Why it’s time to delay tackling in junior sports until the age of 12
- Written by Joel Garrett, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physiology, Griffith University
Paolo Bona/ShutterstockMany children across Australia have begun to play their favourite contact sports like rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules football.
Many will be just starting out during their early years of primary school.
Yet there are growing concerns these young athletes may be at heightened risk of sports-related concussions...
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