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Preparation and recovery in elite sport: interview with Richard Hunwicks

Andy Thomas interviews Richard Hunwicks, head of performance at the Catalans Dragons rugby league team, on the practical application of recovery and warming up and cooling down. Hunwicks was previously head of human performance for England, coaching them to the World Cup final in Australia in 2017

AT How important is good recovery for your players?

RH If you train every day you will become fatigued. When you get tired, you can’t perform at your best — it’s just not possible. You need to be fresh, so recovery comes into that and allows you to overload progressively. Without recovery, you can’t successfully apply overload.

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