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ArticleScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2025

The Incidence of Head Acceleration Events During Pitch-Based Training and Match Play in Professional Men's Rugby League.

James Parmley, Dan Weaving, Sarah Whitehead, James Tooby, Cameron Owen, Thomas Sawczuk, Greg Roe, Neil Collins, Gemma Phillips, Dane Vishnubala and 3 more

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Article in Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

James ParmleyCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2098-7012
Dan WeavingCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Sarah WhiteheadCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
James ToobyCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-4416
Cameron OwenCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6518-1389
Thomas SawczukCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Greg RoeCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-9282
Neil CollinsCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Gemma PhillipsCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Dane VishnubalaEngland Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, UK.
Keith StokesCentre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Sam HudsonCentre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Ben JonesCentre for Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the incidence of head acceleration events (HAEs) during pitch-based in-season training and matches in professional male rugby league. Data were recorded using instrumented mouthguards from 108 players (70 forwards and 38 backs) at nine Super League teams (2024 season), resulting in 468 player-training sessions and 665 player-matches included. Peak linear and angular acceleration were calculated from each HAE and analyzed using generalized linear mixed-effects models. During the 468 player-training sessions, 814 HAEs above the lowest magnitude threshold (5 g and 400 rad.s

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AccelerationFootballHeadPhysical Conditioning, HumanCompetitive BehaviorHumansIncidenceMalecontacthead acceleration eventsinstrumented mouthguardsRugbytraining

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PMID41204748
PMCPMC12595519

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