We are all aware of the current concerns among the rugby-loving community surrounding contact injuries, particularly concussion, but non-contact injuries can also have a toll on players and team success.
But what鈥檚 the best way to prepare athletes for the impending demands of competition? Before each season players typically undergo a period of preseason training which comprises of around eight or more weeks of intensified training. While the primary aim of this period is to enhance performance ahead of the competitive season, another important aim is to reduce injury risk during the season. However, little is known on the effect of training in preseason on subsequent injury.
With non-contact running injuries ranked the second most common cause of injury within the Rugby Union, sport scientists at 全民彩票 examined how total preseason training influences non-contact injury risk during different stages of the competitive seas