A5075145976- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Sports Performance and Training
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Sports, Gender, and Society
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Trinity College Dublin
2020-2024
Tackle coaching forms a cornerstone of training in rugby and is designed to enhance performance mitigate tackle injury. The athlete voice can help key stakeholders understand the psychosocial determinants that shape skill development relation coaching. We aimed capture player experiences women's union.Qualitative study using grounded theory approach.Current women union players, with at least 1-year senior level experience, were recruited from Europe, Africa North America between December...
Tackle-related injuries account for up to 67% of all match in women's rugby union. The perspective women players on tackle injury can help key stakeholders understand psychosocial determinants risk and prevention. We aimed capture processes that explain experiences behaviours union.We conducted a qualitative study using grounded theory approach. Adult players, with at least 1-year senior level experience, were recruited from Europe, South Africa Canada between December 2021 March 2022. Data...
The coaching and performance context in women's rugby is not well understood, despite growing popularity worldwide. aim of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes tackle training practices coaches relation safety performance. A globally distributed online survey exploring coaches’ towards tackling completed by 357 (mean age 41 ± 0.6 years) from 58 countries. cross-sectional March 2023 June 2023. Survey development guided Health Action Process Approach informed experts, research...
The tackle contest is the most common and injurious match contact event in rugby an indicator of performance. Tackle Ready World Rugby's technique education program. Limited research has characterized women's rugby. purpose this study to: (1) identify situational characteristics, ball-carrier tackler technical actions demonstrated elite Rugby Union (2) to determine extent which recommended techniques were exhibited. Technical characteristics for 1500 events 2022-2023 Women's Six Nations...
Drawing on interview data, we use gender and embodiment literature to understand the experiences, attitudes, behaviours of women rugby players in relation tackle performance safety. Sampling, data collection, analysis were guided by principles techniques grounded theory method. Participants' experiences illustrate processes through which struggle claim space rugby. Constraining norms, inferiorisation women's athletic achievements, inequitable playing conditions are at centre this struggle....
<h3>Background</h3> Tackle-related injuries account for up to 67% of all match in women's rugby. The perspective women players on tackle injury can help key stakeholders understand psychosocial determinants risk and prevention. <h3>Objective</h3> Capture the processes that explain experiences behaviours <h3>Design</h3> Qualitative study using a grounded theory approach. <h3>Setting</h3> Senior rugby union at levels competition. <h3>Participants</h3> Adult players, with least 1-year playing...
This cross-sectional study aims to identify the situational characteristics, ball-carrier technical variables, and Tackle Ready recommended techniques associated with performance outcomes in elite women's Rugby Union. Using retrospective video analysis, 43 tackler characteristics for 1500 tackle events 2022–23 Women's Six Nations Championship were assessed, considering match situation outcomes. Rate ratio (RR) was determined using propensity rates. Effective tackles situations involving two...
Mental health and well-being is a relatively under-researched area in rugby, especially outside the elite men's game. Evidence suggests that physical activity sports benefit mental well-being, rugby provides health-enhancing moderate-to-vigorous activity.
To investigate cardiovascular risk factors' prevalence and association with systemic inflammation in professional male rugby players (RP).A cross-sectional investigation of 46 RP (26.1±4.1 years) factors were compared by position. Inflammatory markers healthy controls (n=13) patients rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (n=10).Twenty-six per cent had no factors, 49% 1-2 25% 3-4 factors. Forwards greater body fat (p<0.001), visceral glucose (p=0.025), C reactive protein (CRP) (p=0.023) backs....