How a Geelong AFLW star balances scientific research, football and anxiety
April 1, 2019 12:00 pm Leave your thoughtsGrowing up Dr Erin Hoare battled her own internal struggle with anxiety. From the age of 15, Hoare used sport...
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How the AFL industry is supporting mental health
April 1, 2019 12:00 pm Leave your thoughtsPlayer Development and Wellbeing Player Development and Wellbeing has been one of the AFL industry’s biggest priorities for the last six years. The 2012-2016 CBA mandated that every AFL club must employ at least one full-time Player Development Manager (PDM) whose sole role is to work with the players to support them and develop their non-football identities.
How do you react to losing something you love?
April 1, 2019 12:00 pm Leave your thoughtsWords by Josh Green (Brisbane Lions & Essendon) My earliest memories of playing football were at Auskick in my hometown...