Lukins, Joann E., Spinks, Warwick L., and Promnitz, Jennifer (2005) Attentional style characteristics of injured professional rugby league players. In: Proceedings of ISSP 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology. From: ISSP 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology, 15 - 19 August 2005, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Abstract

Injury is of high prevalence in rugby league and has negative physical and psychological consequences for the players that experience them (National Health and Medical Research Council, 1994). Rugby league requires players to execute a range of skills including kicking, jumping, passing, catching, and tackling. These skills require a combination of speed, agility, strength, anaerobic and aerobic power. Played by a large number of Australian male athletes, around 30% of injuries incurred playing rugby league are classified as major (Gabbett, 2001). It is generally considered that insufficient information is available on football injuries and that professional athletes should be considered separately to the general population. Psychological research of injury in rugby league is limited and psychological characteristics measured in prospective studies of rugby league injury have not previously been considered.

Item ID:	14807
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-1-877040-36-8
Keywords:	discriminant function analysis; injury; Rugby league; sports psychology; TaIS
Related URLs:	http://www.issponline.org/worldcongress....
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2010 23:17
FoR Codes:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170114 Sport and Exercise Psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) > 920505 Mens Health @ 51% 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920401 Behaviour and Health @ 49%
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