NFL, Helmets, Concussion and No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis with Dr Kathleen Bachynski

Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re joined by Associate Professor Kathleen Bachynski from Muhlenberg College. Her research explores injury prevention, sports safety, and youth health, examining how communities perceive brain injuries in sports—as accidents or preventable public health issues. She is the author of No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis (2019), winner of the 2020 North American Society for Sport History Book Award, and a widely cited expert in the field. (01:30) How Dr Kathleen Bachynski Become Involved in Public Health Ethics/ History? (04:00) What is a Concussion (05:20) What is CTE? (07:20) History of Youth Football (11:47) Historical View of Helmets in Football (18:46) Media and Marketing of Helmets in Football Causing Confusion (23:25) Start of Litigation on Helmets and Mix Messaging (27:10) Chocolate Milk Preventing Concussion and Pseudoscience of Devices (32:08) Consent and Ethics (38:40) Actionable Steps to Make Football Safer (43:15) Where Can We Find and Help Support Associate Professor Kathleen Bachynski Kathleen Bachynski: Muhleberg College: https://www.muhlenberg.edu/facultysearch/facultyresults/kathleenbachynski/ No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/No-Game-Boys-Play-Football/dp/1469653702 University of North Carolina Press: https://uncpress.org/9781469653709/no-game-for-boys-to-play/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4eagFpAAAAAJ&hl=en Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop weekly Social media: Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: [email protected]