A Plague on All Our Sports: When Covid and Sport Collided

A Plague on All Our Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided. What was the psychological effect of periods of padlocked gyms, domestic detention and banishment from football terraces? What were the long-term effects on athletes? Were the early promises of changing sport for the better followed through?

"A Plague On All Our Sports is an absorbing account of the fateful collision between Covid and sport and its longer-term effects."

"Yes, it''s the story of the shadow that the pandemic cast on sport. But it is also ''M''. A must-read record of the curious mix of the major upheavals, the misery, and the moments of magic and madness in sport during that remarkable chapter of all our lives."

"Will resonate with any sports fan and anyone who works in sport. There are so many facets to it. It is genuinely really fascinating."

"A Plague on all our Sports is a fascinating book. It is a reminder of the difficulties to keep sport going in the face of huge restrictions during those odd times. It should leave no-one unaware of the colossal amount of work which went on behind the scenes and the impact it must have had on the players, support staff and administrators. It explains excellently how elite sportspeople train and adds a completely new interpretation of top-flight sport. A Plague on all our Sports has been an eye-opener and a very important book on the subject of Covid-19."

A Plague on All Your Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided, examining the impact of the pandemic through a unique lens.

The book''s two authors have each spent many years in sport: Mark Saggers as a radio and TV sports journalist, Bill Ribbans as a doctor and orthopaedic surgeon. Like most people, their professional lives were turned upside down by the pandemic, and both were intimately involved with the endeavours needed to help the sporting phoenix rise from the ashes.

The book analyses the way Covid-19 brought global sport to its knees. It charts sports'' response to lockdowns, recovery planning, the obstacles faced and the modifications required to re-emerge.

What was the psychological effect of periods of padlocked gyms, domestic detention and banishment from football terraces? What were the long-term effects on mental health for professional athletes confined to ''bubbles''? Were the early promises of changing sport for the better followed through on?

• | Author: Bill Ribbans, Mark Saggers
• | Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 05, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781801506687
• | ISBN-10: 180150668X