The Dynamics of Modern Rugby
The Dynamics of Modern Rugby

Author: Bruce Davies

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-31

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1000369978

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The modern game of rugby football has become gladiatorial, whereby muscular athletic players are involved in a form of collision chess with sophisticated defences smothering the offensive skills that were at one time a more dominant feature of the game. The contributors to this book consider the physical, mental and nutritional demands of the game in its present form and how best to acquire these attributes in the most effective and efficient manner. The inevitable injuries that are associated with collision are considered in terms of prevention and the most effective forms of treatment. New concepts to improve exercise capacity, game preparation and recovery are discussed in conjunction with the modern coaching theories of the game. The possible changes to the rules are discussed by two outstanding International referees, and the future vision for World Rugby is outlined by the President of World Rugby. The Dynamics of Modern Rugby is both a unique and contemporary addition to the rugby literature and, as such, is essential reading for any student, researcher, coach, sports scientist, physiotherapist, nutritionist or clinician with an interest in rugby.

The Dynamics of Modern Rugby
The Dynamics of Modern Rugby

Author: Bruce Davies

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2021-03-31

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1000369951

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The modern game of rugby football has become gladiatorial, whereby muscular athletic players are involved in a form of collision chess with sophisticated defences smothering the offensive skills that were at one time a more dominant feature of the game. The contributors to this book consider the physical, mental and nutritional demands of the game in its present form and how best to acquire these attributes in the most effective and efficient manner. The inevitable injuries that are associated with collision are considered in terms of prevention and the most effective forms of treatment. New concepts to improve exercise capacity, game preparation and recovery are discussed in conjunction with the modern coaching theories of the game. The possible changes to the rules are discussed by two outstanding International referees, and the future vision for World Rugby is outlined by the President of World Rugby. The Dynamics of Modern Rugby is both a unique and contemporary addition to the rugby literature and, as such, is essential reading for any student, researcher, coach, sports scientist, physiotherapist, nutritionist or clinician with an interest in rugby.

Mastering Rugby: From Basics to Brilliance
Mastering Rugby: From Basics to Brilliance

Author: Stephen Holiday

Publisher: Richards Education

Published:

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13:

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Discover the comprehensive guide that takes you from the fundamentals to the pinnacle of rugby excellence. "Mastering Rugby: From Basics to Brilliance" is the ultimate resource for players, coaches, and enthusiasts looking to deepen their understanding of the game. Whether you’re a beginner aiming to grasp the essentials or a seasoned player striving for mastery, this book offers invaluable insights and practical advice to elevate your rugby skills. Delve into the rich history of rugby, understand the intricacies of its rules, and learn about the different formats of the game. Enhance your technical skills with detailed sections on passing, tackling, kicking, and more. Achieve peak physical fitness with tailored conditioning programs, and explore the psychological aspects of rugby to build mental toughness. Gain from strategic chapters on team dynamics, game preparation, and advanced tactics, and discover how to use data analytics to improve performance. Embrace the spirit of rugby culture and community, and explore pathways to professional rugby with guidance on scouting, transitioning to the professional level, and managing a career in rugby. With "Mastering Rugby: From Basics to Brilliance," unlock your full potential and transform your approach to the game, making you not just a better player but an ambassador of rugby excellence.

Gaming the World
Gaming the World

Author: Andrei S. Markovits

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0691162034

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The globalizing influence of professional sports Professional sports today have truly become a global force, a common language that anyone, regardless of their nationality, can understand. Yet sports also remain distinctly local, with regional teams and the fiercely loyal local fans that follow them. This book examines the twenty-first-century phenomenon of global sports, in which professional teams and their players have become agents of globalization while at the same time fostering deep-seated and antagonistic local allegiances and spawning new forms of cultural conflict and prejudice. Andrei Markovits and Lars Rensmann take readers into the exciting global sports scene, showing how soccer, football, baseball, basketball, and hockey have given rise to a collective identity among millions of predominantly male fans in the United States, Europe, and around the rest of the world. They trace how these global—and globalizing—sports emerged from local pastimes in America, Britain, and Canada over the course of the twentieth century, and how regionalism continues to exert its divisive influence in new and potentially explosive ways. Markovits and Rensmann explore the complex interplay between the global and the local in sports today, demonstrating how sports have opened new avenues for dialogue and shared interest internationally even as they reinforce old antagonisms and create new ones. Gaming the World reveals the pervasive influence of sports on our daily lives, making all of us citizens of an increasingly cosmopolitan world while affirming our local, regional, and national identities.

Power and Global Sport
Power and Global Sport

Author: Joseph Maguire

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-05-07

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1134527276

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Sport has changed. Traditions and territorial distinctions are dissolving as a result of new global, political, economic and cultural conditions. The team of authors examine these changes, investigating the power relations that govern the new global sport and assessing the consequences for the future of sport. The book is founded on a series of case studies, linked by a common process-sociological approach, and is divided into four sections - each dealing with an important aspect of sport and globalization: * the local-global nexus - how global sports processes are played out at the level of local communities * lived experiences - the reality of global sport for players and supporters * identity politics - the impact of global sport on national consciousness * sporting futures - the emergent political, economic and cultural forces that are shaping global sport, and their implications for its development. The text introduces new approaches to the study of sport and globalization, updating and extending Maguire's previous work, and is therefore an essential resource for all those working in this fast-changing area.

The Language of the Game
The Language of the Game

Author: Laurent Dubois

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2018-03-27

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 046509449X

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Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics). Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters—goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans—historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness, with close attention to both men's and women's soccer. Filled with perceptive insights and stories both legendary and little known, The Language of the Game is a rewarding read for anyone seeking to understand soccer better—newcomers and passionate followers alike.

Unholy Union
Unholy Union

Author: Mike Aylwin

Publisher: Constable

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1472130677

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What is the state of rugby? Is the game on the brink of expansion? Or is it on the brink of implosion? No game has undergone so traumatic a transformation since the turn of the century. The last of the major sports to embrace professionalism, rugby was propelled on a trajectory that has twisted its cumbersome frame to the limit in a drama compelling and appalling to behold. After a hundred years defying the future, rugby now shudders with the turmoil of its sudden leap into the modern world, attaining heights hitherto undreamed of, even as the strains - financial, political, social and medical - threaten to tear it apart. With a global focus (and a particular lens on Australasian and South African rugby), Unholy Union is a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the sport, examining the journey so far and speculating on where it will go next. It is irreverent and provocative, asking uncomfortable questions of rugby, but imbued throughout with affection for a game that integrates all human life, as beautiful as it is ugly, as in love with itself as it is terrified. Sports enter periods that make or break them. Rugby is in one now . . .

American National Pastimes - A History
American National Pastimes - A History

Author: Mark Dyreson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1317572688

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When the colonies that became the USA were still dominions of the British Empire they began to imagine their sporting pastimes as finer recreations than even those enjoyed in the motherland. From the war of independence and the creation of the republic to the twenty-first century, sporting pastimes have served as essential ingredients in forging nationhood in American history. This collection gathers the work of an all-star team of historians of American sport in order to explore the origins and meanings of the idea of national pastimes—of a nation symbolized by its sports. These wide-ranging essays analyze the claims of particular sports to national pastime status, from horse racing, hunting, and prize fighting in early American history to baseball, basketball, and football more than two centuries later. These essays also investigate the legal, political, economic, and culture patterns and the gender, ethnic, racial, and class dynamics of national pastimes, connecting sport to broader historical themes. American National Pastimes chronicles how and why the USA has used sport to define and debate the contours of nation. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Post-Keynesian Essays from Down Under Volume III: Essays on Ethics, Social Justice and Economics
Post-Keynesian Essays from Down Under Volume III: Essays on Ethics, Social Justice and Economics

Author: G. Harcourt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-16

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1137475323

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Joseph Halevi, G. C. Harcourt, Peter Kriesler and J. W. Nevile bring together a collection of their most influential papers on post-Keynesian thought. Their work stresses the importance of the underlying institutional framework, of the economy as a historical process and, therefore, of path determinacy. In addition, their essays suggest the ultimate goal of economics is as a tool to inform policy and make the world a better place, with better being defined by an overriding concern with social justice. Volume III explores the ethics of economics.

Contemporary Ireland
Contemporary Ireland

Author: Sara O'Sullivan

Publisher: University College Dublin Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1910820911

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