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Nick Kane is an Australian sports physiotherapist and the founding director of Sports MAP. During his career he has spent over a decade in professional sport where he was the Head Physiotherapist for the Essendon Bombers FC in the AFL, all while establishing a multi site private practice physiotherapy clinic and curating some the world’s leading practitioners in the world of sports medicine into an online master classes and live events held across the globe in Europe, USA, Asia and Australia. In this episode we discuss what his learnt leading the medical management of one the biggest clubs in AFL as well provide an insight into what it takes to build and deliver the premier sports medicine learning and network platform in Australia.

Highlights from the episode…

• With Nick recently stepping away from the responsibilities, pressure and expectations that come with working in professional sport. We explore why  he chose to step away and how is he currently navigating the transition away from the AFL. 
• What can those currently working in high performance sport do to ensure that their inevitable transition out of sport is a successful one?
• Be clear where you want to build a legacy knowing that it may come at the cost of building a legacy where you want to the most. 
• Why Nick moved from Melbourne to start his physio degree on the other side of the country in Perth.
• Why Nick chose to add more stress, work, responsibilities etc. by starting a private practice all while working in professional sport. 
• How Nick was able to secure a role in the AFL with the Essendon Bombers and what it was like to join the club right off the back of the well-publicised “supplements saga”.
• With Essendon having on average a new coach every 2 years. Do coaching changes influence injury rates?
• We discuss is it better to specialise in one skill set (eg pathology, rehab, orthopaedic assessment etc.) or developed a breadth of knowledge around broader topics (eg business, psychology, sales etc.) when growing as a practitioner.
• The genesis of Sports MAP and an unprecedented insight into how he puts together events, structures content, finances involved, securing world class guests etc. 

People mentioned:

• Daniel Jones: https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/how-physiotherapist-turned-simple-idea-into-multimilliondollar-global-empire/news-story/0cc6b6f1efbc25a94bd5d4c59fab3e35
• Emidio Pacecca: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5unNgbm6ukafZ2VeFc7Y4r
• David Dawes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-dawes-377b0184/?originalSubdomain=au
• Meirion Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meirion-jones-aa18a637/?originalSubdomain=uk
• Cullen Ball: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xiClu3L6OFhGqeHkmz8aq
• Dr. Bruce Reid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Reid_(doctor)
• Peter Blanch: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FHpOBIanMmbQRkx9YjkUx

Nick Kane contact details: 

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kane-9b8bb940/
• Sports MAP Website: https://sportsmap.com.au
• X: https://x.com/NickKanePhysio
• Sports MAP podcast: https://sportsmap.com.au/podcast/

Host: Luis Resa

Contact me on:

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

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