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Imposing compulsory Rugby Union on schoolchildren : an analysis of English state-funded secondary schools
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White, Adam John, Batten, John, Howarth, Nathan, Magrath, Rory, Piggin, Joe, Millward, Pete, Parry, Keith D., Lang, Melanie, Bullingham, Rachael, Pearce, Alan J., Morales, Luis, Turner, Gary, Humphries, Connor Tyler, Hardwicke, Jack, Anderson, Eric, Kirkwood, Graham and Pollock, Allyson (2022) Imposing compulsory Rugby Union on schoolchildren : an analysis of English state-funded secondary schools. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4 . 784103. doi:10.3389/fspor.2022.784103 ISSN 2624-9367.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.784103
Abstract
Objective: To establish the extent to which Rugby Union was a compulsory physical education activity in state-funded secondary schools in England and to understand the views of Subject Leaders for Physical Education with respect to injury risk.
Method: A cross-sectional research study using data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) from 288 state-funded secondary schools.
Results: Rugby Union was delivered in 81% (n = 234 of 288) of state-funded secondary school physical education curricula, including 83% (n = 229 of 275) of state-funded secondary school boys' and 54% (n = 151 of 282) of girls' physical education curricular. Rugby Union was compulsory in 91% (n = 208 of 229) of state-funded secondary schools that delivered it as part of the boys' physical education curriculum and 54% (n = 82 of 151) of state-funded secondary schools that delivered contact Rugby Union as part of the girls' physical education curriculum. Subject Leaders for Physical Education also perceived Rugby Union to have the highest risk of harm of the activities they delivered in their school physical education curriculum.
Conclusion: Notwithstanding discussions of appropriate measures (i.e., mandatory concussion training, Rugby Union specific qualifications and CPD) to reduce injury risk, it is recommended that Rugby Union should not be a compulsory activity given that it has a perceived high risk of injury and is an unnecessary risk for children in physical education.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Rugby Union football , Rugby Union football -- England, Rugby football -- Training , Rugby football injuries , School sports , Physical education and training , Sports injuries in children -- England | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living | ||||||
Publisher: | Frontiers Media S.A | ||||||
ISSN: | 2624-9367 | ||||||
Official Date: | 7 July 2022 | ||||||
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Volume: | 4 | ||||||
Article Number: | 784103 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3389/fspor.2022.784103 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 12 July 2022 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 13 July 2022 |
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