On this episode I interviewed David Dwyer who has worked across multiple sports in different countries including with the Western Force in Super Rugby.

This episode touches on his experiences across the different sports/countries, but focuses on the rehab/reconditioning of contact field sports

Topics discussed…

• What is was like working across multiple different sports in different countries.
• His biggest takeaways from a professional perspective.
• His biggest takeaways from a communication/cultural perspective.
• What his main focuses are when a player gets injured.
• What he considers when developing a plan for the player
• He keeps the player as aerobically fit as he can during the injury period with training methods, etc.
• What his progressions back into contact/collision/combat are following injury for a lower and upper limb injury.
• How he integrates them back into drills and things he considers to determine readiness
• What he does to feel comfortable allowing them to return to games.

You can follow/connect/contact David below…

Instagram: @davejd19

Email: [email protected]

 You can contact/follow me below…

Instagram: @coachpatrickwood

Twitter: @coachpattywood

Website: www.patrick-wood.com

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