Didnt really read all the 3 pages of comments but weight training doesnt necessarily affect the nippy little players at all, granted it makes them stronger but when balanced correctly it will improve speed and agility.

Aye but it dose effect them being battered by much bigger and physically stronger opponents.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 29/03/2011 19:34:07    898844

Well since hurling has been around there has always been big players smashing little players, thats just the nature of the sport

kilruane (Tipperary) - Posts: 155 - 30/03/2011 11:30:55    899115

kilruane:

Big fellows that had their half time fag.... that's my point about conditioning and training it seems the modern game physical size and strenght more and more important and is something they train for..... I remember a time when club players would turn up for training do a few laps a few skills drills and a match. Most club players have diet and weight training considerations now.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 30/03/2011 13:34:58    899213

Kilruane - "I recently was fortunate to go to a Tipp Football indoor training night where they did a weight session, its not just all pumping iron, its an awful lot of core stability work more so than just straight up strength training "

Thats right, yes things like weight lifting etc have to be included in training programmes but a lot of the work is now directed at core work and flexability. Both of which are vital in my opinion, when it comes to taking hits and tackles without losing the ball easily, your core is the most important part of the body. Flexability is useful for reasons and also prevents injuries.

Not.A.Quelly (Galway) - Posts: 95 - 30/03/2011 15:45:06    899355

Not.A.Quelly:

I don't know the facts on this but there seems to be a hell of a lot more injuries in the modern game? Would you agree or disagree?

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 30/03/2011 20:06:14    899561

Read an article recently by John Casey, the Tipp Physio. He made an interesting point about why he thought the modern era suffered more from injuries especially hamstring. He said that because 30 - 40 years ago a lot less people had cars, which meant most would cycle a lot more, which helped build the strength in their legs, and also a lot more people had labour intensive jobs which built their overall toughness.

Not saying its a definitive answer but it's something interesting to consider

kilruane (Tipperary) - Posts: 155 - 31/03/2011 10:18:25    899742

HAG_AND_CHEESE

I would agree that there "seems" to be a lot of injuries in the modern game for sure. Actually I think the number of injuries is probably similar to days gone by but players are now more aware of injuries and do not simply keep playing on problems that could end up shortening their careers.
The use of physios is relatively new and players now like to have a timeline of how long they will be out with an injury and stick to it, rather than in the past just resting for a week or two (no matter what the problem) and coming back to see how it is. In short I suppose what Im saying is players are minding themselves more, whcih is not necessarily a bad thing.

Not.A.Quelly (Galway) - Posts: 95 - 31/03/2011 10:58:04    899781