Rugby: Disadvantages Prior To Vegetarianism In Sport

Rugby and football have their similarities and differences. The two sports objectives are the same score with the ball and don't let your opponents score. Even though they are played differently a lot of players for each sport play both of them. Last summer Olympics a NFL player played for the American rugby team. So people love both of the sports. Even though they are

Rugby is a sport known for its terrible tackles and crushing collisions. There have been cases of shocking and life altering injuries that have left players battered and bruised and in some severe cases paralysed. Despite the countless injuries suffered by players, thousands of people from all over the world enjoy playing the sport. This begs the question, is rugby really that dangerous?

Wheelchair rugby, formally known as Murderball, was developed in Canada in 1977 by quadriplegic athletes (International Wheelchair Rugby Federation, 2014). Quadriplegia is more commonly known as tetraplegia, this is where all four limbs are paralysed and most commonly as a result of a neck injury (Disabled World, 2010) Wheelchair Rugby was created as an adaptation of wheelchair basketball, by reducing the amount of hand and arm actions to make the game inclusive for quadriplegic athletes; this was done by removing dribbling. Athletes were classified on their medical diagnosis, in relation to the level of their spinal injury. In 1991 this was changed to a functional classification specific to wheelchair rugby, in order to include those with polio, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis and amputations. According to Sport England (2010) 68% of wheelchair rugby participants have a spinal cord injury, compared 6% with cerebral palsy and 4% with muscular dystrophy. It’s also estimated that 40,000 people are living with a spinal cord injury in the UK (The Backup Trust, 2014). Rugby is one of 11 out of the 23 Paralympic sports

It’s important for people to have a good well balanced diet to enable them to get the right nutrition’s they need to stay fit and healthy.

Rugby is a continuous game whereby two teams carry, pass, kick and ground the ball in order to score as many points as possible, with the team scoring the greater number of points being the winner.

The games of American football and rugby are both extremely popular sports with a similar basic aim and structure of play. However, these two sports vary in many aspects of the game. Rugby has a greater international reach, different regulations and rules of play, and smaller risk of injury.

Opening Statement A rugby ball is an oval shape. Rugby first started in 1823 and now it’s 2015 it has been almost 200 years of rugby. 8 more years of rugby until 200 right now it has been 192 years. Rugby is a very active and aggressive sport to play but it is also really fun. You also get a lot of injuries bruises and maybe sometimes you can get councused. You can drop kick with a tee over a goal post

Rugby took a different direction from soccer as the schools formed an association for football known as soccer. For rugby, they did not like the issue of defenders standing to stop the ball from going to goal. They, therefore, introduced a cross bar to help easy scoring of goals from far distances as goals were counted by kicking the ball over the cross bar. Rugby has since then undergone further changes to include more rules and regulations to make the game better (Skildum-Reid, 2015).

Therefore, nutritional strategies to increase body carbohydrate stores or carbohydrate availability are considered to be potentially beneficial for maintaining or improving performance capabilities”(Nutrition Bytes, (1)). In this way, choosing to follow the standard American diet which is low in carbohydrates and high in protein and fats is contradictory to the blood sugar stability our bodies are designed to function off of. “'Carb loading', short for carbohydrate loading, is a strategy used by athletes to maximize endurance during physical exercise. By consuming large amounts of carbohydrate-rich foods, individuals can increase energy reserves and improve performance (Nutrition Bytes, 3(1))”. In the grandiosity of this example, carb loading reinforces my hypothesis of how carbohydrates based diets is the most efficient source of dietary component to combat fatigue. For this reason, I now plan to continue a life that focuses on an abundance of carbohydrates from sugar, starches, and fibers as I have never felt so awake in my

Carbohydrates, a primary source of energy for the body, are the sugars, starches, and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables, and milk products. The carbohydrates intake that I recorded reached the recommended level of carbohydrates intake. My intake of carbohydrate was 219.40 germs on the actual intakes list. Although it reached 80 percent of the recommended carbohydrates intake, my carbohydrate intake still below the goal in my calorie assessment report. Due to this, I should eat more vegetable or whole grains. Moreover, almost all my carbohydrates intake came from white rice, fruits, and noodles in my three-day diet food list. White rice, and noodles both contain high carbohydrates for

As with any sport, rugby union presents the risk of injuries to all players, however as a contact sport there are a larger number of injuries that are commonly sustained, with as many as 1 in 4 rugby players getting injured during the season (Miller, 2014). Rugby Union as a sport results in the most amount injuries, accounting for 36% of injuries sustained by sport participants yearly (ABS, 2001). These injuries can range from soft tissue to hard tissue, and can result from direct or indirect impact, resulting in a wide range of injuries that can be associated with rugby union. However the five most common injuries appear to be concussion, hamstring strain, dislocations, fractures and sprained ankles.

Carbohydrates are one of the important nutrients in our body which are our main source of energy for all body functions.

This paper will discuss the history, rules, equipment, injuries and training regiments or exercises that are specific to arena rugby. History It is said that the first form of rugby was played in the 1820’s at the Rugby School in England. During a game of soccer, a student at the school, William Ellis, decided to catch the ball and run with it (Australian Rugby, 2015).

Athletes need to take care of their bodies to perform well and to stay healthy. Taking care of their bodies means having a healthy diet. It’s a strong belief that diet can positively affect an athlete's overall performance. But this is a belief that isn’t backed up by any solid scientific data. “many athletes believe vegetarianism does improve their stamina, mental alertness, ability to recover from injuries, and overall general health.” Athletes who eat vegetables and all around healthier food usually perform better due to being healthier in general. The diet of an athlete is crucial in their well being though. Athletes are constantly building muscles so they need their bodies to be very healthy. To be very healthy, you need to be

The plate has to have nutrition sources such as, vegetables, fruits, grains, meet and beans, dairy products, fats and water.