Head Safe Football

⚽ 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 ⚽ We hear far too often that the old leather balls used in the 60s caused more damage than today's footballs due to their weight. In reality, these footballs both weigh between 14-16 oz. In fact, today's footballs travel faster resulting in an increased impact force, thus causing more damage. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, better known as CTE, is a progressive, degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head impacts, including headers. Learn more ➡️ https://loom.ly/Un6j3Fc

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵! ⚽⭐ Meet Deborah Johnson, adviser to Head Safe Football. Deborah is an award winning journalist, was editor of the world’s biggest neuro-rehab magazine, s now a media consultant and is a proud mum and a Sunderland fan. "As a specialist healthcare writer, the research I report on which irrefutably links CTE with the frequency and strength of head impacts is scary, especially as the mum of a 13-year-old who plays as a centre back for his team. I want to do all I can to make positive change through awareness and education." says Deborah on why she decided to work with Head Safe Football. Deborah's favourite footballing memory is her son’s first man of the match award, just edging out Sunderland’s recent play off final win and her first match back in 1991 which began her SAFC journey.

Head Safe Football's Trustee and Brain Health Educator, Nick Gates, has been sharing HeadSAFE content at the ACHPER Victoria PE conference in Melbourne Australia. 🇦🇺⚽ #ACHPERVIC24 Nick engaged with over 100 PE teachers over the two day conference using a combined approach of practical workshops and an interactive panel discussion. The objective was to share knowledge and start a conversation, encouraging delegates to reflect on their professional roles and the changes they can make to lesson plans and extracurricular training to positively impact the brain health of their students. #HeadSAFEeducation #HeadSAFE #brainhealth #education #brainhealtheducation #safepractice #football

Today marks 63 years since Bill and Judith Gates married, the very same year Bill signed for Middlesbrough as Britain's first £50 a week footballer! Devastatingly, the pair were robbed of celebrating many of their anniversaries as in 2010, Bill's memory began to worsen due to CTE which was an outcome of his role as a defender for Middlesbrough for over 13 years. Judith made a promise to Bill to do everything she could to prevent this from happening to other families. That is why, Head Safe Football is Bill's legacy. We will continue to fight to fulfil Judith's promise to Bill. 🖤

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟵? ⚽ Bill Gates died last year after a long struggle with CTE caused by heading footballs during his career as a professional defender. Bill was forced to retire from football due to experiencing migraines. He never headed the ball professionally after the age of 29. His story demonstrates that CTE began in his youth and progressed through the years that followed. Visit our website to learn more on our mission to safeguard youth players ➡️ https://loom.ly/XCiopTM

"𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛." Dr. Judith Gates on how CTE caused by heading in football affected her husband Bill Gates. 💔 Head Safe Football is committed to carrying on Bill's legacy by working to prevent other families from enduring the same hardship the Gates family faced. The Telegraph 🔗 https://loom.ly/ZL1WPSM

Did you know that 90% of all headers take place in training? ⚽❓ By the age of 16 many young footballers have headed the ball over 15,000 times, with most of these being in training. Head Safe Football is dedicated to the reduction of heading in training. Our educational programs are comprehensive, covering the latest research on the impacts of heading, best practices for safe play, and the latest heading rules. Visit our site to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYgD7j2t

Nick Gates and Lou Crawford of Head Safe Football's education team have delivered a fantastic online session for Australian sports scientists, doctors and football coaches. 🇦🇺💻 The session was interactive, aiming to raise awareness of the risks posed from repetitive head impacts, start a discussion with interested stakeholders about what we might do with this information and to share our personal and professional perspectives. Keep your eyes peeled to keep up to date on Nick's Australian trip!

We are incredibly honoured to work closely with Killingworth FC as our very first Head Safe Trailblazer! 🔥 Donna Rooke, club secretary, said: "𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮." ⚽ And a huge thank you to our sponsor, award winning solicitors, Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK). Any individual, team, club, academy or foundation can become a Head Safe Trailblazer. What is needed is a commitment to implement Head Safe education and practices. If you're interested in becoming a HeadSAFE Trailblazer, please get in touch! 🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/lOWoZxk

We'd love to show a little appreciation to our wonderful partner, award winning solicitors, Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK)! 🙌 Slater and Gordon are sponsors of our very first trailblazer Killingworth FC U15's shirts. 🔥 “We are delighted to support Head Safe Football in helping to ensure change is made from grassroots level up – by engaging young people and families, and educating them and their coaches in the small changes that can make a huge difference, we can change the reality for so many in avoiding the absolute heartbreak that Bill, Judith and the Gates family - and many other families - have suffered." says Jordan Bell, head of industrial disease at Slater and Gordon. Read the rest of Slater and Gordon's article here: https://loom.ly/2GKgXkQ