Contact load practices and perceptions in elite English rugby league: an evaluation to inform contact load guidelines.

James Parmley Daniel Weaving Sarah Whitehead James Craig BrownL FairbankS FlahiveAndrew J Gardner Sharief Hendricks Rich D Johnston P MackrethJ PeacockGemma Phillips Sean Scantlebury J Stein Keith A Stokes Kevin Till Ben Jones

Published in: South African journal of sports medicine (2024)

Men's and women's Super League clubs currently undertake more contact training during pre-season than in-season, which was planned by coaches and is deemed adequate to prepare players for the demands of rugby league. This study provides data to develop contact load guidelines to improve player welfare whilst not impacting performance.

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