Table 2

The association between how tackle technique is corrected and match attitudes and behaviours

	d	χ²	p Value	Cramer's V	τ-b	ASE	z Value
Identifying a problem in your tackle technique and fixing it
Doing what is practised	16	19.63	0.24	0.18	0.21	0.07	3.07
Proper technique	16	16.14	0.44	0.16	0.17	0.07	2.33
Bring down BC at all cost	16	22.82	0.12	0.19	0.13	0.07	1.91
Own safety	16	15.83	0.47	0.16	0.14	0.07	1.99
Safety of BC	16	20.66	0.19	0.18	0.05	0.07	0.78
Safety of both you and BC	16	16.81	0.40	0.16	0.02	0.07	0.36
Putting in a ‘Big Hit’	16	12.92	0.68	0.14	0.03	0.07	0.36
Going for the ball only	16	26.93	0.04	0.21	0.21	0.07	3.26
Staying on your feet	16	22.44	0.13	0.19	0.25	0.06	3.99
Preventing the BC from retaining possession	12	17.28	0.14	0.19	0.20	0.06	3.25
Preventing the BC team from retaining possession	16	18.12	0.32	0.17	0.15	0.07	2.11
Identifying a team problem in tackle technique and fixing it
Doing what is practised	16	32.55	0.01	0.23	0.29	0.06	4.56
Proper technique	16	25.41	0.06	0.20	0.25	0.06	3.88
Bring down BC at all cost	16	16.90	0.39	0.17	0.10	0.07	1.53
Own safety	16	26.37	0.05	0.21	0.23	0.06	3.70
Safety of BC	16	19.54	0.24	0.18	0.21	0.06	3.45
Safety of both you and BC	16	16.72	0.40	0.16	0.19	0.06	3.00
Putting in a ‘Big Hit’	16	14.18	0.59	0.15	0.06	0.07	0.95
Going for the ball only	16	31.17	0.01	0.22	0.19	0.07	2.96
Staying on your feet	16	26.92	0.04	0.21	0.28	0.06	4.68
Preventing the BC from retaining possession	12	9.47	0.66	0.14	0.14	0.07	2.05
Preventing the BC team from retaining possession	16	15.47	0.49	0.16	0.17	0.07	2.61

Significant association p<0.05. Cramer's V or τ-b less than 0.2=weak, between 0.2 and 0.49=moderate, and 0.5 and higher=strong relationship. |z|≥1.96 is significant at the p<0.05 level, |z|≥2.60 is significant at the p<0.01 level and |z|≥3.32 is significant at the p<0.001 level. d=degrees of freedom. ‘Big Hit’—a physically dominating tackle.
BC, ball carrier.