Head Acceleration Event Probabilities During Standardised Contact Drills in Academy Men's Rugby League
Ryan White, Daniel Weaving, Cameron Owen, Greg Roe, Thomas Sawczuk, James Tooby, Gemma Phillips, Dane Vishnubala, Paul Anderson, Ben Jones · 2026
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Description
White and co-authors measure how often academy rugby league players take head acceleration events in standard contact drills, in a 2026 paper. Fifteen professional academy players wore fitted instrumented mouthguards across three filmed training sessions, giving more than fourteen hundred drill observations.
Chances of a notable head event varied widely by drill, from about one percent for tackle shield hits at one meter to about forty-one percent for the standing wrestle. Tacklers faced higher odds than ball carriers. Events above the higher threshold stayed rare, under about one percent overall. The authors advise coaches to weigh drill choice when managing head exposure in training.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ryan White, Daniel Weaving, Cameron Owen, Greg Roe, Thomas Sawczuk, James Tooby, Gemma Phillips, Dane Vishnubala, Paul Anderson, Ben Jones |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |