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Grant Downie OBE – Maximising your Impact in the VUCA World of Professional Football

Location Online (Zoom)

The Injury Rehab Network event with BASRaT, taking place on 4th July 2023 will feature a presentation from a world-class expert guest speaker. Grant Downie OBE, Chartered Physiotherapist will be discussing techniques for having tough conversations, lessons learned and the importance of leadership, communication, teamwork and decision-making in professional football.

Taking place online on Tuesday 4th July 2023 from 7pm – 8pm. Read the post event blog and watch the recording of Grant’s presentation

Grant Downie

Grant Downie OBE, Chartered Physiotherapist

Grant Downie OBE is a Chartered Physiotherapist by profession with 36 years’ experience in professional football & elite sport, including work at three professional football clubs & within a National Governing Body.

He now works as a Consultant in Medical & Performance Solutions in High Performance Sport with clients including Arsenal FC, The Premier League, The SFA, Aberdeen FC & Ross County FC. Grant is a mentor to 14 leading performance leads & practitioners in high-performance sport.

Grant is keen to help others to thrive in professional sports medical teams and says, “I would like to help inspire younger practitioners to acquire the skills to develop people who can perform under pressure & thrive, who understand their mind, body & soul & yet remain a decently balanced human being.”

Grant’s presentation, “Maximising your Impact in the VUCA World of Professional Football” will share insights from learning over 35 years in the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) professional football sector. Grant will discuss techniques for having tough conversations, lessons learned and the importance of leadership, communication, teamwork and decision-making.

Grant has kindly shared the slides for his presentation for practitioners to read and consider ahead of the event.  Download presentation here

Football Players Tackling on Pitch

Post Event Blog and Recording

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network in partnership with BASRaT will take place online on Tuesday 4th July 2023 from 7pm – 8pm. Anyone professionally involved with or studying sports medicine, performance and rehabilitation from injury is welcome to attend. Click here to read the post event blog and watch the recording.

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