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Scott Epsley is a sports physical therapist who has spent close to a decade working with Division 1 NCAA athletes at Georgetown University, USA, but this is only scratching the surface. With over 25 years experience in the industry Scott has also worked with the Brisbane Bullets (NBL), Australian Indycar driver Will Power and spent over 4 years with the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) where he became the organisations Medical Director. In this episode Scott shares his unique journey filled with lots of sacrifice and equally as much courage, leaving his private practice in a small country town in Australia to moving to Washington DC, USA where he has gone onto work with a diverse range of  talented athletes and as a staff member of one of the biggest sporting teams in the world. 

Highlights from the episode…

• How Scott got his first opportunity in professional sport by shopping at a sports memorabilia store. 
• Scott decided to open his own physio clinic in a country town and the unique lessons he gained from this period.
• How Scott got involved in Indycar racing as Will Power’s personal physio that led to him moving from rural Australia to the US. 
• If you are looking to work in the US Scott shares the registration process for physios to practice in the states. 
• After finally being registered to practice in the US Scott share how he obtained a  role with Georgetown University, Washington DC. 
• Scott provides a glimpse into what it’s like to work in the college system, servicing 700+ NCAA Division 1 athletes, the remuneration, resources available, the staffing structure, the sports catered for, the day to day responsibilities etc. 
• Scott has a unique skill-set in the use of Sonography in complex injury management and talks about the value it brings to his clinical practice and where the interest began. 
• Scott shares how he eventually secured a role in the NBA and the move from Washington DC to Philadelphia to join the 76ers. 
• Although Scott has worked with some of the best athletes in the world he also shares some of the “costs” to working in professional sport. 
• With Athletic Therapist often being utilised in sport in the US, what is the role of Physical Therapists in the NBA?
• The challenges of working in the NBA and running a performance/medical department of a multi-million sporting organisation. 
• Scott has now migrated into an external consulting role working directly with athletes of major teams and having uniquely been embedded in organisations and now as an external consultant, Scott shares what his learnt in both situations to inevitably maximise positive outcomes for all parties involved. 

Scott Epsley contact details:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottepsley/
• X: https://twitter.com/scottepsley?lang=en

People mentioned: 

• David Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-t-martin-9794994/details/experience/
• Brett Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Brown
• Lorretta O’Sullivan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loretta-o-sullivan-pippia-10116931/details/experience/ 
• Will Power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Power

Host: Luis Resa

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

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