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80% of medical staff said theyd felt under pressure to give the all—clear to a concussed player. one of those behind the research was the wrus prav matheema. if 80% of medical staff are saying theyre feeling under pressure, then that isnt an ideal situation at all, is it? well, what i would say, actually, with regards to the research that had been conducted is that, you know, until we know where our base level starts from, as well, is that, you know, how can we actually approach and how can we...

Seven years ago, when we looked again at head injuries in rugby, subconcussions were the focus. we need to take the responsibility out of players hands, as well, because on numerous occasions they wont report concussion. so stakeholders such as referees, as i mentioned before, coaches, pitch—side practitioners, first aiders, etc, need to be given that responsibility, as well. a reassuring message. but did it hit home? a few years ago, academics here at cardiff metropolitan university carried o...

You have to say, the results were startling. at the elite level, over 60% of referees and coaches incorrectly believed that headgear and mouth guards could prevent concussion. most worryingly, in professional rugby, 80% of medical staff said theyd felt under pressure to give the all—clear to a concussed player. one of those behind the research was the wrus prav matheema. if 80% of medical staff are saying theyre feeling under pressure, then that isnt an ideal situation at all, is it? well, wha...

You know, that that education has shown an increase in the knowledge across players, referees — importantly, coaches. rugby is a growing sport. over two million women now play. and, as with the mens game, theres always the risk of injury. we had one of those big kind of anniversary games and i got dropped on my head and i had a huge seizure. i had a ct scan to check for brain bleeds. no brain bleed. so a couple of weeks later, im back at training, im back in pre—season. come on, lets go for ...

Guards could prevent concussion. most worryingly, in professional rugby, 80% of medical staff said theyd felt under pressure to give the all—clear to a concussed player. one of those behind the research was the wrus prav matheema. if 80% of medical staff are saying theyre feeling under pressure, then that isnt an ideal situation at all, is it? well, what i would say, actually, with regards to the research that had been conducted is that, you know, until we know where our base level starts from...

You did a decade ago in american football? yes, i would say that... yes, because they are so similar in many, many respects. and i can assure you that it wont change the nature of the game. seven years ago, when we looked again at head injuries in rugby, national medical manager prav matheema had plans to better protect players. we need to take the responsibility out of players hands, as well, because on numerous occasions they wont report concussion. so stakeholders such as referees, as i menti...

The all—clear to a concussed player. one of those behind the research was the wrus prav matheema. if 80% of medical staff are saying theyre feeling under pressure, then that isnt an ideal situation at all, is it? well, what i would say, actually, with regards to the research that had been conducted is that, you know, until we know where our base level starts from, as well, is that, you know, how can we actually approach and how can we actually address any of these issues? we delivered our educ...

We spoke to the welsh rugby union. national medical manager prav matheema had plans to better protect players. we need to take the responsibility out of players hands, as well, because on numerous occasions they wont report concussion. so stakeholders such as referees, as i mentioned before, coaches, pitch—side practitioners, first aiders, etc, need to be given that responsibility, as well. a reassuring message. but did it hit home? a few years ago, academics here at cardiff metropolitan unive...

Greg McCallum worries referees are backing away from tough decisions over public fallout fears Rugby League by Paul Crawley Premium Content Subscriber only The NRL is making life "impossible" for referees and the bunker because "there is hell to pay" when they get a decision wrong over what constitutes a sin bin and send off, and what doesnt. That is the message from former NRL referees boss and match review chairman Greg McCallum who is adamant all this c...

Two Sports Join European Games Program - Federation Focus 03/31/21 (ATR) Sport climbing and triathlon are the latest sports to be added to the program for the European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023. Sport climbing will debut in 2023. (Eddie Fowlke/IFSC) Sport climbing, which makes its Olympic Games debut this summer at Tokyo 2020, will be making its first appearance at the European Games in 2023. Athletes will compete in Poland with qualifying opportunities for Paris 2024 available. Triathlon ...