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The Footballer Do It Yourself Recovery System2009 Copyright Michael Gillan 1http://kidsweb.aching-legs-relief.com/adolescent_footballer-leg_recovery.html
The Footballer Do It Yourself Recovery System
Go to any football game, Gridiron, Australian rules Gaelic football, Rugby, Soccer eitherprofessional or amateur and watch the interchange bench-what do you see?No matter what the weather is, hot or cold you see the players sitting down waiting their time on thefield-what is wrong with this you might askzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!If they have spent time being massaged or warming up pre-game their muscles have cooled downand are going to sleep on them through lack of use-and when the time comes to play they have to bewarmed up all over again
On the field during the Game!Doing warm-ups-as you go is not a good time to be doing them
And cooling down by just sitting down when back on the bench and waiting to go back on the fieldis not good eitherSudden dynamic movement on cold muscles can cause cramping or injury and this not just affectsthe game that is being played, but it can affect the whole of the playing season, and if a team isdoing well, the soreness that results across the whole team can lead to devastating losses as theplaying ‘edge’ deteriorates
Over a season muscle soreness and stiffness compounds
Recovery becomes a major issue for any team when playing consecutive games over a season and itis a challenge to overcome it from player and support-whether it is the major league, university,minor league, or junior league with mom and dad looking after the playersAcross the board recovery in football is an issue that has many different approaches and disciplinestrying to solve the problem-they range from sports drinks, to more exercise, to manual therapies,most of which need a high degree of expertise to work withUnfortunately not everyone is able to access these systems-while in the major leagues money to payfor them may not be an issue, in the amateur and minor leagues along with the soreness itself it is amajor problemBeing a muscle recovery specialist in ultra marathon athletics (running and walking anything overmarathon distance from-6 hours through to around the world-seewww.worldrun.org
 
) I have had totake what appears to be an alternative used by most other people
I use the muscles to work on themselves
 
The Footballer Do It Yourself Recovery System2009 Copyright Michael Gillan 2http://kidsweb.aching-legs-relief.com/adolescent_footballer-leg_recovery.html
Using the muscles to workon themselvesoffers some extra advantages to workingonthem
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There is no need for oil to be used
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No need to disrobe
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No complicated handskills
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No need for trained massage therapists
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No equipment needed
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Can be done as often as needed
What is the World Run Recovery System?
It is a Do-It-Yourself method based on encouraging the muscles and tissues to assist intheir own recovery
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It is
not
a massage system
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It is
not
invasive
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It is
not
aggressive
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It is
not
time consuming
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It does
not
need disrobing
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It does
not
need oil applied to the skin
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It does
not
need strong hands and fingers
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It does
not
need hand/brain coordination
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It does
not
need equipment
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It does
not
work on the muscles
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It does
not
work on any specific injuries
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It does
not
threaten the integrity of the muscles
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It does
not
use force on the muscles
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It does
not
need more than a few minutes to do
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It does
not
require a long course or workshop
It is simple to teach and use because it is workingwith the muscles-which requiresless effort, and ease of use for more productivity from the energy expendedIt is not what you have got but how you use it that counts
 
The Footballer Do It Yourself Recovery System2009 Copyright Michael Gillan 3http://kidsweb.aching-legs-relief.com/adolescent_footballer-leg_recovery.html
An added problem for the junior leagues is that they may not have the sports trainers theyneed and this job is usually taken by a parent because unfortunately the help they requiremay not be easily available for a number of reasons-
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Affordability
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They may not consider themselves a ‘serious’ sport participant so not worry about it
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There may not be the practitioners available for the number of entrants at the event
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They may not have the necessary expertise to facilitate a recovery
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The conditions at the event may make recovery facilities unworkableThe conditions I work under at some of my events can be as simple as the chair next to the bottles-this did me for a 24 hour running event in Montreal
To be an effective do it yourself recovery system it should meet a number of criteria
The system should
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Be simple to do
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Be affordable
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Be effective
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Be able to be used in any conditions
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Be road and track tested
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Be recommended by reliable testimonies
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Be able to have a comparison that can be easily understood
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Be able to be done without too much training
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Be able to be done without help using simple aids
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Be able to be done without disrobing
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Be able to be done without loads of equipment being carted all over
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Be able to be done in unhygienic conditions
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Be able to be done without endangering overused sore stiff muscles
 
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