#8 Heads Up - Interview with Peter Robinson

Episode 8: Ed Daly speaks with Peter Robinson father of Ben Robinson a young vibrant teenage who sadly passed away as a result of a brain injury caused by the repeated blows to the head he suffered during a school rugby match.

Since then, Peter has been raising awareness about brain injuries, and he wants young sportspeople to be better protected from brain injuries. Culture is the glue that holds our sportspeople together, a concussion may seem like a "wee knock" but that knock can change a lives forever.

Actions need to change - if in doubt sit them out.

***This episode contains sensitive content as Peter speaks about his sons death.


About the podcast:
The Heads-Up Podcast are a series of interviews with ex professional male rugby players, elite female players and coaches about concussion in the sport. The podcasts discuss their early careers and very open commentary about the realities of professional rugby. Heads-Up discusses insights into injury (specifically concussion), how they managed then and how they continue to manage with life after a professional career. The players offer insights into the culture around the game, their concussion experiences and their observations on player welfare, protective equipment and law changes to the game.  

About Ed Daly:
Ed Daly has over thirteen years’ experience in sports coach education and more than five years of lecturing experience in third-level institutes. Ed is currently a PhD researcher focused on investigating concussion identification, concussion management and concussion reduction strategies.

Ed is an active PhD research scientist (Oxford Brookes University) specializing in concussion education, managing athlete workload, objective concussion diagnosis and post concussion management. Currently developing research for the Irish Concussion Research Centre (ICRC) based in GMIT.

Ed is a lecture in Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in the area of Sport & Exercise Science within the School of Science & Computing. Programme coordinator for MSc (strength & conditioning).

Before moving to a career in lecturing, Ed worked in professional sports and spent over ten years as a coach with Munster Rugby, coaching age-grade players on the professional player development pathway and in injury incidence reduction via workload management (specializing in the area of strength & conditioning).

Contact Details:
Ed Daly
Email: Ed.Daly@gmit.ie