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You Don’t Need a Knockout to Do Damage | Professor Al Pearce - 1006

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Roll With The Punches

Life hits hard. Good. So do we. Roll With The Punches is a front-row seat to the messy, beautiful, brutal bits of being human. Hosted by Tiff Cook -  
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Well, as an athlete (especially a boxer) this one sure hits a bit close to home… and I don’t just mean physically.

I sat down with Professor Alan Pearce and we got right into the stuff most athletes don’t really want to look at too closely. Concussion, CTE, brain health, and what actually happens when you spend years copping hits… whether you realise it or not.

We talked about the difference between getting knocked out and the thousands of smaller hits that quietly stack up over time. The stuff no one tracks, no one remembers, and honestly… sometimes no one wants to know.

There were moments where I found myself thinking, 'Yeah… I’ve definitely ignored that.' And I reckon a lot of athletes will feel the same. This isn't a doom and gloom chat though... It's real, insightful, honest and with one of Australia's leading CTE & concussion experts, it sits at the leading edge of what we know and where we are headed with brain research.

Join us for a chat about risk, responsibility, and the tension between loving a sport and facing what it might cost you.

If you’ve ever played contact sport… or you love someone who has… this is one of those conversations that might make you pause for a second.

 

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PROFESSOR ALAN PEARCE

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Website: brainbank.org.au

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