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Matthew Look is a UK based physiotherapist who currently works as Head of Health and Performance for Cambridge Rugby. Matthew has gone on to work for the Brisbane Roar FC, English Institute of Sport (EIS) as well as UK professional rugby sides Scarlets and Coventry Rugby. Matthew shares his journey on how he got his first job in high performance, to being uncertain about the industry and backpacking through South America, to eventually moving to the UK and establishing himself as a sports physiotherapist in elite sport. Matthew provides great insight on how he has gracefully navigated through the ups and downs by being persistent, hard working and having a belief he could provide immense value in the industry, that has resulted in establishing a long, successful and fulfilling career in the world of high performance sport. 

 
Highlights from the episode…

• An interesting story of how Matthew decided to do physio which started with wanting to play football for a leading American university. 
• How Matthew got his first gig with a professional club with no prior experience at an elite level.  
• How a non glamorous opportunity can take you to the role you've always dreamed for.
• The unspoken challenges that occur initially in your sporting career. Matthew shares the struggles he experienced even though he was working in his dream role. 
• After being a little burnout from his time at the Brisbane Roar FC, Matthew decided to give up physio and move to South America for a year. 
• After a period of time off Matthew made the move to the UK and decided to do his Masters in Advance Physio at one of UKs most prestigious universities Kings College,  London.
• After completing his Masters, due to a highly competitive industry, Visa challenges and having being out of the industry for a period of time Matthew found challenges in securing his next role. 
• Matthew shares in detail what he did to overcome these challenges to eventually secure a dream role with the EIS in short track speed skating. 
•  Matthew talks about how he was able to secure his next role with professional European Rugby side Scarlets even though he had no prior experience in Rugby. 
• We speak about the importance of working with the right people and a great environment as oppose to the status of club.
• Matthew shares what key characteristics will help you excel in the industry of high performance sport. 
• Having transitioned from Australia to the UK, Matthew shares some info around registration, visas and how to acquire a sports job in the UK. 

 

People mentioned: 

• Tim Oostenbroek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-oostenbroek-63b4676/
• Ed Hollis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-hollis-66a16732?originalSubdomain=au

 

Matthew Look contact details:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewlook/
• Cambridge Sports Medicine Clinic: https://csmc.health/staff-pricing/

Host: Luis Resa

Contact me on:

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

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