The Football Faq!((PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING A THREAD ABOUT FOOTBALL Q's))

[BreezerD]

well with the new ruck rules there should be lots of turnovers... so look for them... offloads are key as there should be lots of pace... so run line off of contact situations and want the ball... just back yourself...

So I made a good impression... Did not make one single error, didn't miss a single tackle, and just played well generally. Didn't score a try but did draw two men and dish it off to give the outside man an easy try. By the end of the day all of the coaches were calling me by my name... (I am new to the team and there are like 40 new guys in the squad this year). A lot of players complimented me as well. So I think I'm in pretty good stead at this point in the season.

[Bignik92]

Damn it Ireland stealing victory off of us, England played great though well from the 10 minutes i watched at start and 15 at end, I feel asleep after a hard day at work :/

Any rugby League players?


Opinions on the World Club challenge tomorrow, going to be very interesting what with Leeds rhinos poor form lately and Melbourne Storm bringing Inglis and Slater both arguably the best players in the world for their positions :/

[BobisMighty]

Damn it Ireland stealing victory off of us, England played great though well from the 10 minutes i watched at start and 15 at end, I feel asleep after a hard day at work :/

it was definitely a good game. surprised at wilkinson though. missed the first 3 kicks. and he missed a tackle. but it was close nonetheless. i was definitely holding my breath at thge last 2 minutes waiting to see if england would make a break. ireland played smart though.

[dolphinsfan270]

In WS4SB, Joe D. says he saves dyn. bench and dyn squats for his more advanced athletes and not for begginners bc they lack strength and mass. I am a freshman in highschool at 195 lbs at 7% bodyfat and bench 240 and squat 325. I have come along way, but I havent incorporated dynamic work yet, Do you think it is time for me to do this? Do you think I have come out of my begginer stage and i can use dyn benches and squats?

[MDE]

What do you think is the best kind of endurance work for a basketball player? Just simply going out and jogging for a while?

[TwiceTheSpeed]

In WS4SB, Joe D. says he saves dyn. bench and dyn squats for his more advanced athletes and not for begginners bc they lack strength and mass. I am a freshman in highschool at 195 lbs at 7% bodyfat and bench 240 and squat 325. I have come along way, but I havent incorporated dynamic work yet, Do you think it is time for me to do this? Do you think I have come out of my begginer stage and i can use dyn benches and squats?

Before you do upper-body plyometrics you should be benching 1.5x your weight. I would focus on getting your bench up a tad bit more and then try it out.

[TwiceTheSpeed]

What do you think is the best kind of endurance work for a basketball player? Just simply going out and jogging for a while?

Best endurance I would say to get your short burst speed/lactate threshold up. Meaning you should train HIIT where you would sprint all out for lets say 20-30 seconds then rest/recover for 60-90 seconds around a track and repeat. That will give you more of a game like simulation rather than just jogging which will only target your slow twitch muscle fibers.

[dolphinsfan270]

Before you do upper-body plyometrics you should be benching 1.5x your weight. I would focus on getting your bench up a tad bit more and then try it out.

Not plyometrics, I am talking about Dynamic Speed Bench or Squat with bands or chains or straight weight.

[tn_joeysome]

so im a junior 6'8" c/f in high school hoping to go D-1 and i was just wondering if you could tell me of a great way to help improve my vertical this offseason since it is around mid-high 20's, and i want it to go way up. ive been thinking and feel like that is one of my weaknesses so i need to improve that.
thanks

[wallywall]

In WS4SB, Joe D. says he saves dyn. bench and dyn squats for his more advanced athletes and not for begginners bc they lack strength and mass. I am a freshman in highschool at 195 lbs at 7% bodyfat and bench 240 and squat 325. I have come along way, but I havent incorporated dynamic work yet, Do you think it is time for me to do this? Do you think I have come out of my begginer stage and i can use dyn benches and squats?

lol you're not 7% bf

[dolphinsfan270]

lol you're not 7% bf

Yea i got tested for 8 percent with calipers before my wrestling season and I got way more cut bc i lost a little weight. The three hour practices were so frickin hard

[TwiceTheSpeed]

Not plyometrics, I am talking about Dynamic Speed Bench or Squat with bands or chains or straight weight.

I would recommend to be careful. Those lifts are for advanced lifters who are most likely under supervision of some one more advanced haha. You can give it a go because it seems like you have good fundamental strength. Just make sure you have a spotter!!

[TwiceTheSpeed]

Yea i got tested for 8 percent with calipers before my wrestling season and I got way more cut bc i lost a little weight. The three hour practices were so frickin hard

Having 7% bf is very possible for a high school athlete, let alone a wrestler. That is considered a relatively healthy wrestler. Some of them test in at very unhealthy BF %s.

[Bignik92]

Im making the transition to rugby league at the end of this season, any league players?

[MiKeOnE29]

Im making the transition to rugby league at the end of this season, any league players?

im seriously thinking about playing some league this summer aswell. I think it would suit my style of play down to the ground. Only problem would be playing all year round

[OutHalf]

Sup brahs, former center reporting in

appreciate any help/intake you guys have on this rugby U-15's training programme I'm trying to think up. It's rattling my head. Got dumped which resulted in a dislocated shoulder and fractured collar bone, ruled me out for over a year. Seeing if I have any intresst in couching.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post457387741


Reps on reward!!!

