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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Athlete exposure to contact could be a risk factor for injury. Governing bodies should provide guidelines preventing overexposure to contact.

Objectives

Describe the current contact load practices and perceptions of contact load requirements within men's and women's rugby league to allow the Rugby Football League (RFL) to develop contact load guidelines.

Methods

Participants (n=450 players, n=46 coaching staff, n=32 performance staff, n=23 medical staff) completed an online survey of 27 items, assessing the current contact load practices and perceptions within four categories: "current contact load practices" (n=12 items), "perceptions of required contact load" (n = 6 items), "monitoring of contact load" (n=3 items), and "the relationship between contact lo

SUBMITTER: Parmley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374316 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature