Physical fitness of elite women's rugby union players over a ...
Physical fitness of elite women's rugby union players over a ... Physical fitness of elite women's rugby union players over a ...
Sit and Reach Score (cm) 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Pre-season Mid-season Post-season Forwards Backs Figure 6: Mean Sit and Reach Score (cm) by position over the three testing sessions 64
Within forwards, there was a small decrease of 3.94 cm from pre-season to mid-season and a small increase of 5.45 cm from mid-season to post-season, with greatest flexibility being observed at post-season. 4.3.2 Muscle Power Vertical Jump The vertical jump results for each testing session between and within positional groups are shown in Figure 7. The results indicate that backs produced a significantly (p
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Within forwards, there was a small decrease <strong>of</strong> 3.94 cm from pre-season to mid-season and a<br />
small increase <strong>of</strong> 5.45 cm from mid-season to post-season, with greatest flexibility being<br />
observed at post-season.<br />
4.3.2 Muscle Power<br />
<br />
Vertical Jump<br />
The vertical jump results for each testing session between and within positional groups are<br />
shown in Figure 7. The results indicate that backs produced a significantly (p
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