Travis, Eleanor L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1034-2218
Jones, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-8403
Jones, G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-0092
Thornton, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-1836
Article History
Received: 11 March 2025
Accepted: 31 July 2025
First Online: 9 September 2025
Declarations
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: ET is a member of the British American Football Association (BAFA) Sports Science and Medicine Committee and is employed on a contractual basis as a Sports Therapist with the BAFA National Program.
: Ethical approval was granted by the lead researchers’ previous institution, Hartpury University ethics committee ETHICS2021-112. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants were required to confirm their informed consent prior to participation in the study.
: All participants had to consent to participate prior to participation.
: All participants consented to their data being shared for publication purposes.