The final hurdle” when returning to play from an injury the last part is normally the hardest part of the process to overcome. When you can see and sense “the light at the end of the tunnel”, that is when players normally become the most frustrated with the rehabilitation and can possibly re-injure or set […]
Category Archives: Life as a Pro
I’m not sure any of us do. When you’re playing week in week out injuries are the last thing on your mind. However, unfortunately this isn’t the case. Injuries are a part of football and no matter how much you try to prevent them sometimes they just can’t be avoided. There are the overuse and […]
Lockdown as a Pro We have come a long way in a couple of years. From locking ourselves in our homes to Zoom calls towork or school from home. I have no doubt that lockdown has been difficult for everyone in theirown different ways and harder for some than others. Being involved in professional football […]
Footballer’s careers don’t last forever no matter how much you want it to or how well you look after yourself. Whether it be age, injury or a falling out of love of the game, there will always be a reason to retire at some point. However, there are a lot of options available for players […]
Being a goalkeeper isn’t always the easiest when you’re not playing. Goalkeepers aren’t frequently substituted on or off for even ten minutes in a game. Unless due to injury or unfortunately because of a red card, they are normally one of the first names on the team sheet. It’s very unusual for a manger to […]