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Jan 4

Rugby Tip of the Month – Heat Up Your Cold Weather Warm-Ups

Photo Credit: Healthline.com ONE WAY TO HEAT UP YOUR COLD WEATHER WARM-UPS Your MOTION can change your EMOTION. Your MOVEMENT can change...

Nov 30, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – An Open Letter to the Athlete We Must Stop Recruiting

Written by Becky Carlson, Head Coach, Quinnipiac University Women’s Rugby Originally posted on LinkedIn Dear Prospective...

Nov 2, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – Getting a (Better) Grip

Athletes from every rugby position have talked about improving their grip strength. Whether it’s for set pieces (lifting or scrummaging),...

Sep 28, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – Strong Shoulders

All coaches agree that athletes need strong shoulders to support the individual for tackles, rucks and all the other instances when a...

Aug 31, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – No games = No Film. Now what?

One of the most common questions I am hearing is how to handle the fact that the vast majority of players had their seasons canceled...

Aug 3, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – At Home Strength Exercises, Part 5

The real work horses around the pitch: numbers 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 The Centers and Back Row (and hookers, in some cases, are responsible...

Jul 4, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – At Home Strength Exercises, Part 4

Tight 5 Tips from a Weight Lifting Titan, Strength Coach Ed Cosner As a way to continue my recent education, I reached out to legendary...

Jun 5, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – At Home Strength Exercises, Part 3

We are pleased to continue to share educational tips from our friend Justin Goonan with University Sports & Strength each month. Looking...

May 4, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – At Home Strength Exercises, Part 2

Photo Credit: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/ Looking towards hopefully being able to get out on a field at the end of the summer or...

Mar 29, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – At Home Strength Exercises

Whether you are under shelter-in-place orders or simply practicing strict social distancing rules, with rugby season being canceled for...

Feb 1, 2020

Rugby Tip of the Month – Match Week Planning Tool

Time Management can be a struggle for everyone – especially collegiate athletes with a FULL class schedule, practices to attend,...

Jan 5, 2020

A Day in the Life of College Rugby Student-Athlete at Penn State University

Photo Credit: Steve Manuel Natalie Bjorlund, Class of 2022 Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry PSU Rugby Position: Outside Center / Back 3...

Oct 28, 2019

Day in the Life of a College Rugby Student-Athlete at Furman University

Connecting with a college team’s current players can be a great way to get a feel for a program, so we interviewed Furman’s Andres...

Aug 3, 2019

Rugby Tip of the Month – How Do You Prepare for Game Day?

Photo Credit: eugenereimer.abbyschools.ca As a high school athlete preparing to take the next step into college rugby, one of the biggest...

May 30, 2019

Rugby Tip of the Month – Be A Successful College Rugby Player

Sean Duffy, Head Coach, University of Arizona Guest Post by Sean Duffy, Head Coach, University of Arizona Updated 5/30/19 University of...

Mar 29, 2019

4 Ways to Stand Out to College Coaches

Photo Credit: www.desmoinesregister.com High School Rugby Tournaments, as well as winter and summer camps and clinics, are continuing to...

Mar 1, 2019

Rugby Tip of the Month – Position Specific Exercises: Back 3 (wings & fullback)

by Justin Goonan, Universal Sports Strength & Conditioning We are kicking off a monthly series that will highlight exercises aimed at...

Feb 2, 2019

Rugby Tip of the Month – How to Choose a Summer Rugby Camp

Photo Credit: Life University Women’s Rugby I know we are in the middle of winter, but before you know it, summer will be upon us! With...

Jan 1, 2019

Rugby Tip of the Month – Rest Easy!

So many young athletes I speak to these days have trouble sleeping. Reasons given for having disrupted sleep include things such as the...

Dec 3, 2018

Rugby Tip of the Month – College Athletics: Prospective Student-Athlete Talent is at its Highe

Guest Post: Quinnipiac University Women’s Rugby Head Coach Becky Carlson Talent is often followed by attention while leadership is...

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