FEATURE / DAVID CLACNY

A new way to work in elite football medicine and performance.

No matter what job we have in sport, what work needs our attention, or what we are focusing on at home, having our mind and body focused and in alignment will mean better performance.

Think for a second… if the wheels of a car are worn yet there is a strong engine under the hood, it is only a matter of time before the car will crash or break down. Sometimes we use our engines, our minds, to handle most of our tasks while neglecting our bodies, our wheels in life. The rise of the productivity revolution, and efficiency being a hot topic has perhaps led to an overemphasis on getting things done!

We need to be asking at what cost can we sustain this as part of the team behind the team? A burnout endemic, a worldwide pandemic, and ‘the great resignation’ are signs that we are beginning to understand that there is more to work than getting through a to-do list and being ‘busy’.