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Rugbycentric Player +

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Guillaume Bourda

Player+ turns rugby training interactive with points, badges, levels and evolving avatars. Players can create and share workouts, plan training schedules, track their progress, monitor their wellbeing whilst also following and challenging their friends and teammates.

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1 Rugbycentric Player+ Rugbycentric Player+ is a web application dedicated to facilitating the development of rugby players of all ages and all levels. Built around a dashboard and a calendar, the app provides users a way to: Create custom training sessions Build and manage a training program Log their workouts, cross-training and recovery activities Take fitness tests Track their progress Keep an eye on their welfare and training balance with comprehensive charts and graphs For the most committed players, rugbycentric also offers bespoke in-season and pre-season online S & C camps where players get all the guidance and programming of an elite rugby set up, remotely managed by S & C coaches. Coach+ is our web application dedicated to rugby coaches that integrates with Player+ . Player+members can thus join aonline squad and get coached remotely though Coach+.
2 Gamification Design The application uses a gamification design to increase user engagement and make using the platform a fun and interactive experience. As they train and record their performance, users gain points, pass levels, earn badges and see their avatar evolve. Badges Today Rugbycentric offer about 40 badges. All of them are designed to encourage good practises (such as taking fitness tests, training on a regular basis, etc.) and reward good performances (both at fitness testing and on the rugby pitch). In the future we will also use badges to encourage social behaviors such as inviting friends to join the platform, sharing music and pictures, commenting, etc. Avatars Each user is attributed an avatar depending on his or her position in a rugby team. The avatars body evolves relatively to the users progress in endurance, speed, core strength, lower body and upper body strength. In order to have his or her avatar evolve, the user must thus take fitness tests and improve on his last performances.
3 Today we offer three different families of avatars and more are being designed. They will include new animal species, better colouring and more body evolutions for a finer reflection of the players fitness gains. Points and Levels Points are given to the users when they validate an activity (gym workout, cross training, rugby training, recovery session, etc.). They are broken down into seven categories: Rugby, Speed, Upper-body strength, lower body strength, agility, endurance, recovery. As the user gets points he or she can level up. In the future, levelling up will also require to take quests and get other achievements (such as taking a fitness test or creating workouts).
4 Workout validation process on the Train page
5 Social Rugbycentric regroup rugby players from all ages and levels from around the globe. Leveraging on that, the application offers a number of social features. Public Profiles Each user has a public profile that can be viewed by other members of the application. A follow functionality is available to keep track of friends and teammates. Avatars are also put side by side to allow a quick comparison of the players fitness levels. In the near future we want to build on the social aspect of the platform and let users share their gym tunes, pictures, videos and rugby/fitness related articles. We also want to develop competition mechanism such as quests and challenges. Leaderboards A point leaderboard and a fitness test leaderboard are accessible on the application. Members can be searched by username or club name. They can also find themselves on the leaderboards and see whos in front and whos behind of them. Leaderboards link to public profiles.
6 Pre-season Camps and In-season Programs The Rugbycentric Pre-season Camp The Rugbycentric pre-season camp is a bespoke, 8-week, all encompassing strength & conditioning journey designed for rugby players. The program guide players through the essential facets of preparing his body for the forthcoming season, leaving no stone unturned and ensuring he or she is in the best possible shape to kick off the new season. The player can choose between four objectives (speed, endurance, hypertrophy, all-round) and three intensity levels (amateur, aspirational, pro). Both parameters influence the content of the program he or she will receive. When registered, the player receives each week a set of workouts to perform directly in his or her calendar. Along the way he or she can adjust the camps parameters (objective and intensity).
7 Camps & Programs Track Record RugbyCentric has offered three online pre-season camps in Summer 2014, January 2015 (Southern Hemisphere) and Summer 2015. More than 100 players from England, France, Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and Argentina joined and successfully completed the camp. Rugbycentric has partnered with the Swiss Rugby Union Federation to ensure the Swiss Womens National Team best prepare for the upcoming 2015 European Nations Trophy. In cooperation with the Swiss team head coach, Rugbycentric runs a custom strength and conditioning program that make sure the players start the competition in top shape. 33 players of the Swiss Women squad are currently using the application and following this program.
