Philadelphia Soccer Now | Anyone who’s paid attention to sports over the past two decades has heard of CTE. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy has dominated headlines ever since the tragic deaths of numerous former athletes, mostly football and hockey players, whose lives were affected by brain injuries sustained over a lifetime of sports. Read more.
By Matt Roebuck, BU CTE Center The HITSS team opened the new year with a visit to Philadelphia for the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention on Jan. 12-15. The Convention was attended by roughly 10,000 soccer coaches and executives from across all levels of play. The HITSS team was represented in Philadelphia by HITSS Principal […]
The New York Times | Chris Eitzmann seemed to excel at everything until he didn’t. He parlayed a Harvard football captaincy into an invite in 2000 to Patriots training camp. After bouncing around the N.F.L., Eitzmann retired from pro football in 2002, got an M.B.A. from Dartmouth and worked at several big financial firms in […]
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Alzheimer’s Research UK | Dr. Ann McKee and Dr. Robert Stern were on an Alzheimer’s Research UK panel. See the full report here.
The Concussion Legacy Foundation offers support for caregivers currently caring for a friend or loved one with suspected CTE. Watch the video for more information.
A proposed bill on Beacon Hill would ban youth tackle football for children in grades seven and under, with a fine for schools or leagues found in violation. Proponents of the “NO HITS” (No Organized Head Impacts to Schoolchildren) Act say it’s an important step in preventing brain disease among young people, with research out of Boston University adding to the collection of studies on the long-term harms that repeated hits to the head can have.
With a new NFL season starting, concerns about head injuries in football are expected to ramp up again.
But now the discussion is expanding to women’s soccer. On the heels of this summer’s World Cup, researchers are preparing to study the potential toll on women from a lifetime of head impacts, including heading the ball.
“I am concerned that this game played by hundreds of millions across the globe might be played in a way that could lead to later-life brain disease.” Hear more from Dr. Robert Stern on the growing concerns of CTE in Soccer.
WATCH Video: BU CTE Center Clinical Director, Dr. Robert Stern, and others talk about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy at a CurePSP’s conference. Three families also join the experts in a panel discussion and talk about their experience with CTE and the impact it has had on their families.