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Bullingham, Rachael 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-3008, White, A. and Batten, J.
(2017)
Response to: ‘Don’t Let Kids Play Football’: a Killer Idea.
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 (20).
p. 1450.
doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097371
Abstract
In a recent BJSM editorial, it was stated that ‘shutting down youth sports programmes’ is not the answer to injury concerns in contact sport; suggesting there may be unintended consequences, such as increasing sedentary behaviour. With physical inactivity a leading cause of mortality, concerns about decreasing participation in physical activity are justified. This issue has even been discussed in a previous editorial in the BJSM. There is no evidence, however, to suggest that collision sports (specifically) are necessary to combat sedentary lifestyles of youth. There also continues to be a distinct misunderstanding of what has been called for in regards to the banning of tackling in school rugby, which will now be clarified.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sports Programmes; Injury Concerns; Sedentary Behaviour; School Sport; Rugby |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports > GV861 Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc. R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > RA773 Personal health and hygiene including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education, Health and Sciences |
| Research Priority Areas: | Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing |
| Depositing User: | Kate Greenaway |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2020 16:18 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2025 09:48 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/8025 |
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