More than a metric: How Training Load is Used in Elite Sport for Athlete Management An absolute pleasure to have worked with a team of such fantastic practitioners from a wide variety of sports! https://t.co/oATKCd8GID

🚨Tackle characteristics associated with suspected concussion in high school girls rugby 🚨 Well done @isla_j_s for getting this one over the line Open access here: https://t.co/AhVkkfjb9p

🚨Video analysis in elite ladies Gaelic Football🚨 Thank you @LeighPorterCAT for leading this important work and @SiobhanOConnor3 for the invitation to contribute. Awesome to be collaborating with @DCU @dcu_shhp colleagues >10 yrs post graduation Link: https://t.co/5H4HDtVWk8

🚨Attitudes, beliefs and behaviour in female adolescent rugby 🚨 Congrats @GemmaKnigh34843 on a first publication of your PhD, 1st of many! 14% non-disclosure of concussion 37% non-disclosure of MSK injury ⬆️variation in attitudes towards prevention 🔗 https://t.co/kRlEHgZS6K

Thank You ❤️ Dr. Preston Wiley joined the UCalgary Sports Medicine Centre in 1989 and has spent the last 36 years on the Dinos medical staff including many years as head varsity physician, leading and directing medical care for thousands of Dinos during his career. Dr. Wiley is

🚨Attitudes, beliefs and behaviour in female adolescent rugby 🚨 Congrats @GemmaKnigh34843 on a first publication of your PhD, 1st of many! 14% non-disclosure of concussion 37% non-disclosure of MSK injury ⬆️variation in attitudes towards prevention 🔗 https://t.co/kRlEHgZS6K

Work with female, women or girl athletes & want to know about concussion prevention? Latest evidence here: >4000 papers screened, 108 included Strategies include: 15% training 🏃‍♀️ 37% equipment🪖 31% policy/ rules 📚 10% management 🏥 More to do! 🔗: https://t.co/43PUbbR1Hy

Work with female, women or girl athletes & want to know about concussion prevention? Latest evidence here: >4000 papers screened, 108 included Strategies include: 15% training 🏃‍♀️ 37% equipment🪖 31% policy/ rules 📚 10% management 🏥 More to do! 🔗: https://t.co/43PUbbR1Hy

🏐 New open access @dcu_shhp research just published 📄 Video analysis of suspected injuries & concussions in elite Ladies Gaelic Football 🔗 https://t.co/2aB8dJA89u Ongoing efforts are underway to address these findings - watch this space 👀

🚨NEW #OriginalResearch by Shill et al. Video-analysis: the association between tackle characteristics and suspected concussion among Canadian high school girls’ rugby union players 📹 🇨🇦 🏉 Tackle height on ball carrier was identified as a risk factor for concussion in

Today is Alberta Concussion Awareness Day. We are grateful to the Government of Alberta for officially recognizing this day! “The best concussion is the one that doesn’t happen." Andrew Boitchenko, Alberta Minister of Tourism and Sport @uofcknes @YourAlberta @UCalgary

Lifetime bests in 5 of 7 events. A national record by 227 points. First ever outdoor multis medal for Ireland. First Irish medal at World Champs for 12 years. First World Champs track and field medal for Ireland in 30 years. Kate O'Connor, take a bow.

The full paper can be accessed at:

Key findings: ❗️Higher point of contact on ball-carrier ⬆️ odds of SRC for both ball-carrier and tackler ❗️More tacklers involved in a tackle event ⬆️ odds of tackler SRC ❗️Certain tackle types (trip, tap, illegal) ⬆️ odds of SRC ❗️Head down position ⬆️ odds of tackler SRC

Couldn't be more excited to share the results from our case-control video-analysis study looking at the association between tackle characteristics and suspected concussion (SRC) in high school girls' rugby! 🏉 🧠

Exactly one week to go to the Community Research and Engagement (CARE) Symposium "Athlete Health, Safety, and Injury Prevention: A focus on girls". Have you booked your spot yet??? @uofcknes @McCaigInstitute @SportCalgary @RugbyCanada @UCDinos @InMotionNetwork @girlsforwardca

Next - @LiamColbert5 from @Carnegie_Sport discussing the Impact of Lowering the Legal Tackle Height on Tackle Behaviour, Match Events & Suspected Injury Rates in Female Youth Rugby Union. #RSNLive25 https://t.co/pN1QeezQCB

Next, @GemmaKnigh34843 from @CHi2PSBath sharing her work around Injury Surveillance & Attitudes Towards Injury in Players & Parents #RSNLive25 https://t.co/pN1QeezQCB

Are we focusing on the things that really drive lower limb injuries or just things that are easy to measure? 👇 Massive lift from the #FAIRdreamteam @UBCNews @Arthritis_ARC @latrobe @SkySportsWSL

195 studies have assessed associations between potential risk factors and 🦵 injuries across 1,525,662 athletes. Only 2.4% were females/women/girls & only 115 reported female/woman/girl specific data. Lots of room for improvement #FAIRdreamteam

⚠️ Modifiable risk factors for lower-extremity injury NEW systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, Woman and Girl Athlete Injury Prevention (FAIR) consensus 📄 Article ➡️ https://t.co/uOqhRy0Jqt