[Tudor O Bompa,Frederick Claro]Periodization in Rugby(pdf){Zzzzz}

Rugby, as with most other team sports, is a game of technical finesse, tactical boldness, and refined and complex physical development. "Periodization in Rugby" addresses one of the most crucial elements of the sport - physical conditioning.Utilizing the revolutionary training techniques developed by Tudor Bompa - the father of modern sports periodization - this superb volume presents readers with proven training principles, an overview of the fundamentals of rugby, and an explanation of the physiological demands of the sport and how they impact on training. It also features short term and annual training plans, with numerous drills and exercises to improve the skills of all players, as well as expert tips on recovery and nutrition.

Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag (October 7, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1841262536
ISBN-13: 978-1841262536

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

At last here is the professional book which missed about Rugby periodization!
By Philippe Perinet on October 21, 2008
Through Tudor Bompa's theories and through the richness of his own practical experiments, Fred Claro peels in-depth the physiological needs for both amateur & professional Rugby players. He shows the great importance of knowing how to create an efficient training periodization to cope with more & more competitions, and to improve the physical, tactical & technical training & games' phases.

Far from the generic physical preparation copied by the majority of northern hemisphere's clubs, Fred focuses on the need of respecting the various segments of the athletic development, & brilliantly shows with details & easiness the importance of the specific training design related to sport's ergogenesis.

This book is undoubtedly the only complete work introducing to general sport's periodization in a part, and specifically focusing on Rugby's periodization.
It definitively is an essential coaching tool for both professional & amateur Rugby.


A must have
By Sebastien Boero on October 16, 2008
Thanks for this excellent book
No lie on the description. This is a very practical and easy to apply book
With clear, exhaustive and fully detailled information about all the aspects of the physical conditioning for rugby
All is clearly explained from theory bases to concrete examples : Physiology, season plannings, drills and lifts, speed, nutrition, recovery ...
With real and full examples to well understand, prepare and apply a rugby conditionning plan
A conditionning and training periodization must have book for every rugby players and coachs