Tackling Rugby
| Author | : Allyson M. Pollock |
| Publisher | : Verso Books |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2014-10-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781781686713 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1781686718 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (718 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tackling Rugby written by Allyson M. Pollock and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every week young children are hospitalized on the playing fields of Britain. Yet this data is never collected, nor is there any concerted attempt to work out how to make sport safer. Using meticulous, peer-reviewed research, the book sets out the true risks associated with the sport, raising uncomfortable questions for politicians and the educational authorities. Would parents be so willing to let their children play rugby if they knew that the average risk of serious injury over the course of a season could be at least 17 percent, or nearly one in six?