James Parmley

Aug 16, 2024 | journals.assaf.org.za | James Parmley |Dan Weaving |Sarah Whitehead |James Brown

Abstract Background: Athlete exposure to contact could be a risk factor for injury. Governing bodies should provide guidelines preventing overexposure to contact. Objectives: Describe the current contact load practices and perceptions of contact load requirements within men’s and women’s rugby league to allow the Rugby Football League (RFL) to develop contact load guidelines.

Mar 25, 2023 | tandfonline.com | James Parmley |Ben Jones |Sarah Whitehead |Gordon Rennie

ABSTRACTThe aim was to use a combination of video analysis and microtechnology (10 Hz global positioning system [GPS]) to quantify and compare the speed and acceleration of ball-carriers and tacklers during the pre-contact phase (contact − 0.5s) of the tackle event during rugby league match-play. Data were collected from 44 professional male rugby league players from two Super League clubs across two competitive matches.