Category: Touch Rugby

Exercises For Ankle Injury – Tag Rugby

Ankle injuries are one of the most common injuries among physically active people especially in a team sport like tag.

Treatments for sprain are usually by physios or if the ankle damage is severe, surgery may be necessary. Thankfully tag rugby injuries can be addressed quite simply using the old method of RICE and the injury is brought on by a general sharp twist (uneven ground), collision, fall or sudden stop. It can be hard to judge sometimes how severe the injury, but almost always the pain and swelling will be a tell-tale. It’s recommended to get sound advice from a professional.

These are known to be the ranges of motion to determine the affected area.

  1. Plantar Flexion
  2. Dorsiflexion
  3. Inversion
  4. Eversion
  5. Internal rotation
  6. External rotation

Single Leg Balance

Simple bend one leg at the knee, lifting the foot off the floor. Using support for additional stability like a chair, at the beginning, is wise.

Age Group

Eyes Open (Seconds)

Eyes Closed (Seconds)

 

20-59

25-30

21-28

 

60-69

22

10

 

70-79

14

4

 

Sitting Heel & Raised Toe


Sit in a chair without ankle support. Bring feet away and towards you pumping the ankle in gentle motions.
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Preparing to return with some fitness in mind 7 helpful tips HERE

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Physical Activity And Mental Health Survey – Grassroots Sports

Recent research has identified key factors that can have a significant impact on whether someone returns to sport after a long period of time and if they return to their previous level. Manage these factors and you can get back to playing tag, football, running, etc.. with a healthy mind and body.

  1. Would you return to play once restrictions are lifted(when possible)?
  2. Did you return to play (accordance to guidance) after lockdown 1.0?
  3. Do you agree returning to play after the recent lockdown, adhering to guidance, improved your mental and physical wellbeing?
  4. Would you be quicker to return to Play if it was in an open space as opposed to a closed venue?
  5. Do you agree inability to play sport has worsened your physical or mental wellbeing.
  6. What amount of comfort did you have returning to play after lockdown 1.0(adhering to local guidelines)?

  7. During lockdown did you participate in any of the following online activities?

  8. After lockdown 1.0 (when safe to do so) did you participate in any of the following?
  9. The next big jump for social events are festivals. Would you consider joining a sporting festival if the right precautions were enforced and allowable.
  10. In relation to the previous question, what size sporting gathering would you be comfortable with for the next easing of lockdown?

RESULTS

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Preparing to return with some fitness in mind 7 helpful tips HERE

Read our latest article about ACL injury HERE

What is Touch Rugby?

Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball. It’s usually played with a team of 7/8 a side, mixed gender, all male or all female team.

A formal, competitive variety, known as Touch, developed from rugby league and now exists as a sport in its own right. In addition, touch rugby games are played as training activities for rugby league and rugby union; as safer variants of rugby, particularly in schools and junior clubs, and as an informal social sport.

How to play Touch Rugby? LAWS IN BRIEF – TOUCH LEAGUE

LAWS IN BRIEF – TOUCH RUGBY

RESPECT THE REF

>Please respect the ref, no backchat is allowed.
>No aggressive behaviour / no foul language allowed.

Touch Rugby is a non-contact sport. Attacker’s cannot deliberately bump into a defender. Defender’s cannot change direction & move into an attacker’s path. Whoever initiated contact will be penalised. The onus is on the attacking player to avoid the defender.
Please respect fellow teammates, opposition and supporters.
Remember all levels of players are on the pitch so extra care is needed for those with less experience.
You are responsible for your own warm up.
Those who disobey the guidelines above will face a warning, sin bin or outright ban.

Brief Rules On Touch Rugby

Rule of Tag Rugby in Brief HERE

Resources to help in understanding how to play tag rugby HERE

NCR SELF HEALTH DECLARATION FORM [CVSDF002]

Non-Contact Rugby Policy COVID

Risk-Assessment – NCRSports (COVID-19) COVID-19_v1.4

Return to Non-Contact Rugby – ROADMAP INFO-GRAPHIC (update 12/06/20)

Covid Operation Info-graphic WHO