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Inside England's para football psychology setup

Inside England's para football psychology setup

Exclusive interview with Dr Jamie Barker, England's para football psychology lead

Dec 19, 2023
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How do you go from suffering a stroke at 23 to captaining your country ten years later? Matt Crossen, England's cerebral palsy team skipper, told me about his incredible journey in a recent BBC Sport story. 

Crossen's recovery from the ordeal he went through in 2013 - which left him unable to walk, read or write - was underpinned by expert psychological …

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