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Concussion and traumatic brain injuries are the #1 preventable risk factor for major disorders of the brain in life. Come and join us to hear from experts by experience and experts, and discuss how to prevent and manage concussions in sport. More info below 👇 🏉 ⚽️ 🏏 🥋 🚗 🏑

Please consider signing this petition that has reached +21K signatures already https://chng.it/ykSsxGshXK Personal notes: 1. As a French victim-survivor of child sexual abuse in sport, I do not want to remember the Olympic Games in my home city as the Games where a convicted child sexual abuser competed. 2. As an active advocate in many victim-survivors group (in sport and beyond), I see the ongoing suffering and lack of legal and social justice, and I do not want to remember the Paris Games as the Games that reinforces that sport performance matters more than human wellbeing and dignity. 3. As an academic working on child abuse prevention in sport, I do not want to have to read and write multiple case studies analyzing how the integrity of the Olympic values were once again breached but this time they let it go because the athlete didn't dope or fixed a competition. https://lnkd.in/gQcz8wkM #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #sportintegrity #childsexualabuse #socialjustice #violenceprevention

The inclusion of Steven van de Velde in the Olympics is a stark reminder of the work we still need to do. This isn’t just about sports; it's about accountability and justice. Let’s talk about it. Read our latest blog post to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gM5HNfXE #sexualassaultawareness #olympics #accountability #survivors

Female athletes engaging in high-impact sports have a higher prevalence of experiencing stress urinary incontinence (SUI). A recent study into female rugby players and SUI risk factors showed the results below for various events. Read about the study here: https://snip.ly/cl3mka (Source: British Medical Journal) #FemaleAthletes #StressUrinaryIncontinence #SportsMedicine #WomenInSports #PelvicHealth #AthleteWellness #IncontinenceAwareness #RugbyResearch #HealthAndWellness #SUIPrevention #WomenInRugby #SportsHealth #AthleteCare #HealthcareResearch #PelvicFloorHealth

FIFA's new mandatory provisions on female family leave confer important protections on female players and coaches, albeit not in a lot of detail! The brevity of the regulations leads to uncertainty and a broad scope. Perhaps broader than intended. We have taken a closer look at what this means for English clubs in our article below. https://lnkd.in/erTCGTnE

Adam summarises our thoughts on this extremely well - we've thought about the interplay between these (welcomed!) protections and other legislation, which leaves a number of areas of uncertainty. Will be interesting to see how this develops! #emplaw #sportslaw #womeninfootball #fifa #familyleave

Integrating faith in sports, read more below @NCEA https://lnkd.in/dv2dpn_D #GCCE #WeServeCatholicSchools #TopicTuesday

Some facts to ponder in regards to transgenders playing women sports.

How is football data utilized, especially within a multi-club management environment? Comparisonator CEO K. Tarkan Batgun interviewed with Steven Vanharen -Former Director of United World (Sheffield United-Beerschot etc). Our discussion was about the management of agency offers, the sharing of hundreds of player reports by scouts, and the overall workload within clubs within the umbrella body. Topics included how offers are stored in a dynamically changing artificial intelligence system, how they are sorted, shared, and used to make informed decisions. Steven Vanharen shared his valuable experience and insights with the audience. https://lnkd.in/dYApykZY #comparisonator #stevenvanharen #tarkanbatgun

FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine ✅ 60 Credit hours With 42 modules written by international experts and designed to help anyone how to diagnose and manage common football-related injuries and illness 10 Modules Upper Limb 10 Modules Lower Limb 11 Modules Sports Medicine 11 Modules Team Care