Tackling sport-related concussion: effectiveness of lowering the maximum legal height of the tackle in amateur male rugby - a cross-sectional analytical study.

Riaan van TonderLindsay StarlingSean SurmonPierre ViviersWilbur KraakPieter-Henk BoerEsme JordaanSharief HendricksKeith A StokesWayne Derman James Craig Brown

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2022)

Despite a trend towards reducing injuries, head injuries and SRC, lowering maximum legal tackle height to armpit level did not change SRC incidence in this amateur male rugby cohort. Most time-loss head injuries and SRCs occurred during the tackle. Further tackle-related interventions to reduce SRC incidence require investigation.

Keyphrases

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