Helmetless Tackling Training Intervention and Preseason Self-efficacy Effects on Head Impacts in Hawai'i High School Football.
Ivet Lloansi RodriguezBret FreemyerKumiko HashidaKaori TamuraNathan MurataTroy FurutaniGerald GioiaJay MyersErik SwartzPublished in: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (2024)
Increased head impacts were associated with less helmetless tackling participation, more than 8 YE, and more self-confidence in tackling ability. Increasing the amount of time athletes spend practicing proper tackling and blocking techniques to reduce head first and risky play is warranted to reduce the amount of head impacts received over time.