8 Well Being Monitoring Player+ prompts members to fill-in a daily well-being questionnaire. The cleanest output of this daily questionnaire is a traffic light warning system that indicates what intervention, if any, should be made. Whether the player is fully fit (green), is showing signs of fatigue, soreness or other well-being issues and would be worth checking in with (orange) or the player is showing serious signs suggesting the need for an intervention, whether the night off training or a more in depth discussion about their lifestyle and well-being.
9 S&C Workout Builder We have designed a simple yet comprehensive workout builder tool. Several online S&C camps were programmed using this tool. The tool is currently being updated with more exercises, better categorization and a more powerful ergonomy. The system works as an e-commerce shopping system: 1. Filter the exercises you want and add them in your cart 2. Enter the sets, reps and superset 3. Give the workout a name and save it 4. The workout is available for scheduling
10 Whats Coming Up We are working on several new features and improvements for our Player+ app. Here is our short term list: 1. Integration with 3rd party apps: Nike+, Fitbit, Withings, etc. 2. Development of a new catalog of online programs 3. Development of a smart coach that will give advices and feedback to the player 4. Introduction of objectives and challenges
11 Our Team Rugbycentric is a self-funded startup team of two. We spend most of our time listening to our users feedback and improving the software, the design and the concepts behind our applications. Software Engineering Guillaume Bourda holds an engineering degree in Telecoms and Networks from Ecole Centrale dElectronique Paris and a MBA from the Oxford University Said Business School. Guillaume worked several years as an R&D Software Engineer as well as two years as a Product Manager for the Amadeus IT Group. Programs & Content Sean Morris is a professional Rugby League player (London Broncos) and the former Head Of Strength and Conditioning at Oxford University RFC. He is in charge of designing our online programs and overviewing the concepts and algorithms behind our platforms. Sean read for an MA in Physiological Sciences at Somerville College, Oxford University graduating in 2011. Sean played age group international rugby (England 18s, England Students, GB Students 7s, World University XV) and won 3 Blues Varsity Matches with OURFC.
12 Technology Software and IT The rugbycentric platform is developed using the following technologies: HTML5 CSS3 SCSS (SAAS) Javascript PHP5 Wordpress MySqQL Gulp Product Quality Software processes, methodologies and tools are being regularly reviewed by external software engineers. User interface and user experience are also very important to us and over time we have built a solid network of best in class graphic artists and designers. Our revenues are consistently re-investigated in improving the platform software, user experience and usability of the application.

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  • 1. 1 Rugbycentric Player+ Rugbycentric Player+ is a web application dedicated to facilitating the development of rugby players of all ages and all levels. Built around a dashboard and a calendar, the app provides users a way to: Create custom training sessions Build and manage a training program Log their workouts, cross-training and recovery activities Take fitness tests Track their progress Keep an eye on their welfare and training balance with comprehensive charts and graphs For the most committed players, rugbycentric also offers bespoke in-season and pre-season online S & C camps where players get all the guidance and programming of an elite rugby set up, remotely managed by S & C coaches. Coach+ is our web application dedicated to rugby coaches that integrates with Player+ . Player+members can thus join aonline squad and get coached remotely though Coach+.
  • 2. 2 Gamification Design The application uses a gamification design to increase user engagement and make using the platform a fun and interactive experience. As they train and record their performance, users gain points, pass levels, earn badges and see their avatar evolve. Badges Today Rugbycentric offer about 40 badges. All of them are designed to encourage good practises (such as taking fitness tests, training on a regular basis, etc.) and reward good performances (both at fitness testing and on the rugby pitch). In the future we will also use badges to encourage social behaviors such as inviting friends to join the platform, sharing music and pictures, commenting, etc. Avatars Each user is attributed an avatar depending on his or her position in a rugby team. The avatars body evolves relatively to the users progress in endurance, speed, core strength, lower body and upper body strength. In order to have his or her avatar evolve, the user must thus take fitness tests and improve on his last performances.
  • 3. 3 Today we offer three different families of avatars and more are being designed. They will include new animal species, better colouring and more body evolutions for a finer reflection of the players fitness gains. Points and Levels Points are given to the users when they validate an activity (gym workout, cross training, rugby training, recovery session, etc.). They are broken down into seven categories: Rugby, Speed, Upper-body strength, lower body strength, agility, endurance, recovery. As the user gets points he or she can level up. In the future, levelling up will also require to take quests and get other achievements (such as taking a fitness test or creating workouts).
