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[RMBros]

True, they can't do chit this year.

Yeah, lol, little ones at games = lulz

That would have been awesome to see. Jelly as fukc man.

For basketball, yeah, I would. Just because I would never step on a court without my shoes on. But that choice is obviously yours, since it is your money to spend.

We had just moved back to TX from CA, so I didn't mind how damn bad the Lakers killed the Mavs back then.

Seats were crap and basketball was pretty new to Dallas, so maybe not the best game to go to, but it sticks out in my memory because of the history around those Lakers.

I'd have a hard time cheering for the Lakers against anyone at this point.

1st practice tonight, so wish me luck.

The little guy has been practicing his smack talking for the last couple of days, so we won't have to practice that.

[Izese]

Whats the best running technique for sprints?

WHat type of pylo training should i do for sprints?

[michaelurban]

Hey everyone!

My name's Mike. I recently, 3 months to be exact, began playing rugby for my college. I'm brand new to the sport, and I've fallen in love with it! It's great! However, I feel like I'm too small to compete with other guys who've been playing for awhile now. The coach has me trying different positions, but I mostly play flanker. I have no prior experience in a contact sport, I just played volleyball in high school. I'm 5'10, 180 lbs, average build.

I need advice on ways to gain mass, but not look fat, if that makes any sense. Right now, I'm drinking Muscle Milk protein shakes three times a day along with eating somewhat healthy. Also, if you guys have any advice on the flanker position, that'd be great. Thanks for the advice.

[admiralseadog]

Whats the best running technique for sprints?

WHat type of pylo training should i do for sprints?

go on youtube and look for slow mo videos of sub 10 sprinters in the 100m, pretty good demonstration of sound form, no one has "perfect" or "best" running form but if you try to emulate what the best guys are doing, you can't go wrong.

as for plyos for sprints, sprinting itself is great due to the short ground contact time
bounding, double leg, one leg, alternating are also great.

[miskdetective]

im 17 (not 26), i got a 32 inch vert (running) with no real training, been playing basketball competitively for 5 years. is it possible with proper training and diet to achieve something similar to the guy in the video (same height) or at least 45+

[Jimbo48]

At 6'4" on the court, I want to be able to dunk already! Has anyone used Air Alert? Thoughts? Would it help me dunk? I can touch the rim on a standard 10 foot hoop, possibly grab if on a good day.

Don't use Air Alert. I can damage your knees. Look into Vertical Jump Bible or Vertical Mastery.

[CVwilliamw]

Whats a good workout to increase mass on my core area? I'm about 5"9, 164 and I really put some mass around my core.

[GregNuthurst]

Hi guys it's been a while. Hope everyone's season/pre-season is going well.

Just wanted to run something by you to gauge the response, not selling anything etc

A fellow coach and I have been presenting a seminar down here based solely on strength and conditioning for 7s. Genuinely unique and new content, at least I haven't seen it in rugby circles in the past 10 years, and we are thinking about either taking it on the road (kinda pipe dream) or recording our next one for a dvd. Again, very early in the thought process, but I'd thought I'd run it by a keen group of ruggers like yourselves to gauge any response or interest. We have looked at a few possible locations in the us and uk where where have connections to clubs etc, but the dvd is much more likely. If you have any thoughts or simply think its something that might interest you, can you reply or pm me just so we know if it's worth pursuing further.

Thanks guys.

[brownj12]

Hi guys it's been a while. Hope everyone's season/pre-season is going well.

Just wanted to run something by you to gauge the response, not selling anything etc

A fellow coach and I have been presenting a seminar down here based solely on strength and conditioning for 7s. Genuinely unique and new content, at least I haven't seen it in rugby circles in the past 10 years, and we are thinking about either taking it on the road (kinda pipe dream) or recording our next one for a dvd. Again, very early in the thought process, but I'd thought I'd run it by a keen group of ruggers like yourselves to gauge any response or interest. We have looked at a few possible locations in the us and uk where where have connections to clubs etc, but the dvd is much more likely. If you have any thoughts or simply think its something that might interest you, can you reply or pm me just so we know if it's worth pursuing further.

Thanks guys.

I know at some point you posted your credentials and background which I believe were impressive but I couldn't find them on a quick search.

I think that a tour for your presentation would be difficult to make money on in the US. There is relatively little money to go around for running clinics and bringing in speakers. you could probably get some of the LAU's and TU's to host you and they could bring in clubs but I have noticed that any kind of fee greatly cuts down on the number of people who will turn up. The only clubs that would probably have the money to pay to bring you win would be bigger name clubs and alot of them have established S&C guys. Top players in the US who would go to a seminar almost all have personal S&C coaches, in general if they have had success with a trainer and you dissagree with the trainer they assume you don't know what you are talking about. In general I have found that clubs in the US are very willing to go learn skills and strategy from speakers but not S&C. Regardless of whether or not they know what they are talking about almost ever club in the US has a trainer of S&C coach that plays for them.

