Excited & proud about this year's SASMA British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) edition

'Join us for #SASMA2024 ...to explore the culturally diverse & picturesque Cape Town where food, adventure & scenery know no boundaries!' 😊🇿🇦💪🏾

Full warm-up: bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/10/…
Thx to Jon Patricios Jon Drezner

New Editorial: Applying diffusion innovation theory to evaluate the attributes of the new tackle law in rugby football codes SASMA British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) 🇿🇦💪🏾bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/10/…

Always grateful to Fanie de Klerk for taking time out of his day to show the UCT Health Sciences Exercise Science Honours students around Stellenbosch FC 🙏🏽🎓

Editor's choice article for the week: Health benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic review and meta-analysis of Longitudinal and intervention studies including 2.6 million adult participants.
doi.org/10.1186/s40798…

New Editorial: Mass-gatherings in sport: medicine, leadership and mentorship in SASMA British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) 🇿🇦💪🏾bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

The number of penalties for high tackles in the FNB Varsity Cup decreased from 14.5 per round to only 7.5 towards the end of the competition as teams took a positive approach to the new tackle height laws - more here: tinyurl.com/2uf683x6 👍
BokSmart

Editor's choice article for the week: The effect of repeated concussions on clinical and neurocognitive symptom severity in different contact sports.
doi.org/10.1111/sms.14…

Don't miss out! Register now for a conference boasting esteemed speakers and diverse sessions on injury prevention, sports medicine, nutrition, and athlete well-being. #SASMAStrong
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🔬New Paper: A global survey exploring tackle training knowledge, attitudes and practices of women's rugby union coaches🏉♀️

Do we train how we play?

Pleased to see this published - open access: doi.org/10.1177/174795…

New Editorial: South African sport & exercise medicine: shaping health, fostering responsibility in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) SASMA Jon Patricios Phathokuhle Zondi bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/… 🇿🇦 💪🏾

Rugby Science Update 17 rugbyscientists.com/2024/04/13/rug… by Lara Paul 🏉🔬

Differences in injury and concussion rates in female and male youth rugby ✅

Coaching decision-making ✅

Match characteristics on career progressions in RL ✅

New Paper: Innovation in sport medicine & science: a global social network analysis of stakeholder collaboration in rugby union bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/1/e… in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Natalie Rose Erskine, MSc Faatiema Salie 🏉🔭

Interested in learning about concussions? Kathryn Schneider from #UCalgary highlights the latest updates in our free Online Concussion Course.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/4ch58cy

Hockey Canada CFL Canadian Paediatric Society Volleyball Canada Rugby Canada Concussion Canada University Health Network

Last chance to register (registration closes April 8!) and join over 2.000 others to learn from 44 international incredible contributors sharing their expertise in #concussion in our MOOC in concussion Pierre Frémont SIPRC U Calgary UCalgary Kinesiology Université Laval

Editor's choice paper for the week: Athlete Mental Health and Wellbeing during the transition in Elite Sport: Strategies to prepare the system
doi.org/10.1186/s40798…

Four ‘super-actions’ that can help you get control,of your work email load blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…

Editor's choice paper for the week: Psychological Safety for Mental Health in Elite Sport: A Theoretically Informed Model
doi.org/10.1007/s40279…

Rugby Science Update 16 by Lara Paul
Stakeholders’ perceptions of a tackle law variation ✅
Speed & acceleration of BC & T into contact in rugby league ✅
Innovation in sport medicine & science: a global network analysis of collaboration in rugby✅
rugbyscientists.com

Editor's choice article for the week: Immediate Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to Sudden Cardiac Arrest during sports is associated with Improved Survival - a Video analysis
sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…