  • 4. 4 Workout validation process on the Train page
  • 5. 5 Social Rugbycentric regroup rugby players from all ages and levels from around the globe. Leveraging on that, the application offers a number of social features. Public Profiles Each user has a public profile that can be viewed by other members of the application. A follow functionality is available to keep track of friends and teammates. Avatars are also put side by side to allow a quick comparison of the players fitness levels. In the near future we want to build on the social aspect of the platform and let users share their gym tunes, pictures, videos and rugby/fitness related articles. We also want to develop competition mechanism such as quests and challenges. Leaderboards A point leaderboard and a fitness test leaderboard are accessible on the application. Members can be searched by username or club name. They can also find themselves on the leaderboards and see whos in front and whos behind of them. Leaderboards link to public profiles.
  • 6. 6 Pre-season Camps and In-season Programs The Rugbycentric Pre-season Camp The Rugbycentric pre-season camp is a bespoke, 8-week, all encompassing strength & conditioning journey designed for rugby players. The program guide players through the essential facets of preparing his body for the forthcoming season, leaving no stone unturned and ensuring he or she is in the best possible shape to kick off the new season. The player can choose between four objectives (speed, endurance, hypertrophy, all-round) and three intensity levels (amateur, aspirational, pro). Both parameters influence the content of the program he or she will receive. When registered, the player receives each week a set of workouts to perform directly in his or her calendar. Along the way he or she can adjust the camps parameters (objective and intensity).
  • 7. 7 Camps & Programs Track Record RugbyCentric has offered three online pre-season camps in Summer 2014, January 2015 (Southern Hemisphere) and Summer 2015. More than 100 players from England, France, Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and Argentina joined and successfully completed the camp. Rugbycentric has partnered with the Swiss Rugby Union Federation to ensure the Swiss Womens National Team best prepare for the upcoming 2015 European Nations Trophy. In cooperation with the Swiss team head coach, Rugbycentric runs a custom strength and conditioning program that make sure the players start the competition in top shape. 33 players of the Swiss Women squad are currently using the application and following this program.
  • 8. 8 Well Being Monitoring Player+ prompts members to fill-in a daily well-being questionnaire. The cleanest output of this daily questionnaire is a traffic light warning system that indicates what intervention, if any, should be made. Whether the player is fully fit (green), is showing signs of fatigue, soreness or other well-being issues and would be worth checking in with (orange) or the player is showing serious signs suggesting the need for an intervention, whether the night off training or a more in depth discussion about their lifestyle and well-being.
  • 9. 9 S&C Workout Builder We have designed a simple yet comprehensive workout builder tool. Several online S&C camps were programmed using this tool. The tool is currently being updated with more exercises, better categorization and a more powerful ergonomy. The system works as an e-commerce shopping system: 1. Filter the exercises you want and add them in your cart 2. Enter the sets, reps and superset 3. Give the workout a name and save it 4. The workout is available for scheduling
  • 10. 10 Whats Coming Up We are working on several new features and improvements for our Player+ app. Here is our short term list: 1. Integration with 3rd party apps: Nike+, Fitbit, Withings, etc. 2. Development of a new catalog of online programs 3. Development of a smart coach that will give advices and feedback to the player 4. Introduction of objectives and challenges
  • 11. 11 Our Team Rugbycentric is a self-funded startup team of two. We spend most of our time listening to our users feedback and improving the software, the design and the concepts behind our applications. Software Engineering Guillaume Bourda holds an engineering degree in Telecoms and Networks from Ecole Centrale dElectronique Paris and a MBA from the Oxford University Said Business School. Guillaume worked several years as an R&D Software Engineer as well as two years as a Product Manager for the Amadeus IT Group. Programs & Content Sean Morris is a professional Rugby League player (London Broncos) and the former Head Of Strength and Conditioning at Oxford University RFC. He is in charge of designing our online programs and overviewing the concepts and algorithms behind our platforms. Sean read for an MA in Physiological Sciences at Somerville College, Oxford University graduating in 2011. Sean played age group international rugby (England 18s, England Students, GB Students 7s, World University XV) and won 3 Blues Varsity Matches with OURFC.
  • 12. 12 Technology Software and IT The rugbycentric platform is developed using the following technologies: HTML5 CSS3 SCSS (SAAS) Javascript PHP5 Wordpress MySqQL Gulp Product Quality Software processes, methodologies and tools are being regularly reviewed by external software engineers. User interface and user experience are also very important to us and over time we have built a solid network of best in class graphic artists and designers. Our revenues are consistently re-investigated in improving the platform software, user experience and usability of the application.