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Re: Role of the Coaching in Preventing Injuries

Dear Editor

Despite the measures you have outlined athletes even of the age group you are referring still get injured. Of the measures you have highlighted I believe is only a part of the strategies to injury in sport. In rugby union a study by Chalmers et al (2004)[1] were of the view that coaches had a significant role to preventing injuries, although there has been no study to address that issue it would seem that ought to be considered in any injury prevention strategy. In reference to pre season team conditioning, how relevant are the exercises that so many athletes undertake in the off season? For rugby union I would think Sevens rugby would be an appropriate off season programme because the game itself simulates the 15's game in most respects. Furthermore, the strategy must take into account the concept of the game and the application of the Laws, Rules of that code, none of these issues were addressed.

References

1.Chalmers, D. J., Simpson, J. C., & Depree, R. (2004). Tackling Rugby injury: lessons learned from the implementation of a five-year sports injury prevention program. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7(1), 74-84.