A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Anderson, Eric; White, Adam; Hardwicke, Jack

doi:10.3390/bs12120510

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What keeps male amateur rugby union players committed to the game despite high risk of injury? A qualitative study

Lane,

Ayre

2024

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Objectives: Rugby Union is a popular sport worldwide characterised by high intensity full contact match play. Injuries are common during matches and training. While musculoskeletal injury is expected in such a sport, there is emerging research evidence and increased public awareness of neurodegenerative disease risks. The objectives of the present study are to explore reasons for continued participation despite high risk of injury, gain understanding of perceived importance of participation and insight into why players may play with chronic injury. Design: 10 male amateur rugby union players in Gloucestershire and Yorkshire aged 30±5.75 with 20±6.93 years of playing experience participated in semi-structured interviews with subsequent thematic analysis of transcripts. Results: 4 major themes of identity, community, risk acceptance, and uniqueness of rugby were identified. None of the players reported plans to reduce participation in rugby. Conclusions: Despite risks of injury there were no plans to reduce participation amongst players interviewed. Benefits gained from rugby are abundant and meaningful to players. Understanding these beliefs is helpful for medical staff supporting players, especially through injury. Overall, commitment to amateur rugby union remains strong despite new knowledge of the long-term risks involved. The findings show that amateur rugby union remains a popular sport with benefits extending beyond physical activity.

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What keeps male amateur rugby union players committed to the game despite high risk of injury? A qualitative study

Lane,

Ayre

2024

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Intertwining Influences on Perceptions of Risk, Pain, and Injury in Sport: A Close Study of a Chinese New Immigrant Mother–Daughter Pair

Liu,

Choo

2024

Sociology of Sport Journal

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Sociological research on sport risk, pain, and injury primarily focuses on young, Western, high-performance male athletes in organized sport. In contrast, ethnic minority women’s experiences with sporting pain and injury, and risk perceptions are often underrepresented. This paper presents a close study of a Chinese new immigrant mother’s risk rationality and practices as related to her daughter’s sporting experiences in New Zealand. A conceptual framework of “neoliberal ethnic discourses of risk” was used to explore how intertwining factors of ethnicity, gender, and immigrant identity, influenced participants’ preferences for particular sports, and their perception and experiences of risk, pain, and injury. This study invites sports sociologists and organizations to consider how cultural and gendered discourses influenced Chinese new immigrant women’s sporting participation in host countries, such as New Zealand, especially why the group might be less active and more resistant to particular sports and physical activities while strongly favoring others.

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A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Cited by 2 publications

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What keeps male amateur rugby union players committed to the game despite high risk of injury? A qualitative study

What keeps male amateur rugby union players committed to the game despite high risk of injury? A qualitative study

Intertwining Influences on Perceptions of Risk, Pain, and Injury in Sport: A Close Study of a Chinese New Immigrant Mother–Daughter Pair

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