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Player Welfare Conference Saturday, November 23, 2019 Croke Park Player Welfare Conference Saturday, November 23, 2019 Croke Park BOOKLET v3.indd 1 21/11/2019 11:38 Player Welfare Conference WELCOME FROM JIM O’DONOVAN Chairman of the GPA Player Safety & Welfare Committee On behalf of the GPA’s Player Safety and Welfare Committee since the group was committee for their time and hard work, in Welfare Committee, I would like to welcome established in 2016, so we are delighted to particular Eamon Murphy and Colm Begley you to the inaugural GPA Balance 2020 see that plan come to fruition here today. of the Gaelic Players Association, who have Player Welfare Conference. helped assemble an excellent programme GPA Balance 2020 looks to highlight, and attract a great crowd here with us Today’s conference has been a long- and hopefully tackle, some of the today. I would also like to thank the Faculty held vision of the GPA’s Player Safety and challenges GAA players face in the of Sports and Exercise Medicine for their modern game. We have a programme of support of today’s conference. experts and researchers from the fields of physiotherapy, sports science, coaching One of the main outcome goals of today and strength and conditioning. All speakers is to develop a supportive network of work within elite team environments , some sports and exercise practitioners that here in Ireland with intercounty teams, will drive the standards of welfare, injury and others internationally working in other management, strength and conditioning sporting disciplines. I would like to thank all and sports science within the GAA. I would our speakers and in particular our speakers encourage you to share in the discussion who have travelled long distances to share today, together with our speakers to help us their knowledge and experience with us achieve that goal. today, Don Davis from the US and Steve Kemp and Peter Tierney from the UK. I hope you enjoy the conference and I look forward to meeting you during the day. I would like to thank the organising WELCOME FROM PAUL FLYNN GPA Chief Executive Officer On behalf of the Gaelic Players Association learn from each other’s expertise. To all of dedicate enormous amounts of time to (GPA) it gives me great pleasure to welcome our speakers who have made themselves their playing commitments. We want to you all to today’s very significant and available today, thank you. ensure that is not done to the detriment of important event. their health and wellbeing. The committee’s work is underpinned by The GPA is the official representative ongoing and objective research to ensure I hope you all enjoy the conference, engage body for inter-county players, representing all GPA policy and programme development in our discussions and look forward to current inter-county players and an is in line with best practice and the latest meeting you throughout the day. With your increasing number of past players. Our developments. support we hope to make GPA Balance an work falls under three pillars. We represent annual fixture in the GAA calendar. our members’ interest when it comes to all The 2018 ESRI report Playing Senior matters relating to our games; we work to Inter-County Gaelic Games: Experiences, protect their welfare; and we support their Realities and Consequences, as well as development. the recently published GPA Student Report A Juggling Act, demonstrate the ongoing With the pillar of welfare in mind, it should challenges our members encounter to come as no surprise that we place huge balance their careers on and off the field. value in the work being carried out by our I know from my own experience that when Player Safety and Welfare Committee under I have balance in my life, I am better the Chairmanship of Dr. James O’Donovan. positioned to perform on the field of play. They work tirelessly to safeguard the We want to assist all our members to find welfare and safety of our members and this balance. their contribution is invaluable to us as an association. One of the main outcome goals of today’s conference is to provide practical education I want to thank them most sincerely to coaches and practitioners on best for bringing together a stellar line-up practice systems currently in place for inter- of speakers today. I am hugely looking county players, to help raise the standards forward to the day as I sure you all are. It’s of medical care for our members and an opportunity to share experiences and reduce the risk of injury. Our members page 2 BOOKLET v3.indd 2 21/11/2019 11:39 Player Welfare Conference GPA PLAYER SAFETY & WELFARE COMMITTEE The ongoing work of the GPA Player Safety and Welfare Committee continues to underpin the overall objective of raising the standard Committee Members of medical and welfare provision for our members. The committee is made