A Global Women’s Rugby Union Web-Based Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480273 |
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| Authors | Natalie Brown (0000-0002-6268-6621, Swansea University, corresponding author), Genevieve Williams (0000-0003-1707-8245, University of Exeter), Anna Stodter (0000-0002-1037-9398, Leeds Beckett University), Melitta A McNarry (0000-0003-0813-7477, Swansea University), Olga Roldan-Reoyo (0000-0003-2625-4060, Swansea University), Kelly A Mackintosh (0000-0003-0355-6357, Swansea University), Isabel S Moore (0000-0002-4746-3390, Cardiff Metropolitan University), Elisabeth M P Williams (0000-0002-8422-5842, Swansea University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 5475-5475 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20085475 |
| PMID | 37107757 |
| OpenAlex | W4365147276 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
Rugby Union (rugby) is a full-contact team sport characterised by frequent collision events. Over one third (2.7 million) of global rugby participants are women and girls. Yet, most rugby research, laws, and regulations are derived from the men's game with limited transferability to the women's game. This includes research focused on injury and concussion management. Greater insights are urgently required to enable appropriate adaptations and support for all rugby participants. Therefore, this paper presents the protocol for a project that sought to gather insights into the understanding, experiences, and attitudes of players and coaches in women's rugby regarding key issues of concussion, injury, and training for injury prevention, as well as the implications of the menstrual cycle for training and performance. From August 2020 to November 2020, online, open, cross-sectional surveys for players and coaches were distributed globally through rugby governing bodies and women's rugby social media platforms using snowball sampling. Survey responses were recorded anonymously via a GDPR-compliant online survey platform, JISC (jisc.ac.uk, Bristol, England). Participant eligibility included being ≥18 years and either actively playing or coaching women's rugby 15s and/or sevens, or having done so in the past decade, at any level, in any country. To enhance the number and accuracy of responses, the survey was professionally translated into eight additional languages. A total of 1596 participants from 62 countries (27 ± 6 years; 7.5 ± 5.1 years of playing experience) and 296 participants from 37 countries (mean age = 36.64, SD = 9.09, mean experience = 6.53 years, SD = 3.31) completed the players' and coaches' surveys, respectively. Understanding women's participation in and experiences of rugby is important to enable lifelong engagement and enjoyment of the sport and health during and following participation
Athletes · Coaching · Concussion · Environmental health · Football · Injury prevention · Medical education · Physical therapy · Poison control · Political science · Snowball sampling · Social media · Applied Psychology · Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sports injuries and prevention · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
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