English Premier League, Dementia, and the Legacy Behind Head Safe Football with Dr. Judith Gates
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In this episode of Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, we’re honoured to welcome Dr Judith Gates — educator, researcher, and founder of Head Safe Football. With a distinguished career spanning education and strategic planning, including roles at Harvard and Stanford, Dr. Gates now channels her expertise into raising awareness about sports-related brain injuries. Inspired by the legacy of her late husband, former professional footballer Bill Gates, she is a leading voice in the fight to protect athletes from the dangers of repetitive head impacts.
- Bill and Judith Gates Legacy (01:30 )
- Repetitive Head Impacts in Bills Playing Career (07:30 )
- Noticing the signs and Symptoms of Dementia (09:34 )
- Diagnosis (13:00 )
- Head Safe Football (18:57 ) – ‘Think Head Safe, Reduce Heading in Training’
- It’s Not the Old Heavy Footballs Myth (23:29 )
- Head Safe Charity Match Results (24:50 )
- Cost of Care (29:55 )
- Head Safe Football Detail (35:20 )
- Favourite Memories (38:00 )
Head Safe Football:
https://headsafefootball.org.uk
Twitter: @headsafecharity
IG:@headsafefootball
Facebook: Head Safe Football
Linkedin: Head Safe Football
No-brainer: A Footballer’s Story of Life, Love and Brain Injury
https://www.amazon.com.au/No-brainer-Footballers-Story-Brain-Injury/dp/1914487230
Social media:
Twitter: @first concussion
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Email: headfirstconcussion@gmail.com
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