JOHANNESBURG – Coca-Cola Youth Week coaches have been called on to incorporate the BokSmart ‘Safe Six’ programme in their preparations for the tournaments which begin next month.
The Coca-Cola Youth Weeks kicks off on June 29 with the u.13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and LSEN (Learners with Special Education Needs) Week respectively, and will be followed by the u.16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week, the Coca-Cola Academy Week and the u.1818 Coca-Cola Craven Week.
The BokSmart Safe Six programme was launched last year and identifies six targeted exercises to assist young players in preventing the most common injuries sustained in a tackle.
The exercises are well established clinical exercises which do not require any equipment, and have been brought together as the ‘Safe Six’ specifically for rugby players to assist in preventing the most common injuries suffered in the collisions.
“Other than teaching, coaching, and practicing correct, effective and safe tackle techniques, injuries in the tackle are also preventable to some degree with the right physical preparation, such as with the ‘Safe Six’,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of the South African Rugby Union (SARU).
