Energy system development in rugby

How often, as an S&C coach, have you been faced with the question: "Are the boys fit enough?" Or, when facing a particularly stinging loss, a coach proclaims, "We aren’t fit enough." It can be one of the most daunting things an S&C coach can hear because, rightly or wrongly, it falls under our remit to deliver fit and available players. Player "fitness" is quite an ambiguous term, one that is easily misconstrued to mean different things, from someone’s readiness to perform, to their bleep test score, to their ability to execute game skills under pressure. Without diving into a larger d...