Dr Victoria Silverwood
@SilverwoodVS
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Criminology Senior Lecturer, researcher & writer, Ice Guardians, Sports culture, legitimised violence, hockey, concussion, Trustee of Heads Up Hockey.
Cardiff, Wales
Joined June 2012
Heading to Toronto for world premiere of @IceGuardians which features my research @BCUPressOffice #hockeycriminology
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My new article "Woman Abuse in Hockey-Related Contexts: The Current State of Social Scientific Knowledge" has just been published in the journal Violence Against Women https://t.co/t4YNbRWjSd
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A new international cadre of social scientists is revisiting male-to-female violence in sport-related contexts (SRC), a social problem that received much schola...
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Look at Gary’s decades long personal obsession with denying all the definitive studies on #CTE. Give this a listen. Short clip of Gary Bettman interview from 2023 after several definitive clinical studies were published finding a link between repetitive head impacts and #CTE.
Problem is, you can’t tell Gary Bettman his league has a problem. The defiance and arrogance only grows.
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Insurance industry is waking up to the costs of #concussion & #CTE. They will no longer insure the AFL. Pro sports knows the cost, which is why they fight. NFL settlement has already paid $1.65B, when they thought it'd only be $765M total. More CTE than expected... Not good.
A bombshell for hundreds of AFL players... From May 1, Zurich will no longer cover head trauma. Not once cent. "They cannot continue to support this high level of claims," leaked email. Details👇 https://t.co/kYlLlOdcpC
@1116sen @AFLNation
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Hopefully this doesn’t happen with @WorldRugby @WelshRugbyUnion @EnglandRugby @Starling_Linds @Scienceofsport 🙏❤️🏉🧠 @melliebrampops @Head4Change @PlantedSam @ChrisNowinski1 @SilverwoodVS @Marshal14308007 @ed_eddaly @karenhindphd @LisRyan_Nutri
A bombshell for hundreds of AFL players... From May 1, Zurich will no longer cover head trauma. Not once cent. "They cannot continue to support this high level of claims," leaked email. Details👇 https://t.co/kYlLlOdcpC
@1116sen @AFLNation
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Not just @WorldRugby @WelshRugbyUnion @EnglandRugby being taken to court for the damages done to ex and current players brains PLEASE READ AND SHARE 😔😢😡🙏❤️🏉🧠 @melliebrampops @Head4Change @ChrisNowinski1 @karenhindphd @SilverwoodVS @Marshal14308007 @BrainAppeal @Tommo33s
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@AlixPopham @WorldRugby @WelshRugbyUnion @EnglandRugby @melliebrampops @ProgressiveRug @ChrisNowinski1 @karenhindphd @SilverwoodVS @Marshal14308007 @ed_eddaly @drmbuckland @Starling_Linds @LisRyan_Nutri That is disgusting not a chance he passes a hia what about 2nd impact syndrome. Clear to see player welfare doesn't even come in their vocabulary let alone acting in the players best interests
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Just a “BRAIN INJURY” 😔😡😢🙏❤️🏉🧠 @WorldRugby @WelshRugbyUnion @EnglandRugby
@melliebrampops @ProgressiveRug @ChrisNowinski1 @karenhindphd @SilverwoodVS @Marshal14308007 @ed_eddaly @drmbuckland @Starling_Linds @LisRyan_Nutri
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Congratulations @JoshBatch41 on an amazing career. It’s been an absolute pleasure to watch you play. Wishing you all the best in your new career with your lovely family.
Wishing Cardiff Devils and Team GB legend all the best in his retirement after playing his last game for the Bristol Pitbulls last night at the age of 35!
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Groundbreaking research from @mattcampbelltcd @tcddublin and @Futureneuro_ie on the links between #repetitive #head #impacts and #longterm #neurodegenerative #damage in #contact and #combat sports https://t.co/LdEYtzXJlq
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Hearing there was a heated exchange between Gary and a NHL GM during the GM meetings. The GM said to Gary that it appears the league has relaxed its standards on head shots. Gary was irate with the question and blasted the GM. This GM has my vote for GM of the Year.
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The blood–brain barrier can be damaged and leaky decades after an athlete retires from contact sport. This leakiness seems to trigger a lasting immune response that is closely tied to cognitive decline https://t.co/KJnJ6thaiZ
nature.com
Nature - Damage to the blood–brain barrier is linked to immune changes and cognitive decline.
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Tagging @NHL and @NHLPlayerSafety for awareness.
We are quickly figuring out how repetitive head impacts directly lead to progressive brain damage, but are any sports listening?
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We are quickly figuring out how repetitive head impacts directly lead to progressive brain damage, but are any sports listening?
The blood–brain barrier can be damaged and leaky decades after an athlete retires from contact sport. This leakiness seems to trigger a lasting immune response that is closely tied to cognitive decline https://t.co/KJnJ6thaiZ
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No one is more knowledgeable on the latest research regarding repetitive head impacts and progressive brain damage.
We are quickly figuring out how repetitive head impacts directly lead to progressive brain damage, but are any sports listening?
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We spoke with Professor @DamianMBaileyEP about the @UniSouthWales research on retired rugby union players, exploring how repeated head impacts in rugby may affect brain health over time. If you'd like get involved, email Danny Walmsley at danny.walmsley@southwales.ac.uk.
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Over the past few years, so many players, parents and coaches have contacted me about what happens in minor hockey locker rooms. After describing some of the behaviour, they often ask the same question: “Where are the adults?” Hockey Canada’s “two-deep” rule requires two
A former player on the Timmins, Ont., Majors U18 AAA team says he witnessed a veteran player urinating on a younger teammate in the locker room following a game in Sault Ste. Marie. He also says a player smacked him in the face with his penis, that veteran players masturbated in
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'That was shocking to me, it's unbelievable' Dr. Ann Mckee on CTE found in people under 30. A study of 152 young contact sports athletes who passed away before turning 30, 63 were found to have CTE. CTE is a youth issue. Aug 2023……The brain doesn’t fully develop until 25yrs
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The parents of two former players with the Timmins Majors U-18 AAA hockey team allege their sons were victims of a continued pattern of sexual assault and humiliating hazing and bullying this season, @rwesthead writes:
tsn.ca
The parents of two former players with the Timmins Majors U-18 AAA hockey team allege their sons were victims of a continued pattern of sexual assault and humiliating hazing and bullying this season,...
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'That was shocking to me, it's unbelievable' Dr. Ann McKee on CTE found in people under 30. In a study of 152 young contact sports athletes who passed away before turning 30, 63 were found to have CTE. CTE is a youth issue. https://t.co/G3DsgoG4AF
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In the 50s, experts aligned with the tobacco industry insisted there was no proven link with cancer, same for asbestos in the 60s & 70s, some for fossil fuels and global heating in the 80s. This is a well-established playbook
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