The ‘unsexy’, low-tech fix that will reduce brain injuries in sport

For parents the world over, weekend mornings often look the same: standing by the side of a soccer pitch, a basketball court or an American football field. In Australia’s southern states, it’s often an Aussie rules football oval. But a few weeks ago, tragedy struck when footballer Nathan Fitzgerald died after copping three hits to his head during a game. And there’s been story after story of footballers and other elite athletes being diagnosed with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy…