Table 2.
Participants’ baseline characteristics
| Question/demographic | Response | Coaches n (%) |
Players n (%) |
| School type | Private (independent) | 87 (82%) | 393 (69%) |
| State (government funded) | 19 (18%) | 178 (31%) | |
| Participant age | Mean Age | 37.4 (±10.5) | 15.3 (±2.0) |
| What is your role? | Team staff | 106 (100%) | – |
| Director of Sport | 9 (8%) | - | |
| Head coach/Director of rugby | 41 (39%) | – | |
| Assistant coach | 36 (34%) | – | |
| Team manager | 13 (12%) | – | |
| Conditioning coach | 2 (2%) | – | |
| Medical practitioner | 5 (5%) | – | |
| Player | – | 571 (100%) | |
| If coaching, how many years coaching experience do you have? | |||
| Less than 2 years | 13 (13%) | – | |
| 2–3 years | 10 (10%) | – | |
| 4–5 years | 11 (11%) | – | |
| 6+years | 65 (66%) | – | |
| What is the highest level you have coached? | |||
| School/club | 54 (55%) | – | |
| Regional junior academy | 14 (14%) | – | |
| County/constituent body | 12 (12%) | – | |
| Divisional | 8 (8%) | – | |
| Professional | 3 (3%) | – | |
| International | 7 (7%) | – | |
| What is the highest coaching qualification you hold? | |||
| RFU level 1 | 16 (18%) | – | |
| RFU level 2 | 38 (42%) | – | |
| RFU level 3 | 19 (21%) | – | |
| RFU level 4 | 5 (5%) | – | |
| Other | 13 (14%) | – | |
| When did you obtain this qualification? | |||
| Less than 2 years ago | 20 (26%) | – | |
| 2–3 years ago | 12 (16%) | – | |
| 4–5 years ago | 18 (23%) | – | |
| More than 5 years ago | 27 (35%) | – | |
| What age group do you coach/play in? | |||
| Under-12/13 | 16 (13%) | 107 (19%) | |
| Under-14/15 | 34 (27%) | 167 (29%) | |
| Under-16 | 9 (7%) | 26 (5%) | |
| Under-18/19 | 42 (33%) | 271 (47%) | |
| Multiple age groups | 5 (4%) | – | |
| Have you previously played competitive rugby? | |||
| No | 9 (8%) | – | |
| Yes | 97 (92%) | – | |
| If yes, what is the highest level you have played? | |||
| School | 12 (12%) | – | |
| Age group community club | 4 (4%) | – | |
| Junior academy Rugby | 3 (3%) | – | |
| University | 11 (11%) | – | |
| Adult community club | 47 (48%) | – | |
| Professional | 13 (13%) | – | |
| International | 7 (7%) | – | |
| Do you have a current medical or first aid qualification? | |||
| No | 30 (28%) | – | |
| Yes | 76 (72%) | – | |
| Have you ever used a specific programme to reduce your/players injury risk? | |||
| No | 65 (61%) | 401 (70%) | |
| Yes | 41 (39%) | 170 (30%) | |
| In the past 12 months, have you experienced a rugby injury that caused you to miss a game or training session? | |||
| No | – | 244 (43%) | |
| Yes | – | 327 (57%) | |
| If yes, did it cause you to miss school or work for at least 1 day? | |||
| No | – | 218 (67%) | |
| Yes | – | 109 (33%) | |
RFU, Rugby Football Union.