Is sports safety policy being translated into practice: What do community rugby union coaches know and do about the Mayday procedure?

Is sports safety policy being translated into practice: What do community rugby union coaches know and do about the Mayday procedure?

Introduction: In an endeavour to reduce the risk of neck and spinal injuries among rugby players, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) introduced the "Mayday" procedure as a "a safety technique put into operation when a player believes that he/she is in a potentially dangerous position in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of science and medicine in sport 2011-12, Vol.14, p.e18-e18
Hauptverfasser: Donaldson, A, Poulos, R, Searl, J, Johnston, M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coaches & managers
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Rugby
Safety standards
Sports Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: In an endeavour to reduce the risk of neck and spinal injuries among rugby players, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) introduced the "Mayday" procedure as a "a safety technique put into operation when a player believes that he/she is in a potentially dangerous position in a scrum." [...]closer inspection...
ISSN:1440-2440
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DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2011.11.037