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Tackling the tackle 1: A descriptive analysis of 14,679 tackles and risk factors for high tackles in a community-level male amateur rugby union competition during a lowered tackle height law variation trial
(Elsevier Ltd, 2024)Objectives: In rugby union (rugby), the tackle is the most frequent cause of concussion and thus a target for intervention to reduce concussion incidence. The aim of this study is to describe tackle characteristics and ... -
Tackling the tackle 2: Evaluation of referee and player behavioural change as measures of implementation of a law variation in community-level male amateur rugby union
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023)Objectives: To evaluate player and referee behaviour during a lower tackle height law variation trial in community rugby union (‘rugby’). Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Methods: In a law variation trial ... -
Therapeutic recreation as a developing profession in South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)South Africa experiences socio-economic challenges with a high prevalence of poverty resulting in disability and non-communicable diseases affecting the health and welfare of communities. Health services are not always ... -
Therapeutic recreation as a developing profession in South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)South Africa experiences socio-economic challenges with a high prevalence of poverty resulting in disability and non-communicable diseases affecting the health and welfare of communities. Health services are not always ... -
Trends and tendencies in the facilitation and training of sport and development programmes for the youth: Lessons of experience from African cases.
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)This article provides an overview of sport and development approaches to training programmes amongst the youth, and includes preliminary results and findings obtained from surveys conducted in South Africa and Ghana by ... -
Understanding the needs and challenges of a Black community in South Africa
(Routledge, 2017)This article reports on a study conducted with an unemployed group of community members residing in the Gugulethu Township in South Africa. The study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of their needs and challenges, ...