Dave talks with Stephen Warnock and Adrian Lamb about why this is happening and what can actually make a difference. Drawing from work at Leeds, Chelsea and the NBA’s New York Knicks, he explains how Apollo’s athlete management system is now used in the Premier League and major US sports to keep players fit and save clubs money.
Last season clubs recorded 593 time-loss injuries and players missed 2,597 games. Wages paid to injured players topped £255 million. That is £70 million more than the year before.
Hamstring injuries have doubled in 21 years. Fixture lists are overloaded. Managers are losing their jobs because key players keep breaking down. Clubs have spent millions on tech, staff and recovery setups but the numbers keep rising.
If your world involves sports at any level, this episode makes the scale of the problem clear and shows practical ways it can be fixed.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Nt1KZeTGnNqMpGFtX94DE
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/strain-on-the-game/id1831357531
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJjSA21DPA
To learn more about using Apollo for injury prevention, email info@apollov2.com.