I would think that a DVD and/or E-Book would be a better route. It would be lower risk for you (there is very little capital investment to create either of these). This would allow Rugby S&C coaches to see if your system makes sense, if it does they may want to bring you in to talk to their players directly, if not they only wasted a little bit of money and time on the DVD or Book. The problem with this is obviously marketing, there are a thousand crappy DVDs and E-Books out there that spew the same info that you can get anywhere for free. You say that your info is different (and based on your reputation on here it probably is) but you would need a way to prove that to the general public. I know that I will not pay anything for an e-book or DVD unless I know who the author is and have read other material he has put out.

[brownj12]

Hey everyone!

My name's Mike. I recently, 3 months to be exact, began playing rugby for my college. I'm brand new to the sport, and I've fallen in love with it! It's great! However, I feel like I'm too small to compete with other guys who've been playing for awhile now. The coach has me trying different positions, but I mostly play flanker. I have no prior experience in a contact sport, I just played volleyball in high school. I'm 5'10, 180 lbs, average build.

I need advice on ways to gain mass, but not look fat, if that makes any sense. Right now, I'm drinking Muscle Milk protein shakes three times a day along with eating somewhat healthy. Also, if you guys have any advice on the flanker position, that'd be great. Thanks for the advice.

At the University level in the US you are definitely big enough to compete at flanker, unless you are playing for Cal your size isn't what is holding you back, it might be preventing you from being able to use strength to make up for skill but you can compete at 6 or 7 at your size. The best flanker I played with in coleege came in at 5'10" 155 and was phenominal, he wasn't strong but he could tackle any one and was incredible at the breakdown. Of course he played HS rugby at Sacremento Jesuit so he was ahead of the game in skills and understanding.

What is your lifting back ground like? If you don't have a ton of experience then something like 5x5 or WS4SB will help you gain mass pretty quickly. If you have more experience I had a lot of luck with The Juggernaut Method and I know Bob has been running it as well.

The biggest thing to help gain mass and keep your BF% down is to eat a ton and keep it fairly clean. If your college cafeteria has a make your own sanwhich or make your own omlet bar start using it, muscle milk is good but it can't replace real food. I am not sold on if the source of calories matters but I know that I couldn't eat crappy startchy and fatty foods and still want to train and play on a regular basis. Eat big, lift heavy and learn the game, you will be up to speed in no time.

Flanker is a tough position to start in. There are tons of coaches of crappy teams that start every athletic kid who doesn't have a clue at 6 or 7. You can play 6 or 7 with no ability but to play these positions well you need to have game awareness at the same level that a #9 or #10 does. You kneed to know when to contest for the ball, when to support the backs, when to corner flag, when to stay put. Playing openside on the scrum you need to know where #'s 8-12 are going on the first phase. Watch as much rugby as you can and play every chance you can get. Play for your school, play b-side for the local men's club, show up to tournaments with shorts and boots and beg for games. The only way you get better is by playing more.

[lhprop1]

I know at some point you posted your credentials and background which I believe were impressive but I couldn't find them on a quick search.

I think that a tour for your presentation would be difficult to make money on in the US. There is relatively little money to go around for running clinics and bringing in speakers. you could probably get some of the LAU's and TU's to host you and they could bring in clubs but I have noticed that any kind of fee greatly cuts down on the number of people who will turn up. The only clubs that would probably have the money to pay to bring you win would be bigger name clubs and alot of them have established S&C guys. Top players in the US who would go to a seminar almost all have personal S&C coaches, in general if they have had success with a trainer and you dissagree with the trainer they assume you don't know what you are talking about. In general I have found that clubs in the US are very willing to go learn skills and strategy from speakers but not S&C. Regardless of whether or not they know what they are talking about almost ever club in the US has a trainer of S&C coach that plays for them.

I would think that a DVD and/or E-Book would be a better route. It would be lower risk for you (there is very little capital investment to create either of these). This would allow Rugby S&C coaches to see if your system makes sense, if it does they may want to bring you in to talk to their players directly, if not they only wasted a little bit of money and time on the DVD or Book. The problem with this is obviously marketing, there are a thousand crappy DVDs and E-Books out there that spew the same info that you can get anywhere for free. You say that your info is different (and based on your reputation on here it probably is) but you would need a way to prove that to the general public. I know that I will not pay anything for an e-book or DVD unless I know who the author is and have read other material he has put out.

x2.

