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Set the tone before kick-off: referees brief teams pre-match, reinforcing zero tolerance for low ball-carries into contact and above-sternum tackles. Clear expectations drive safer behaviours, align players and teams, and ensure consistent, decisive sanctioning from the start.
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South African rugby is showing encouraging early outcomes following the introduction of the lowered tackle-height laws, with initial data indicating a positive shift in reducing the severity and long-term impact of tackle-related catastrophic head, neck and spine injuries - more here: tinyurl.com/5ea3cb92 👍
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BokSmart retweeted
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The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP)
SARU Girls’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2023
doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2…. @BokSmart
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🤕INJURED tacklers repeatedly get these techniques WRONG❌
Dropping body height quickly to a bent-at-the-waist position👇
Getting shoulder correctly onto the ball carrier 🙌 before wrapping
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With lowering the legal tackle-height 🏈, coaches and players need to actively TRAIN to repeatedly target the ‘SAFE ZONES’ 🎯. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more
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Lowered tackle-height laws and ball-carrier adjustments in South African rugby: strong potential to reduce catastrophic tackle injuries – essential reading: tinyurl.com/2nzdm2zv
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Not ALL Coaches are confident in teaching ALL contact skills. @Sharief_H and his co-authors 👨🔬provide a solid framework to improve real-world tackle-skill transfer🤔. Go to My.BokSmart.Com and find out more
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Poor tackle and ball carry techniques are risk factors for injury🤕. Spend the time in practice, lower the risk, and get it right on match day 💪. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more
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BokSmart celebrates its 200,000th BokSmart Certification since the programme launched in 2009. Get involved. Get inspired. Do what you can to contribute to a safer rugby environment for our players: sarugby.co.za//news-features… @playersfund_sa @SportsCapZa1
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Even though improved, the tackle-contest still needs work. For Tackle injury-prevention education👍 Tackle-law changes👍 go to My.BokSmart.Com. This is where YOU come in! #BokSmart @SportsCapZa1 @playersfund_sa #VisionZero
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We DON’T want to change what makes rugby ‘rugby’🏉! But we ARE helping to raise the Safety🦺 Standards. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more. #BokSmart @SportsCapZa1 @playersfund_sa
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👋 Knowing what to do, does not always end up in you doing what you know. There is much work to be done in preparing players for the tackle-contest👉… Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more
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🖼️They say a picture tells a story. Nothing beats a good, strong, ‘Spicy’ ball carry into contact🏅. Strong, safe body & head position, & SAFE ZONE available to the tackler. 10 out 10. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more
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BokSmart is🆓to anyone involved in the game🏉: coaches, referees, medics, players & parents. Thanks to @SportsCapZa1, the Official Software Partner of BokSmart. Get educated🧑🎓. Go to My.BokSmart.Com. #ForeverGreenForeverGold #BokSmart @playersfund_sa
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Rugby🏉? Concussion🤕? It’s about having a balanced perspective⚖️. Know when to play! Know when to stay… OFF… THE… FIELD! Recognise it and Remove the player immediately. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more. @playersfund_sa @SportsCapZa1
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Specialised in-hospital🏥treatment of spinal cord injuries aims to reclaim as much function as possible in injured players🏈. With the RIGHT tools, staff & training🩺, the “Rapid Reduction Technique’🩻can be valuable. Find out more on MyBokSmart Medical: my.boksmart.com/Education/Co…
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BokSmart Certification🪪is compulsory for ALL 🏈rugby coaches & referees in SA. You can review the content many times but can only be Certified ONCE on the same Course! Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more. #BokSmart @SportsCapZa1 @playersfund_sa
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BokSmart provides you with tools⚙️to ensure a safe 🦺playing environment for your players. Get with the programme, your players come first🥇! Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more. #ForeverGreenForeverGold #BokSmart @SportsCapZa1 @playersfund_sa
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BokSmart retweeted
12 Mar 2025
This is great. If we can instil good tackle techniques in young players at the level of Varsity Cup etc, they'll be far better prepared to play safe, smart rugby when they get to senior level. And we've seen how that pays off for the Boks.
Why the Tackle-Height Law Changes? We want to keep heads away from each other in the tackle-contest 🤯. Less head contact, less danger⚡️. Get down with it and lower the risk 👇. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more.
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Why the Tackle-Height Law Changes? We want to keep heads away from each other in the tackle-contest 🤯. Less head contact, less danger⚡️. Get down with it and lower the risk 👇. Go to My.BokSmart.Com to find out more.
@playersfund_sa @SportsCapZa1
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Do what you can to support those who cannot! Please join in and raise funds and where able to, donate to this important charity: givengain.com/project/mark-r… The Players' Fund - Looking after seriously injured rugby players. #StrongerTogether
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