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2018 FIFA WC REPORT
Medical Support in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
Hiroshi IKEDA (Assistant Professor of Juntendo University Orthopedic Surgery)
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2018 FIFA World Cup Russia brought much excitement to Japan as expected. Professor Ikeda, the team doctor for the "Samurai Japan" who also works as the chairman of the JFA Medical Science Committee, talks about the different aspect of the greatest sports event on this planet. The reality of what was going on in supporting the team, how athletes reacted in an extremely intense circumstance, let's take a listen to what professor Ikeda has to say.
2018 FIFA WC REPORT
2018 FIFA WC REPORT Medical Support in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
In the medical report on 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil which was submitted to the JFA Medical Science Committee in July 2014 there is a sentence that summarizes the outcome and the efforts in the past as follows; "Since the start of this national team in 2010, we shared a concept of objectively evaluating the condition of athletes by checking the data including injury situations and blood tests to figure out and execute the respective management plan (including individual conditionings), which led to numerous victorious results including the Asian preliminaries. However, during the World Cup, players from the oversea clubs, those in the domestic clubs and those in the rehab process were imposed to do basically the same preparation, which I'd say contradicts the efforts we had piled up by then. We think the lack of experience played a huge role as many of the staffs including the team doctor were the first time participants in the World Cup" Today, I'll bring to the table how we managed our medical support during 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.
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BEING AN “ALPHA-DOG” - HOW WE MANAGED TO KEEP OURSELVES SUPER-ATHLETIC
We invite 3 former national team selections from 3 different sports and talk about the injures and following struggles they experienced during their active days, tips for good conditioning and more. Let's learn the truth behind the career of top athletes and the hidden emotion that have not been revealed until today.