‘TACKLE-SHOULDER’
Rugby, 8 to 17 years old
From a very young age I loved playing rugby union.
First of all learning ball skills in my front yard,
then commencing playing the game for real from 8 years old.
A major part of the game is tackling any opposition player
who is in possession of the ball and coming your way.
A definite technique to a ‘laying a good tackle’
includes being able to stiffen your own body immediately prior to impact
and to give a little extra ‘omph’ at the point of contact.
Also, players usually have a favourite shoulder to lead with
- mine was my right shoulder.
Years of ‘laying good tackles’ with this preferred shoulder,
often leads to ligament, nerve, bone, tendon and/or muscle damage.
Mine got to a stage where I’d eventually injure that shoulder in a tackle
and I’d have to miss the next game as my arm was in a sling.
This was one of the main reasons that I ‘hung up my boots’
once I finished high school - it is little use being on a rugby field
and not being able to ‘lay a good tackle’.
Still causes me soreness and neck problems decades later.
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