements with appropriate psychological skills including pattern recognition, decision-making, dual-task and anticipation within the game are the key factors underpinning success.

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