From English Premier League and EFL Championship Middlesbrough to Repetitive Head Impacts, CTE and Head Safe Football Ambassador with Former Professional Ian Greener

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, we’re joined by Ian Greener.  A lifelong contributor to football as a player, coach, educator, and dedicated advocate for player safety. Ian’s career began in 1970s England with Middlesbrough FC, where he trained alongside legends like Bill Gates. After moving to Australia, he became a key figure in the sport’s development — coaching in the old National Soccer League, co-founding the soccer program at the Victorian Institute of Sport, and serving as the State Director of Coaching.With over a decade as Head Coach at Rowville Sports Academy and as the founder of AFCAT (now part of Football Coaches Australia), Ian has shaped generations of players and coaches. Now Chair of FCA’s Technical Committee, he leads national coach education initiatives. In recent years, Ian has focused his efforts on concussion awareness, working with Head Safe Football UK to deliver seminars across Australia. He brings a deeply informed and personal perspective to the growing conversation around head trauma and CTE in football. -       Ian’s Football Journey from Middlesbrough to Australia (02:00)-       Sharing Changerooms with Legends of the Game and Around the Grounds (07:00)-       Ian’s Connection with Bill and the Gates Family (14:00)-       What Head Safe Football is about (22:32)-       The Doctrine of Football Coaching (27:00)-       Coronial Inquest (29:10)-       Brain Health, Concussion, CTE and Repetitive Head Impacts at Training (30:30)-       Head Safe Football Game, its meaning and Alternate Training Solutions (36:24)-       What Happens and Outcomes of Repetitive Head Impacts (42:20)-       English and Scottish FA Guidelines (47:48)-       Old vs New Ball Weight/Sizes and Repetitive Head Impacts (50:41)-      Reducing Exposure of Heading (52:33)-      Favourite Moments in Football (56:43)   Head Safe Football:Head Safe Football: https://headsafefootball.org.uk Social Media: Instagram: headsafefootballFacebook: Head Safe FootballTwitter/X: @headsafecharity   Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop weekly Social media:Twitter: @first concussionFacebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcastInstagram: Headfirst_ Concussion  Email: [email protected]