[beertank23]

hey guise.

had my first 10's tournament on the weekend and my first game of rugby since i've lost 20kg and gotten a lot stronger.

Felt really good, i hit a hole from 10m out and bardged over for a try, carried 2 blokes, who tried to hold me up, i only made about 2 tackles, but the games were very fast for a prop, had a couple of carries, i had 2 linebreaks, one was off a kickoff and the other from tap kick,\.

Felt really good moving around the park, being fit and carrying less weight!

Reminds me of how i used to play before i got fat!!!

[monatu]

Sup brahs, former center reporting in

appreciate any help/intake you guys have on this rugby U-15's training programme I'm trying to think up. It's rattling my head. Got dumped which resulted in a dislocated shoulder and fractured collar bone, ruled me out for over a year. Seeing if I have any intresst in couching.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post457387741


Reps on reward!!!

posted my opinion

[swolepatrole]

So I picked up a nice little rash from sliding on artificial turf this past weekend that's about as painful as any joint or muscle injury I've endured over the past couple years. I'm sure if the day was a loss it'd hurt a good bit more. Got our most important match of the year coming up. We're undefeated through the first round of matches, going up against a team whose only loss is us. To top it off they've got the toughest set of loose forwards we've seen this year. Glad we'll get two weeks off after it.

[franksg99]

Hey brahs, I just got back from one of the worst practices I have had in a while. I felt like my mind was never in and my tackles were all way too high and sloppy. Can anyone give me some tips because I feel really horrible right now.

[Fit4Rugby]

Hey brahs, I just got back from one of the worst practices I have had in a while. I felt like my mind was never in and my tackles were all way too high and sloppy. Can anyone give me some tips because I feel really horrible right now.

Not sure if I can answer why your mind wasn't on the job, but suffice to say you should bring the same approach to your training that you do to your matches.

As for the tackling. What were you trying to achieve. Was a practice on taking man and ball, trying to practice the wrap up tackle or was it just plain tackling practice?

If it was just tackling practice then start back at basics: get low, hips below shoulders, attack the attacker - tackle them on your terms - aggresively, head to side and up, spine straight, hit them at knee height or lower and grab both legs.

When you've got that down and your timing is better then you can start going higher and gradually work your way up the body again.

Hope that helps....keep at it and keep us posted.

[rugbyViciOus]

Hey brahs, I just got back from one of the worst practices I have had in a while. I felt like my mind was never in and my tackles were all way too high and sloppy. Can anyone give me some tips because I feel really horrible right now.

yeah don't go weak with drills always go full on (not all out but firm) and like Fit4 said just make sure your technique is good so you don't hurt yourself tackling someone either. What I do is when i go for a tackle I follow the persons torso with my eyes.

[rugbyViciOus]

So I picked up a nice little rash from sliding on artificial turf this past weekend that's about as painful as any joint or muscle injury I've endured over the past couple years. I'm sure if the day was a loss it'd hurt a good bit more. Got our most important match of the year coming up. We're undefeated through the first round of matches, going up against a team whose only loss is us. To top it off they've got the toughest set of loose forwards we've seen this year. Glad we'll get two weeks off after it.

i know what your talking about, my schools turf is horrible, it feels like little razors when you slide on it, and i got scrapes all over my arms and legs.

[swolepatrole]

yeah don't go weak with drills always go full on (not all out but firm) and like Fit4 said just make sure your technique is good so you don't hurt yourself tackling someone either. What I do is when i go for a tackle I follow the persons torso with my eyes.

Yes. People have a bad habit of bringing their belly buttons with them when they move, so I tend to just follow that.

[Frannycakes]

We started practicing outside on the turf field this week, still has a lot of snow on it.

[Bignik92]

im seriously thinking about playing some league this summer aswell. I think it would suit my style of play down to the ground. Only problem would be playing all year round

As far as im aware its only the professional teams which play through the summer pal, not amateur although do tell me if I am wrong because there is a couple of different associations for example BARLA then the one which I am going to play in the Yorkshire leagues

[MiKeOnE29]

As far as im aware its only the professional teams which play through the summer pal, not amateur although do tell me if I am wrong because there is a couple of different associations for example BARLA then the one which I am going to play in the Yorkshire leagues

nah down here there's amateur teams that play during the summer. Obviously league's more popular up north, do the amatuer teams up there play it in the winter?

There might be a winter league here aswell i just know for a fact that bristol only have one team and they play in the summer

[N3WS]

nah down here there's amateur teams that play during the summer. Obviously league's more popular up north, do the amatuer teams up there play it in the winter?

There might be a winter league here aswell i just know for a fact that bristol only have one team and they play in the summer

The amateur teams in yorkshire are around 11-14 games in right now. If thats any help.

[Bignik92]

nah down here there's amateur teams that play during the summer. Obviously league's more popular up north, do the amatuer teams up there play it in the winter?

There might be a winter league here aswell i just know for a fact that bristol only have one team and they play in the summer

Up North we're well into the season. I wish they'd make full conversion to summer, then could play union and league ^^ League is better though hands down Bigger D, faster game, more tries, more fights

[Bignik92]

The amateur teams in yorkshire are around 11-14 games in right now. If thats any help.

you playing colts next season or senior rugby? I have to work saturdays now so gonna play colts due to been unable to play open age on satdays.

what position you play?