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🦶Brake foot: hooker places 1 foot forward in tunnel during “Crouch” & “Bind.”🧠Helps reduce dangerous pressure on head & neck; improves scrum stability.🛡️Prevents premature leaning or shoving before “Set.”⚠️ Mandatory. If absent, free kick to opposition.🏉#TheHeadAndNeckMatters
🏉 Refereeing the SA Rugby Lowered Tackle-Height Laws: Get tackle height right! Know the laws, spot dangerous ball-carrier positions, and referee with confidence. Go here for more: my.boksmart.com/Education/Co…. Smarter, safer rugby. #BokSmart
🛡️ PREVENTION SAVES LIVES!
Do what you can to prevent what you can. Avoid the avoidable and reduce the risk of cervical spine injury at your school or club.
🏉 Protect the players. Protect the game.
📚 Find out more: my.boksmart.com
🧠 #TheHeadAndNeckMatters
🏉‘HOWS’ your tackle❓❌Head ❌On ❌Wrong ❌Side of the tackle. ⚠️Significantly increases risk of head, neck, & concussion injuries. 🧠Keep your head in the game. 💪 Put the work in, on correct head placement, tackle technique, & practise both sides 🔄.🧠🏉 #TheHeadAndNeckMatters
🏉 ‘NOT WALKING AROUND’ MATTERS!
To be SAFE & EFFECTIVE:
↔️ Stay square.
💪 Push straight.
🤝 Function as a unit.
🛡️ Maintain strong body positions.
📚 Learn more: my.boksmart.com — do the BokSmart Course.
🧠 #TheHeadAndNeckMatters
🚨 MyBokSmart Notice: 🔐 ONE person = ONE account = ONE email = ONE ID (Identity) number. Your MyBokSmart account is personal & cannot be shared. ❌ Do NOT create multiple accounts or share your account. Result = You may be locked out of the system. 👉 my.boksmart.com
🏉Lowering your body position into the tackle does not reduce your ability to dominate the tackle! 💪 🎯 Aim for the lower torso. ✅ With the right technique, tackling below the base of the sternum can be both SAFE and EFFECTIVE.🧠🏉 #theheadandneckmatters
🏉The lower the ball carry, the higher the catastrophic injury risk for both tacklers & ball carriers. ⚠️💪Bend, brace, & present the hard parts, but keep the SAFE ZONE accessible to the tackler. ⬇️🛡️🤝The tackle contest must be physical, fair, & safe.🧠🏉 #TheHeadAndNeckMatters
🏉Upright ball and all wrap tackles are no longer allowed. ❌ 💪 Practice correctly and make the effort to get down, quickly. ⬇️ Get lower faster in the tackle and avoid head-to-head or shoulder-to-head contact. 🧠🏉 #TheHeadAndNeckMatters
BokSmart 9 is now live on MyBokSmart. 🏉 SA Rugby’s free safety education course supports coaches, referees, medical teams, players, and administrators with practical guidance to help make rugby safer ✅: my.boksmart.com/ @SportsCapZa1 @playersfund_sa #BS9 #RugbySafety
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⏰ Reminder: #BokSmart8 closes this Friday (31 July).
Incomplete BokSmart 8 progress cannot be transferred to #BokSmart9. If you haven't completed in time, you'll need to start again. No exceptions.📅 BokSmart 9 starts: 1 August 🏉@playersfund_sa @SportsCapZa1
🚨 BokSmart 9 is coming to MyBokSmart, powered by @SportsCapZa1 , BokSmart’s official software partner. Still busy on 8? Complete it by 31 July. After 31st, BokSmart 8 closes; all incomplete progress will be lost — you’ll need to restart on 9. No exceptions.🏉 #SmarterSaferRugby.
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.
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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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
🤕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
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