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Percentage Body Fat (%) 40 35 30 25
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Within forwards, there was a small
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10m speed (sec) 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6
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40m speed (sec) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 * * *
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No difference was apparent within p
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Pull ups 10 8 6 4 2 * * Forwards Ba
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50 40 * * * Forwards Backs Push-ups
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CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AN
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Cup (Schick et al., 2006). Attentio
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skinfold thickness throughout the s
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likelihood of injury during a train
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can be possibly attributed to a gre
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provide a good measure of the upper
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mid-season, which performed 12 and
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A reasonably high aerobic fitness l
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these two broad positional groups h
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physical fitness, it may also be ac
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The current study has described the
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Baker, D. and Nance, S. (1999). The
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Crewther, B.T., Gill, N., Weatherby
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Ellis, L., Gastin, P., Lawrence, S.
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Hrysomallis, C. (2010). Upper body
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Maud, P.J. (1983). Physiological an
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Rienzi, E., Reilly, T., and Malkin,
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Spencer, M., Bishop, D., Dawson, B.
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APPENDIX A PARTICIPATION INFORMATIO
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APPENDIX B CONSENT FORM Faculty of
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3.SPEED AND ACCELARATION 10 m (sec)
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Forwards Backs Vertical Jump (cm) T