Heads Up Podcast
Heads Up Podcast
#16 Heads Up - Interview with Joe Worsley
Episode 16: Ed Daly, speaks to the former professional back row for England; Joe Worsley.
Attaining 78 caps during his career with England. Joe was also part of the English and Irish Lions team from 2009. Later in 2011, Joe retired from all forms of the game due to a neck injury. Now shares his unique skill and knowledge as a defence coach of French top 14 team Bordeaux Bègles.
In this episode, Joe openly shares his views and encounters with concussion injuries during his playing days.
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 of 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
Published by: Emma.Finnegan
Email: Emma.Finnegan@gmit.ie
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Published: May. 23, 2021 @ 2AM Edit
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