http://rugby-coaching-blog.com/2008/08/04/rugby-pre-season-conditioning-keeping-the-form/ A blog about Rugby Coaching Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:29:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://rugby-coaching-blog.com/2008/08/04/rugby-pre-season-conditioning-keeping-the-form/#comment-111 Steve Johnson Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:14:43 +0000 http://rugbycoachblog.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-111 Jack, So, the 6 minute km. run gives us about a 9 minute 20 second 1500 metres - very reasonable - on the kind side. I'm guessing that you expect the players to arrive for their first session at this level - am I right? Jack, So, the 6 minute km. run gives us about a 9 minute 20 second 1500 metres – very reasonable – on the kind side. I’m guessing that you expect the players to arrive for their first session at this level – am I right?

]]> http://rugby-coaching-blog.com/2008/08/04/rugby-pre-season-conditioning-keeping-the-form/#comment-102 Jack Rees Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:17:03 +0000 http://rugbycoachblog.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-102 Gidday Dan - it is a valid point that players are built in a way that dictates their ability to sprint for example and indeed I am in favour of players spending pre-season taking individual responsibility for their fitness (esp under the ELVs). However there must be a minimum benchmark of fitness accross the squad. I don't care how big a prop is - I want him to run 1km in under 6 minutes, then we can talk position specific training. What is your view? Gidday Dan – it is a valid point that players are built in a way that dictates their ability to sprint for example and indeed I am in favour of players spending pre-season taking individual responsibility for their fitness (esp under the ELVs). However there must be a minimum benchmark of fitness accross the squad. I don’t care how big a prop is – I want him to run 1km in under 6 minutes, then we can talk position specific training. What is your view?

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