Kenneth L Quarrie

May 5, 2024 | jsams.org | Ross Tucker |Kenneth L Quarrie |New Zealand Rugby |Andrew Gardner

AbstractTo ascertain how the three-dimensional shoulder kinematics of tacklers alter when performing four legal types of front-on, one-on-one, rugby-style torso tackles. Controlled laboratory study. Three-dimensional motion capture measured the movements of 15 male amateur-level rugby code players (24.3 ± 6.1 years) who were instructed by an expert coach to perform four sets of 10 front-on, one-on-one tackles.