Strategies used by professional rugby union clubs to manage players for artificial turf exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of artificial turf on rugby pitches is increasingly commonplace but there is limited evidence around its effects on injury, recovery, and performance. It is unclear whether this uncertainty influences player management strategies in professional clubs.

Objectives

To understand how professional rugby union clubs in England approach player management for artificial turf, to explore how the beliefs of medical and strength/conditioning staff influence these decisions, and to determine whether differences exist between clubs with different levels of exposure to artificial surfaces.

Methods

The study was a cross-sectional mixed methods study. Twenty-three medical and strength/conditioning staff members from 12 English Premiership Rugby Union clubs complet

SUBMITTER: McKay CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9924615 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature