Let's be clear, professional football is a high-risk occupation, with research showing injury rates as high as 0.40 per player per season at the academy level.
Over the past 15 years, social scientists (including myself) have increasingly examined pain and injury in professional sport, particularly football in the UK.
Let's be clear, professional football is a high-risk occupation, with research showing injury rates as high as 0.40 per player per season at the academy level.
Reading this article made me realise the need for people like me (and others, of course) to rally against such populist writing.
Last week, I chatted with a representative from Benfica about their academy. There are some valuable lessons for us all to take from that chat.
Podcasting has been a great experience for me. I get asked so many useful questions that help me to outline exactly why my services are needed. For you, they also highlight some of the gems in the research I have undertaken to help you take control of your son or daughter's career in football.
