Evaluating behavioral skills training to teach safe tackling skills to youth football players |
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| Authors: | Sharayah S. M. Tai Raymond G. Miltenberger |
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| Affiliation: | University of South Florida |
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| Abstract: | With concussion rates on the rise for football players, there is a need for further research to increase skills and decrease injuries. Behavioral skills training is effective in teaching a wide variety of skills but has yet to be studied in the sports setting. We evaluated behavioral skills training to teach safer tackling techniques to six participants from a Pop Warner football team. Safer tackling techniques increased during practice and generalized to games for the two participants who had opportunities to tackle in games. |
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| Keywords: | athletic performance behavioral skills training coaching football tackling |
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