The effectiveness of lowering the legal tackle height (shoulder to armpit) for reducing English schoolboy rugby union injuries

S. Roberts; Stephen W. West; Isla J. Shill; V. Tyburski; M. Hancock; J. Powell; J. C. Brown; T. Freeman-Evans; C. McKay; K. A.  Stokes

The effectiveness of lowering the legal tackle height (shoulder to armpit) for reducing English schoolboy rugby union injuries

S. Roberts, Stephen W. West, Isla J. Shill, V. Tyburski, M. Hancock, J. Powell, J. C. Brown, T. Freeman-Evans, C. McKay, K. A. Stokes

Moray House School of Education and Sport

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Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Sports Medicine
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2024
Event	7th International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport - , Monaco Duration: 29 Feb 2024 → 2 Mar 2024

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The effectiveness of lowering the legal tackle height (shoulder to armpit) for reducing English schoolboy rugby union injuries

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