STA197: 'Ask Us Anything: Therapy For Sports Teams'

On the first Tuesday of every month, we bring you 'Ask Us Anything', in which host Matt Phillips is joined by a group of Sports Therapy Association members to answer YOUR questions on a chosen topic, in the case of this episode: 'Therapy for Sports Teams'. Topics discussed: 00:09:30 - Enjoyment and Challenges of Working with Teams 00:16:34 - Importance of First Aid Training for Sports Massage Therapists 00:21:04 - Working with Sports Teams without Level 5 Qualifications 00:26:06 - Starting Off in the Field of Sports Therapy 00:29:43 - Valuing Your Expertise 00:33:06 - Effective Communication with Employers 00:34:10 - Managing Weekend Warriors 00:36:42 - Off-Season Training Strategies 00:45:45 - Tailoring Training to Competitive Day 00:50:02 - Special Considerations for Female Athletes 00:50:48 - Understanding Hormone Cycles 00:56:20 - Upcoming Tendon Specials 00:58:12 - Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy Webinar  STA Panel In This Episode: Hazel Mycock - Owner of Treatmentsleek Website: https://treatmentsleek.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treatmentsleek/ Instagram @treatmentsleek Lucy McDonald - Soft Tissue & Sports Therapist with RDPhysio Website: https://www.rdphysio.com/lucy-mcdonald Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy Instagram: @rodgerduckworthphysio Scott Loynes - Graduate Sports Therapist and Rehabilitator at SLSportsTherapyClinic STA Regional Rep Coordinator Hosts of weely STA Coffee Chats Instagram: @sportstherapyscott Want to be on the STA Panel for future episodes? If YOU are an STA member and would like to BE ON THE PANEL for the live recording of one of the up & coming ASK US ANYTHING episodes ('Therapy for Team Sports', 'Therapy for Swimmers', 'Therapy for Cyclists') please email:  [email protected] Want to join the live recordings? Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL and FACEBOOK page. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]