One of the world's leading brain injury experts is calling for a ban on heading in football, following a number of historical cases.
Football headers 'linked to brain damage'
Footballers suffer similar brain damage to boxers, a small scientific study suggests.
New report outlines NFL interference in concussion research
Questions raised over helmet sensors as study links successive blows to brain damage.
'Concussions affect a life': Ken Dryden wants hockey rules changed to save players' lives
Hockey legend Ken Dryden is calling on the NHL to penalize any play that involves a player making contact with the head of another — no exceptions.
Former NHLers who suffered head trauma prone to psychiatric disorders, Toronto study finds | CBC News
Concussions and high impact sports seem to go hand in hand, and now a new study of pro hockey players conducted in Toronto shows that head trauma can lead to an elevated rate of psychiatric disorders.
Opinion | I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroyed His Mind. (Published 2018)
He chose the sport, but he did not choose brain damage.
Ban the ban: essential game design advice (with examples)
If you’ve read the rules to more than 3 board games, you’ve probably read a rule phrased like so: “You may not [take some action]”. Why do such rules exist? The most common …
People With Brain Injuries Heal Faster If They Get Up And Get Moving
Doctors tell surgical patients to get out of bed as soon as possible, but people with brain injuries are encouraged to rest. Now it looks like activity can benefit brain injured patients, too.
New Study Estimates CTE in 75% of Deceased NFL Players, Including Former Washington Stars
A Boston University study estimates that nearly 75% of deceased NFL players had CTE, highlighting the risks of repetitive head impacts.
Asian Games bans ROC flag from baseball game - Taipei Times
The Asian Games banned the Republic of China and Imperial Japan’s Rising Sun flag at yesterday’s baseball super round, following an incident on Friday, when a staffer demanded that a spectator put away a cloth that read “Taiwan,” saying that the competition bans political messages.The incident occur
Trump’s travel ban casts shadow over the upcoming Fifa Club World Cup and other US-hosted sporting events
Further restrictions may add to the fears many potential visitors to the US are feeling of being stopped at the border.
Trump’s travel ban casts shadow over the upcoming Fifa Club World Cup and other US-hosted sporting events
Further restrictions may add to the fears many potential visitors to the US are feeling of being stopped at the border.
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Bike helmet laws don't reduce head injuries, UBC study finds | CBC News
Provinces with mandatory bike helmet laws like B.C. do not have lower rates of cycling-related head injuries according to a new UBC study.
Cracking coaching's final frontier
How a Belgian is rewriting the coaching rule book - by training the brain
The Collision Sport on Trial
Of the many sayings attributed to Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, the one that seems most relevant to football today is not about winning, the pursuit of excellence, or the importance of will and character, but rather this: “Football is not a contact sport; it is a collision sport.”
