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Evaluating behavioral skills training to teach safe tackling skills to youth football players
Author(s) -
Tai Sharayah S. M.,
Miltenberger Raymond G.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.412
Subject(s) - safer , football , psychology , athletes , medical education , applied psychology , concussion , variety (cybernetics) , football players , poison control , injury prevention , physical therapy , medicine , computer science , computer security , environmental health , artificial intelligence , political science , law
With concussion rates on the rise for football players, there is a need for further research to increase skills and decrease injuries. Behavioral skills training is effective in teaching a wide variety of skills but has yet to be studied in the sports setting. We evaluated behavioral skills training to teach safer tackling techniques to six participants from a Pop Warner football team. Safer tackling techniques increased during practice and generalized to games for the two participants who had opportunities to tackle in games.