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Does stricter interpretation of the Laws of the Game reduce the rate of head and arm-to-head incidents in Norwegian male professional football?
Does stricter interpretation of the Laws of the Game reduce the rate of head and arm-to-head incidents in Norwegian male professional football?
Stricter enforcement of football rules may reduce the incidence of specific head and arm-to-head contact incidents in professional male football.
Stricter enforcement may reduce head incidents; leaves open effects on overall rates in professional football.
We found no significant differences in the overall rate of incidents after the introduction of stricter rule enforcement. However, the rate of head and arm-to head incidents was lower in the 2011 season.
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