Quote: Him "It probably is, but it's to try and get over the force and power going into what are considered just "regular" hits these days. Because many people really don't realise the effect of these hits on the body and think of it as not that far away from amateur level, when it's a million miles away.
We have many RL fans saying players and coaches should stop moaning about playing more than 1 game per week and that the game is going soft and even ex-players like Schofield saying players could play 3 games in 3 days like he did in the 80's.
So they clearly have absolutely no idea how powerful these hits are despite that coaches and conditioners say players need at least 4/5 days recovery due to the effect on the body and that due to post game recovery a lot of players will only get 1 training session in before the next game and some, like Jamie Peacock, will get none.'"
Not wanting to derail the thread, of course.
But I'd like to question this modern idea that RL has to be played at an optimum of 1 game per week.
Maybe, just maybe if RL was played more regularly (on the weekend, with weekend fixtures), most coaches would be concerned with the game itself, working on tactics, moves, and game plans. Rather than teams spending half the week in the gym, getting stronger, and as a consequence more destructive.
It seems counter-initiative that RL was played on weekends and during midweek for many seasons, despite 80% of the players being semi-pro and having employment on the side. But I think this focused teams to work on the game, play the game better, rather than constantly beefing up its players.
That said, what other sports have their teams play just once-a-week? Football is jam-packed with fixtures. What about NFL? NHL?
