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The 16 Oct edition of The Elephant covered the controversy over allowing under-14s in contact sports;

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/experts-call-for-ban-on-contact-sports-for-under-14s-as-brain-injury-evidence-mounts-the-elephant/4CHVNSPLNNHTBPJ5DUQGRYKBNA/

When you get to the Mum justifying the regular knocks to the head her son's sport involves, I want you to imagine that she's talking about letting the same under-14 year old son drink alcohol. Would those same rationalisations and whattaboutisms fly in that case?

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#podcasts #NZHerald #TheElephant #ContactSports #prohibition

#FlashbackFriday 2013.
Promoting with Matthew, for AFC #MMA event, at Island MMA.
I shot cageside at many past pro fight night events & did interviews for AFC for a few years.

#SportsMedia #Promotional #IslandMMA #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #SportsIndustry #EventPromo #SportsEvent #ContactSports #FightNight #PastWork

Medium shot of a Caucasian man and an Asian woman standing in front of a textured, light gray brick wall. The man, on the left side of the frame, has light brown hair and a beard, wearing a white t-shirt. The woman, on the right, has long dark hair and is wearing a dark colored pattern top. They both hold a framed promotional poster for "AFC 18 Mayhem." The poster displays images of mixed martial arts fighters and text details about the event. The image has a slightly desaturated, vintage feel. Composition is balanced, with subjects centered in the frame.

crash testing for dummies [youtube video 0m11s] #Hedkayse #concussion #rugby #ContactSports #headbutt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcuKrwIcgkg

"Brain injury from head knocks discovered in late Blues halfback Billy Guyton"

Some heartbreaking details in this article. Hard questions need to be asked about these sports, not least: can we allow them to continue?

CW for symptoms of depression, medical images, suicide.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/511694/brain-injury-from-head-knocks-discovered-in-late-blues-halfback-billy-guyton

#CTE #ContactSports

hidden damage of mild brain injuries - Harvard University https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-hidden-mild-brain-injuries.html #concussion #TBI #ContactSports #CTE

knock knock…

Brain lesions in former football players linked to vascular, brain changes https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-brain-lesions-football-players-linked.html #ContactSports #concussion #CTE #ChronicTraumaticEncephalopathy

Independent studies using smart mouthguards in rugby https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-independent-smart-mouthguard-playing-rugby.html #rugby #ContactSports #mouthguards #biometrics #ppe

rugby headguard slow-motion impact [youtube video 0m16s] #Hedkayse #rugby #concussion #ContactSports #ChronicTraumaticEncephalopathy https://youtu.be/hD7-_IIdhPI

We had a fantastic time at the LI Roller Rebels game on Saturday! It’s always a fun time, and I always love taking shots of the jammers zooming around the court as they soldier forward towards the next wall! #rollerderby #rollerskates #sports #sportsphotography #contactsports #sonycamera #sonya7rv #sony2470gmii #adobelightroom