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The Sports Therapy Association Podcast is recorded LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm (UK) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel and Facebook Page, and then uploaded as a podcast. You do not have to be an STA member to attend the live recordings - it is a chance to network with fellow therapists and discuss topics that together help us all move forward as an industry. The goal of the podcast, hosted by Matt Phillips (creator of runchatlive.com), is to deliver to Soft Tissue Therapists of all levels (including massage therapists, sports therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, chiropractors, etc.) up to date information on how to be a modern, successful, effective health care practitioner, with a gold star reputation for being able to help people in pain and/or looking for performance gains. The Sports Therapy Association (STA) is a professional representation for Sports Therapists, Sports Injury Therapists and Soft Tissue Therapists. We have worked passionately to develop a truly independent and ethical association that is committed to raising standards across the industry and progressing opportunities for our valued members.
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
And so we arrive at the final part of this month’s Focus on Women’s Health - Ep.230 ‘Developing Female Athletes: Women Are Not Small Men’ with special guest Dr Gemma Parry, Performance Specialist and Research Associate at the University of Bath.
Dr Parry discusses important factors related to growth and maturity when working with female athletes, the difference in experience between girls and boys, and the impact of that on the area of women's health given that we still apply a lot of assumed learnings and methods from male literature to female.
Sharing her unique journey from dance to sports therapy and highlighting her rich experience across Olympic, Paralympic, and various sporting disciplines, Dr Parry explains critical areas like the adolescent growth spurt, physical literacy, and the multiple dimensions of youth athlete development, providing rich insights into the nuances of coaching and therapy for adolescent female athletes.
Dr Parry also introduces listeners to the Physical Literacy Toolkit, a valuable resource for therapists and educators focused on addressing the broader spectrum of children's development - biologically, psychologically, and socially. Tune in to understand how shifting paradigms can enhance the health and performance outcomes of female athletes in sports therapy.
Chapter Markers:
- 00:00:00 - Welcome to the Sports Therapy Association Podcast
- 00:03:46 - Upcoming Women in Sports Therapy CPD series
- 00:04:07 - Introducing Dr. Gemma Parry
- 00:04:55 - Dr. Gemma Parry’s Background
- 00:07:50 - Shift in Women’s Sports Opportunities
- 00:14:09 - Research Gaps in Female Athlete Studies
- 00:26:46 - Understanding Physical Literacy
- 00:50:21 - Physical Literacy Toolkit Overview
- 00:57:39 - Differences in Adolescent Development
- 00:59:19 - Importance of Early Investment in Health
- 01:03:29 - Preview of Next Episode on Athletes with Disability
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