Nduka, Bright (2024) A Figurational Analysis of Heading Policies in Professional Football. In: Institute for Health and Care Improvement Research Showcase, 25th June 2024, York St John University, York. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Professional football has been described as a high-risk vocation, with a record of injury rates exceeding those of other industries (Roderick et al., 2000). Among all the known injuries, concussions have become prevalent among athletes in recent years, with increasing concerns and research interests (Liston et al., 2016), leading to the formulation of policies that would ensure the safety of athletes and place their well-being at the centre of the entire sporting process (Malcolm, 2021).
This research investigates the impact of head-related policies on the health and welfare of young boys in professional football academies. It identifies some factors that have either promoted or hindered such policy implementation and also probes into how these policies have influenced the attitude of these boys toward the sport of football.
Adopting a methodological triangulation approach, data will be gathered through documentary analysis, observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups, as this approach ascribes

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Status:	Unpublished
Subjects:	A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV0557 Sports G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV0861-1017 Ball games: football, etc. H Social Sciences > HM Sociology L Education > L Education (General) Q Science > Q Science (General)
School/Department:	School of Science, Technology and Health
Institutes:	Institute for Health and Care Improvement
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/11682

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