Should Rugby Tackling be Banned for Children? Arguments For and Against
Debating whether rugby tackling should be banned for children, this article presents arguments from expert opinions and scientific evidence. While concerns about injuries exist, proponents argue the importance of sports in child development. Valid points from both sides are highlighted, emphasizing the need for further evidence regarding potential life-threatening health risks before implementing a ban.
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Should rugby by banned for Should rugby by banned for children? children? By Gemma Arundel
For Rugby being banned for children Prof Pollocks report suggests there is evidence that banning tackling would reduce both concussions and head/neck injuries (Newsround, 2017) The tackle has consistently been identified as the part of rugby associated with the greatest injury incidence and severity (Quarrie, Brooke, Burger, Hume, & Jackson, 2017) Rugby and ice hockey are the most injury-pron team sports for children under the age of 16 (Quarrie, Brooke, Burger, Hume, & Jackson, 2017) The evidence for strategies to reduce concussion risk in sport including wearing protective equipment (mouth guards) is weak (Pollock & Kirkwood , n.d.) A survey carried out by the Australian Sports Medicine Federation across all ages found rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules football had the highest rates of injury (Pollock & Kirkwood , n.d.)
Against rugby being banned for children Many people say that the benefits of rugby and other sports outweighs the risk of injury as being inactive and not playing sport can cause other health problems. Brain injury expert Dr Alan Carson said "The health crisis facing Britain's children is not concussion, but obesity and lack of exercise," (Newsround, 2017) In response to Prof Pollock, World Rugby has stated that they are not aware of new evidence that suggests tackling in school should be banned (Newsround, 2017) Scientific evidence for the reasons to ban it is not strong enough as it stands (Newsround, 2017) Based on evidence that is currently available, the risk of children playing rugby is not as high compared to children playing other sports (Quarrie, Brooke, Burger, Hume, & Jackson, 2017) One argument is that physical risk is essential to healthy development and removing all risks from a child's environment would leave them unprepared as they would be unable to make good judgements about risks in their adults lives (Quarrie, Brooke, Burger, Hume, & Jackson, 2017)
Conclusion Both arguments make valid points to whether rugby should be banned or not for children Playing sport is an important part in a child's development and health however some rugby injuries can be life threatening In order for rugby to be banned for children more reliable evidence is needed to prove that it can cause life-threatening health problems
References Newsround, B. (2017). Concussion and rugby: Should tackling be banned in schools? Retrieved on 10thMarch 2019 from BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/41399553 Pollock , A. M., & Kirkwood , G. (n.d.). Sport Collision Injury Collective. Retrieved on 10thMarch 2019 from World Wide Web : https://www.sportcic.com/tackles-and-scrum-should-be-banned-in- school-rugby.php Quarrie, K. L., Brooke, J., Burger, N., Hume, P. A., & Jackson, S. (2017). Facts and values: on the acceptability of risks in children s sport using the example of rugby a narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(15), 1134-1139.
