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Baden Kerr on rugby preparation and training

Edexcel: Former Saracens and Auckland Blues rugby union player Baden Kerr tells Adam Morton how a range of concepts from the A-level specification are applied in professional sport

A flexibility programme designed to improve the range of movement around his hips helped Baden to improve his kicking

The development and application of sports science has had a significant impact on the way athletes train, especially at the elite level. As a professional rugby player, Baden Kerr’s training is designed to improve his performance, and this Exam focus explains some of the methods involved. The physiological basis of these methods means that the principles are applicable to all multiple-sprint or intermittent-sprint sports (such as hockey, netball and football).

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