On this episode I interviewed Hayley Gosman who is the Gold Coast Suns Academy Head Physiotherapist.

This episode’s main focus was physiotherapy and rehabilitation at the elite youth/junior academy level

Topics discussed…

• Biggest differences Hayley has noticed with these athletes compared to sub-elite youth/junior athletes and even adults
• Youth players dealing with their first major injury and how that is approached and dealt with
• Different rehab phases she uses when an injury does happen to a player and ways she keeps them training
• How herself and the Gold Coast Suns have built a culture around educating players from a young age the importance of communicating niggles/injuries and staying on top of them before they get worse
• Her collaborating with the strength & conditioning coach and some of their implementations to help reduce injury risk
• Common injuries at this age group and level
• Other factors this level and age group has to deal with being young and an elite footballer
• Their thought process of long term development and not prioritizing the now if it’s not best long term

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