Not to mention the fact that most rugby coaches think Cultfit is good enough and can't be bothered with a proper strength and conditioning routine that incorporates silly principles like periodization, rest, etc. Most coaches and players don't care enough to work on their weaknesses (which is usually their strength and power) and just concentrate on fitness alone in the offseason. It's a sad state.

[Paulm712]

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[GregNuthurst]

I know at some point you posted your credentials and background which I believe were impressive but I couldn't find them on a quick search.

I think that a tour for your presentation would be difficult to make money on in the US. There is relatively little money to go around for running clinics and bringing in speakers. you could probably get some of the LAU's and TU's to host you and they could bring in clubs but I have noticed that any kind of fee greatly cuts down on the number of people who will turn up. The only clubs that would probably have the money to pay to bring you win would be bigger name clubs and alot of them have established S&C guys. Top players in the US who would go to a seminar almost all have personal S&C coaches, in general if they have had success with a trainer and you dissagree with the trainer they assume you don't know what you are talking about. In general I have found that clubs in the US are very willing to go learn skills and strategy from speakers but not S&C. Regardless of whether or not they know what they are talking about almost ever club in the US has a trainer of S&C coach that plays for them.

I would think that a DVD and/or E-Book would be a better route. It would be lower risk for you (there is very little capital investment to create either of these). This would allow Rugby S&C coaches to see if your system makes sense, if it does they may want to bring you in to talk to their players directly, if not they only wasted a little bit of money and time on the DVD or Book. The problem with this is obviously marketing, there are a thousand crappy DVDs and E-Books out there that spew the same info that you can get anywhere for free. You say that your info is different (and based on your reputation on here it probably is) but you would need a way to prove that to the general public. I know that I will not pay anything for an e-book or DVD unless I know who the author is and have read other material he has put out.

Thanks for the feedback mate.

Certainly not looking to make any money out of it (can't stand all that sales copy garbage, in fact we have a few slides about how that is ruining s&c knowledge in the prez we've been doing) but certainly some food for thought. Clubs up there sound more professional than Aus and NZ in many ways. You'd find only a very small percentage of premier grade players down here do anything remotely productive in the gym. I get the cultfit thing too. A US player once told me it was good for them as they couldn't afford properly designed programs, so obviously the next best thing is to take a group class, maybe they'll be doing step or body pump in the future.
Thanks again.

[GregNuthurst]

Thanks for the feedback mate.

Certainly not looking to make any money out of it (can't stand all that sales copy garbage, in fact we have a few slides about how that is ruining s&c knowledge in the prez we've been doing) but certainly some food for thought. Clubs up there sound more professional than Aus and NZ in many ways. You'd find only a very small percentage of premier grade players down here do anything remotely productive in the gym. I get the cultfit thing too. A US player once told me it was good for them as they couldn't afford properly designed programs, so obviously the next best thing is to take a group class, maybe they'll be doing step or body pump in the future.
Thanks again.

Ironically, just received word it looks like we might have something locked-in in the DC area, just have to confirm some dates now that our seasons are getting into full swing.

[tino124]

The best flanker I played with in coleege came in at 5'10" 155 and was phenominal, he wasn't strong but he could tackle any one and was incredible at the breakdown.

Find me a 155lb flanker and I'll show you road kill

[LN11]

Find me a 155lb flanker and I'll show you road kill

I was near enough to that weight at underage playing flanker brah..played a bit of provincial too for a bit..but having reached adult level I've moved position :/



That's me at near enough that weight

[cm85]

In.

I am a HS coach.

I am open to any questions as well. 100% srs (how to get started, how to get on staff etc)

or if anyone wants to talk basketball (from a coaching/training perspective)

This. I would love to one day try my hand at coaching, hell I would even be content with being an assistant. Curious how I would go about it?

[RMBros]

First small-fry practice was last Friday and, despite the fact that niether of the coaches showed up and I had to run the show, we had a decent practice.

Bounce Passes first (YMCA recommended - the little guys get hit in the face when you chest pass), then some dribbling (at least that was what we called it - looked a lot like Bounce Passes to yourself for some of our team), and finally, some close-in set shots with dribbling back to the end of the line.

They had a rig that allowed a lower rim and backboard to hang from the standard-height rim. It put the rim at 5' 6" or 6'. Looked like my little guy could dunk if he was coordinated enough to hold on to the ball and jump at the same time.

We picked a team name - it was between Dragons and Bunnies (can't tell we have girls on our team, can you?).

We settled for Dragons and you could add "with Bunny ears" if you wanted to.

When we did our cheer and break, both of our girls and several of the boys added it, so it looks like we're going to be "Dragons with Bunny Ears".

Missed tonight's practice with pinkeye, so my little guy will have to pick it up next week.

[crunchfit]

I was near enough to that weight at underage playing flanker brah..played a bit of provincial too for a bit..but having reached adult level I've moved position :/

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That's me at near enough that weight

What province did you play for? What team? I played for a bit and a family member of mine currently represents Ireland.

[crunchfit]

http://www.rugbydump.com/

[LN11]

What province did you play for? What team? I played for a bit and a family member of mine currently represents Ireland.

A wee bit for Leinster A schools and played a year with south east club ..feck that's deadly who is it

[mckats2]

Won our provincial championship last year...first mens cup for me!! Gonna be a flanker next year...tires of being fat!!

Played loosehead prop at 6'2 255 lbs -23% bf
Currently 240 lbs 16% bf

Goal: 220 lbs - 10 % bf for april 1st

Wish me luck!!

[crunchfit]

A wee bit for Leinster A schools and played a year with south east club ..feck that's deadly who is it

Pretty decent level to get to.

Sorry, man. Won't say. Just for privacy's sake. Believe it or not, I don't mind. Ireland's a small country so not particularly amazing.

[Allenownz]

I play Ultimate in college i need explosiveness, speed, and vertical as well as endurance what should i do?

[metapod]

just wondering -
1. do you land on your heel or "balls" of your feet during basketball while running?
2. do you land on the same answer as 1. for both sprinting(fast break etc) and doing your moves(perimeter,post)?
3. do you land on the same answer as 1. when you jump up for dunks/rebounds?

[RMBros]

just wondering -
1. do you land on your heel or "balls" of your feet during basketball while running?
2. do you land on the same answer as 1. for both sprinting(fast break etc) and doing your moves(perimeter,post)?
3. do you land on the same answer as 1. when you jump up for dunks/rebounds?

In all those situations, it's going to vary, sometimes you don't have time to think about it, but you always want to be on the balls of your feet when you can.

Being on the balls of your feet allows you to react more quickly, being on your heels makes you less agile - hence the saying "caught back on his heels", meaning that you caught someone when he was relaxed and not ready to move.

Your highest jump might come when you are able to put your entire foot down, but you won't have time to do that very often. Clearly, you won't have just your heels down.

Just to be clear, after you jump, you'll always want to land on the balls of your feet - it gives you some additional shock absorbtion.

Don't waste a lot of time thinking about your feet in a game, but you can certainly do drills that will keep you "on your toes".

[Acooljt]

I have a big problem with the ball going in and out of the hoop. Every time I shoot the ball it looks like it's definitely in but it always hits the inside of the rim and bounces out. I just can't get it to fall to save my life. I'm pretty sure there's plenty of backspin on it. Help?

[gillG]

Awesome thread dude! Really helped me out actually

[metapod]

In all those situations, it's going to vary, sometimes you don't have time to think about it, but you always want to be on the balls of your feet when you can.

Being on the balls of your feet allows you to react more quickly, being on your heels makes you less agile - hence the saying "caught back on his heels", meaning that you caught someone when he was relaxed and not ready to move.

Your highest jump might come when you are able to put your entire foot down, but you won't have time to do that very often. Clearly, you won't have just your heels down.

Just to be clear, after you jump, you'll always want to land on the balls of your feet - it gives you some additional shock absorbtion.

Don't waste a lot of time thinking about your feet in a game, but you can certainly do drills that will keep you "on your toes".

thanks brah
being a former fatty, i have terrible footwork and i actually land on my heels when running in basketball. i've just been thinking about it lately and if the proper way is to land on the balls of my feet, then i'll have to find some drills to correct my running style.

any effective drills you'd like to share?

[RMBros]

thanks brah
being a former fatty, i have terrible footwork and i actually land on my heels when running in basketball. i've just been thinking about it lately and if the proper way is to land on the balls of my feet, then i'll have to find some drills to correct my running style.

any effective drills you'd like to share?

No basketball drills, unfortunately - about the best I can give you is to practice sprints @ or near your top speed. You can't sprint with your heels on the ground.

The only drills I've done for being on your toes are volleyball and baseball (never played organized BB) - for those drills, it was just a matter of getting in to the standard athletic "ready" position - knees bent, weight on toes, crouched almost like you're ready to sprint, then react to a thrown or hit ball.

Not sure that would help at all for foot placement after you've started running.

Whatever it takes, you need to learn proper sprint/running form or you're going to trash your knees.