Open AccessTacklers’ Head Inertial Accelerations Can Be Decreased by Altering the Way They Engage in Contact with Ball Carriers’ Torsos
Author(s) -
Suzi Edwards,
Andrew Gardner,
Timana Tahu,
Gordon Fuller,
Gary Strangman,
Christopher Levi,
Grant L. Iverson,
Ross Tucker
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002931
Subject(s) - torso , ball (mathematics) , kinematics , inertial frame of reference , simulation , computer science , head (geology) , mathematics , physics , geometry , medicine , classical mechanics , geology , anatomy , geomorphology
This study aimed to investigate how four types of successfully executed, legal front-on, one-on-one torso tackles influence the tacklers' and ball carriers' inertial head kinematics.