Training modality | Premiership (N = 8) | Division 1 (N = 10) | Division 2 (N = 6) | Division 3 (N = 6) |
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Values are mean (SD) (minutes/week). N represents the number of clubs in a particular division participating in the study. n represents the number of clubs that responded to a particular mode of training. | ||||
Endurance | 605 (516) (n = 5) | 678 (439) (n = 9) | 654 (373) (n = 5) | 352 (289) (n = 3) |
Strength/resistance | 614 (172) (n = 7) | 403 (204) (n = 9) | 440 (165) (n = 3) | 317 (274) (n = 3) |
Flexibility | 735 (458) (n = 7) | 978 (1084) (n = 8) | 537 (234) (n = 3) | 421 (239) (n = 3) |
Total | 1954 (814) (n = 5) | 2058 (1134) (n = 8) | 1631 (202) (n = 3) | 1090 (529) (n = 3) |
Proportion of flexibility training (%) | 37.6 | 47.5 | 32.9 | 38.6 |