The darker side to injuries for athletes

COMO 1907 player Liam Kerrigan tore his ACL in training last year, while the physical affects were hard to overcome, he feels his phycological affects where worse.

Kerrigan is not alone with Fifa investigating this subject, their research was concluded with this.

Current professional footballers who suffer three or more severe injuries during their career are two to four times more likely to report mental health problems.

FIFA Investigation

Former baseball player Dan Bennet also feels the same way, now an online coach on his YouTube channel he explores the challenges he faced and also how he dealt with these hardships.

Football studies student Cameron Carey does not feel the same way, he believes that physical health should always come above as that is what helps them perform.