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The State of Health & Performance in Esports with Dr. Doug Gardner pt. 1
By 1HP Staff·February 8, 2019
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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 [0:30]
- Matt's preface on where we are with health & performance in esports [2:05]
- Doug's take on the state of health and performance in esports, narrative shift [3:45]
- Tipping point with Health & Performance, importance of value demonstration [6:00]
- Esports is community Driven, trickle up effect from grassroots [8:20]
- Physical Therapists and their important role in Esports health & performance [9:10]
- Bridging the gap - helping teams understand who and what to hire [11:10]
- Barriers and Hurdles Doug has experienced in Gaming, similarities with traditional sport and other disciplines [13:29]
- Integration into esports organizations, education is key due to lack of exposure [15:40]
- Understanding the community to enter the space [17:15]
- What does the administrative side of esports need to understand [18:38]
- Barriers are opportunities for growth [21:40]
- Relationships are king in any industry for buy-in [23:47]
- Esports is NOT traditional sport, nuances are important to understand for implementation of structure [26:27]
- What can medical professionals do further to prepare themselves for work in esports [29:08]
- Culture & environment created helps with buy-in in esports [36:54]
- Player Development & systems on the league-front in esports [40:30]
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