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We are joined by Dr. Sharief Hendricks from the University of Cape Town — a leading figure in sports science and medicine. Dr. Hendricks is the Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sportand has served on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Sports & Exercise Medicine and the European Journal of Sport Science as Social Media Editor since 2014.

He is also the Past President of the South African Sports Medicine Association, and currently chairs the Sport Science, Technology, and Research Commission at the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. With over 135 publications focused on injury prevention and athlete welfare, and consultancy roles with organizations like World Rugby and the South African Cricketers’ Association, Dr. Hendricks brings unmatched expertise to the conversation.

- Dr Hendricks introduction to Sports Science (02:11)

- Tackling Heights in Rugby Union and Contact Sports (03:50)

- Action Vs Outcome and Preventative (07:30)

- Lead author of paper Consensus on “A video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions by the Rugby Union Video Analysis Consensus group” (08:30)

- Key Definitions and Outcomes of “What is A Tackle” (10:46)

- Broad Over View of Video Analysis in Concussion (15:32)

- Understanding Injury Prevention (17:12)

- Study Design (21:10)

- Smart Mouth Guards and Video Analysis (22:05)

- Over Arching Goal of Video Analysis (26:10)

- HIA numbers and Implications of Rule Changes (28:35)

- Your future/ current research, how can we help and find your work?

https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=Ot2SLnwAAAAJ&hl=en

Consensus on a video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions by the Rugby Union Video Analysis Consensus group: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/10/566.abstract

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