up of multi-disciplinary sports and exercise medicine personnel who have or are currently playing at inter-county level. Among the main areas of focus for the committee is to review and Dr Jim O’Donovan monitor the physical and psychological demands being placed on Chairman county players and welfare issues pertaining to the sustainability of Sports and Exercise the modern game. Medicine Consultant (SSC). Head Doctor The group has also been active in the review and co-ordinated a response to the findings of the ESRI report which was published at Institute of Sport. in September 2018. A key objective of the Player Safety and Welfare Committee in 2020 will be the development of policy and programmes to address some of the welfare issues affecting players which have been identified in the report. Paul Brendan Flynn Egan GPA Chief Professor Sports Executive & Physiology James Ciaran Sherry McDonald Chartered Orthopaedic Physiotherapist surgeon Enda King David Head of Rehab Breen Sports Surgery Lead Physio Clinic Wasps Rugby Walter Palmer Eamonn Former Gen Sec Murphy EU Athletes/ GPA Player World Representation Athletes Manager Union Jennie Colm Rogers Begley GPA Project GPA Project Co-ordinator Co-ordinator For more information contact [email protected] page 3 BOOKLET v3.indd 3 21/11/2019 11:39 Player Welfare Conference ESRI REPORT KEY FINDINGS Inter-county players can spend up to 31 hours per week on their playing commitments and compromise on other aspects of their lives to do so according to a report published by the ESRI in 2018, which was commissioned by the GAA and GPA. Much of the findings validate the GPA’s long held view that while it’s an enormous privilege and honour to play at senior inter-county level the demands on players that come with it are enormous and growing. The fitness levels, the injuries, the time commitment and the impact on players’ careers from playing at this level are huge. The GPA through our wide range of player support programmes is working hard to robustly support players to manage the demands of the modern game and the demand for our services has never been greater. INJURY LOAD MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT FINDINGS FINDINGS Of players sustained an Players spend on average injury in 2018 per day in training 82% 6.1 commitments HOURS Of those were out for Players spend on average 5-7 weeks 50% 31 per week on their HOURS intercounty commitments Of players trained with The average time spent 37% their inter county team travelling to training is 2 hours when injured 2 which can be up to 3 hours for HOURS those living outside their county WELLBEING STRUCTURES FINDINGS FINDINGS over half of players Of 18-21 year old do not get the players are playing 50% recommended 8-10 68% with 4 or more teams hours’ sleep per night Inter county players Of players had are at higher risk of no off season or depression then the 40% downtime during >> general population the calendar year 47% of players indicated that Average duration of off they would be comfortable season was 5 weeks 47% approaching the GPA if they 5 had an emotional or mental health difficulty WEEKS Full report available for download at www.gaelicplayers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ESRI-Report-Final-Version.pdf page 4 BOOKLET v3.indd 4 21/11/2019 11:39 Player Welfare Conference A JUGGLING ACT GPA STUDENT REPORT 2019 GPA Student Report 2019 KEY FINDINGS GPA STUDENT REPORT 2019 PAGE 1 WELLBEING ACADEMIC FINDINGS FINDINGS Over half of student had to repeat a college inter-county players exam; 11% had to 54% regularly feel 35% repeat an entire overwhelmed by their academic year commitments feel their training load reported that they negatively affects their do not find it easy 65% academic performance 62% to manage all of the commitments reported they did not associated with being a receive supports from student athlete 54% their college if they were under pressure of student players who had engaged with the reported that they felt 93% GPA’s PDP reported that more like an inter-county it had assisted them in 48% player than a student their off-field lives trying to earn a degree FINANCIAL WELFARE FINDINGS FINDINGS say more financial Are playing with at 35% support to cover 83% least three teams the costs of travel, € accommodation and nutrition would be their take part in social main priority activities less than most 81% other people their age feel being a student- 80% athlete puts financial travel home for training pressure on their family 3 or more times per 70% week Just over a third are in felt confident to talk to a position to be able 48% their county manager 34% to work part time about a reduced training load Full report available for download at www.gaelicplayers.com/gpa-student-report-2019/ page 5 BOOKLET v3.indd 5 21/11/2019 11:40 Player
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