James Moore - Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Scottish Rugby

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James in one of the most lateral and deep thinkers I know in the industry and has the expertise and experience to match. He has worked across a diverse range of sports and athletes at the highest level including, Olympic sports where he was deputy Chef de Mission for the 2016 Rio Olympic games, professional tennis where he was responsible for the health and wellbeing of former world number 1 Andy Murray and Basketball as Head of Performance Therapies with Brooklyn Nets (NBA), to only name a few. Currently he is back in the sport of Rugby where he once worked for England Rugby and Saracens and is now Head of Physio & Rehab for Scottish Rugby. This is an all encompassing conversation where we dive into the technical aspects of injury management, decision making and learning strategies for practitioners at the highest level of sport all while James shares an unguarded personal journey of the highs and lows of working with the elite of high performance sport.

Highlights from the episode…

• Being in the midst of his new role with Scottish Rugby, James shares his current approach to transitioning into a new sport and a new team.
• What often separates the good practitioners from the great practitioners is the non-technical skills and James shares how one can best identify and acquire these skills.
• What is your learning strategy? And what 3 questions you should ask yourself when reading and evaluating research and information.
• In an industry filled with an abundance of information, approaches and opinions, at its core Physio is quite simply “all you have to do is keep people moving and get them stronger”…or is it that simple?
• After being on a path for medicine James decided to pursue physio and move to Indianapolis USA, before moving again to Brisbane Australia to do his Masters and finally returning to the UK for his first role in sport.
• With a chance encounter through a presentation he did, how he was able to secure a role with England Rugby with no prior experience working in Rugby.
• James talks about his transition to the Brooklyn Nets and what it’s like to work with NBA superstars James Harden, Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons.
• Moving for roles. What James had to consider when moving his entire family to the other side of the world, the tough decisions that were made and the benefits that can come with embracing change.
• Working with some of the biggest names in Rugby, Tennis, NBA and Olympic sports what has been the cost of the career you’ve chosen? What other practitioners may need to consider when pursuing a role in sport.
• With all his experience, accomplished and the reputation he’s earnt…What is James solving for in the long term?

People mentioned:

• Mark Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-young-b2aaa520/
• Dave Collins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/performanceuk/
• Mark England: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_England
• Chris Spice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Spice
• Bill Vicenzino: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Vicenzino
• Fionn MacPartlin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionnmacpartlin/

James Moore contact details:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-moore-4a412814/
• HDPN Website: https://www.hd-pn.com
• Marylebone Health Group Website: https://marylebonehealthgroup.com/team-member/james-moore/

Host: Luis Resa

Contact me on:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-resa-a975196b/
• Email: [e-mail]

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