Tacklers’ Head Inertial Accelerations Can Be Decreased by Altering the Way They Engage in Contact with Ball Carriers’ Torsos

This study aimed to investigate how four types of successfully executed, legal front-on, one-on-one torso tackles influence the tacklers’ and ball carriers’ inertial head kinematics. Methods A total of 455 successful front-on, one-on-one torso tackle trials completed by 15 rugby code players using three-dimensional motion capture were recorded. Tackles differed with respects to the height of the contact point on the ball carrier’s torso. A series of mixed general linear models were conducted. Results The tackler sustained the highest peak resultant linear (P
Source: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: APPLIED SCIENCES Source Type: research