Grimmond, Ethan J. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7064-4200
Stindl, Tom J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8627-9337
Engel, Alexander C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-1994
Maros, Tea M.
Lehane, Shane
Borges, Nattai R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-8088
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of New South Wales
Article History
Received: 1 June 2026
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 7 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate: The study received approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee at the University of New South Wales (iRECS5164). All athletes were aware that the scientific investigation and analysis may occur under their contractual agreements. A waiver of consent was permitted by the UNSW Human Research Ethics Committee under the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research [ ] as obtaining consent was deemed impracticable, the research posed low risk, and adequate safeguards protect participants’ rights and privacy. Nonetheless, all data collection and handling conformed to recommendations of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for Publication: Written informed consent for publication was obtained from the individual depicted in the photograph(s). Consent to publish the data in this study was also provided by the ARF club.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.