Simon Shaw, former England and British Lions rugby star and president of sporting charity Love of the Game (LOTG), has today launched a back-to-school campaign to reduce the risks from concussion in grassroots sport. Grassroots rugby and netball teams in London came together today to learn about the guidelines from Love of the Game. The …
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Love of the Game announces its support for the National Trial of Head Injury Management Tool to Monitor Concussion in Grassroots Sport
Love of the Game (LOTG), the UK’s leading concussion in sport campaign group, announces its support for the launch of a two-year trial of the Head Injury Management Tool within the SportSmart app. Developed by Podium Analytics in conjunction with LOTG, the Tool is a centralised digital system to record and manage instances of head …
LOTG celebrates the launch of ‘IF IN DOUBT, SIT THEM OUT’: UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport
As the UK’s leading concussion in sport charity, Love of the Game (LOTG) is celebrating today as the government announces new internationally recognised guidelines to reduce the risks from concussions in grassroots sport. Spearheaded by Love of the Game Chairman, Laurence Geller CBE, the government’s Independent Ministerial Adviser on Concussion in Sport, the guidelines have …
Love of the Game launches national network aiming to dramatically reduce concussions in youth and community sport
Experts from across the world of sports science and medicine will convene in Bath today (Monday 27 March) for the first-ever meeting of a brand-new concussion prevention network. The UK Concussion Prevention Network aims to significantly reduce concussions within youth and community sport. Led by academics from the Edinburgh – Bath International Olympic Committee Research Centre, …