07 Feb The State of Health & Performance in Esports with Dr. Doug Gardner pt. 1
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In our very first episode we will be talking about the current state of health and performance in esports. While this can be a lengthy topic to discuss – our goal is to provide you guys with a general picture of where we are TODAY – with health and performance in esports. Dr. Doug Gardner is a specialist in the areas related to athletic development, performance enhancement and athletic transition – and has worked as a Sports Psychology Consultant across various professional teams in NFL and MLB. I have had the pleasure of working with him for the past year and I consider him as having the best understanding in both the art and science of helping players develop themselves within a system to optimize performance.
On Today’s Episode We’ll Learn:
- Who we are, introduction into the podcast
- Matt’s preface on where we are with health & performance in esports
- Doug’s take on the state of health and performance in esports, narrative shift
- Tipping point with Health & Performance, importance of value demonstration
- Esports is community Driven, trickle up effect from grassroots
- Physical Therapists and their important role in Esports health & performance
- Bridging the gap – helping teams understand who and what to hire
- Barriers and Hurdles Doug has experienced in Gaming, similarities with traditional sport and other disciplines
- Integration into esports organizations, education is key due to lack of exposure
- Understanding the community to enter the space
- What does the administrative side of esports need to understand
- Barriers are opportunities for growth
- Relationships are king in any industry for buy-in
- Esports is NOT traditional sport, nuances are important to understand for implementation of structure
- What can medical professionals do further to prepare themselves for work in esports
- Culture & environment created helps with buy-in in esports
- Player Development & systems on the league-front in esports
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