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My interest in physiotherapy began during my time as a high school athlete, where I participated in various sports, including football. I often found myself intrigued by the rehabilitation processes that injured teammates underwent, observing the crucial role that therapists played in their recovery. As a keen athlete, I have experienced firsthand the physical demands and psychological challenges that accompany high-level competition. These experiences have fuelled my passion for gaining a deep understanding of how physiological and psychological principles can be applied to enhance athletic performance following injury. This is why I am excited to pursue a degree in physiotherapy at this university.

Academically, I have strived to build a strong foundation in anatomy, biomechanics and psychology. These courses have provided me with a deeper understanding of the human body and mind. Furthermore, I have undertaken independent research assignments that allowed me to explore the crossing of physical and mental health in sports. An example of this is researching about different aspects of anatomy and how the body works. This has given me an appreciation of the subject, and this will allow me to gain more knowledge for physiotherapy. This year I am studying physiology, sports massage and sports injuries. Here I will gain knowledge of the effects of exercise, how a range of injuries are caused and how massage can play an important role in the prevention and recovery of injuries. All of this, I believe, will benefit me throughout my degree.

I recently shadowed an experienced physiotherapist which gave me an insight to the job and what key skills I needed to know. I watched the therapist consult the client with a series of questions. This involved asking where the pain was, what they think might have caused it, and how bad the pain is. After this, the therapist then found the issue and their focus was to help the client improve and regain mobility. For a physiotherapist their focus is identifying and maximising movement to improve health and wellbeing for patients. After the appointment the therapist then recommended a variety of stretches or exercises for their client to complete at home. This gave me an insight of what I may need to know and how my future may lay out as a physiotherapist.

Simultaneously, I understand the mental aspect of sports, often described as the defining factor between winning and losing. This is another reason I am passionate about getting on this course because when an athlete is injured, I can help get them back fit enough to play and back to winning games. Knowing I have helped someone makes me feel happy as I am a compassionate person who enjoys making people happy.

Beyond academics, I have been actively involved in my college sports teams and playing on weekends. These experiences have improved my leadership, communication, and teamwork skills, which I believe are essential for a successful career in sports therapy and physiotherapy. As a sports person I also have respect and dignity towards others. This is a key value to have as I look to understand other needs and priorities. Being in and around a sports team most of my life I have also seen many injuries. This made me feel sorry for my teammates and I wanted to help them anyway I could. This is why I want to pursue a future in physiotherapy.

In conclusion, my passion for sports, combined with my dedication to understanding the physical and psychological aspects of athletic performance, drives my ambition to pursue a degree in physiotherapy. I am confident that your program will provide me with the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to achieve my goals and make a meaningful difference in the world of sports.

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I have got a part time job on the weekends at a butchers. I have to work with my co-workers to make sure we serve everyone and every job gets completed. This requires me to communicate to the people I work with and being able to listen to the things i’ve been told.

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After GCSE, i came to Barnsley College and on induction day I communicated well with new people in the activities we had to complete. I had to communicate as part of the activities as it was a team game. This made the activities easier to complete as we all knew what to do. This allowed me to meet new people and some have turned into new friends. For this i wouldn’t improve anything as every activity we did required communication, this allowed everyone to speak and get to know other people.

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Last week we did MTA in class. This required us to work as a team to complete the tasks set. This was useful because if an individual tried doing it themselves the things we had to complete wouldn’t have been done.

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As I have joined the football team I have had to speak to loads of new people. I have had to communicate by speaking to my teammates as communication is a big part of football. This has allowed me to become more comfortable while playing as I know most people’s names now. This has also allowed me to make new friends. To improve this i would include more team building sessions into training as it allows more people to speak to each other and get a chance to get to know their team.

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In football we worked as a team in the team building sessions we did. This enabled us to complete the task of carrying the ball without it dropping while not being able to hold it.

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When meeting our new class we completed some activities and it allowed me to communicate to my classmates. I communicated by speaking to the people on my table and in activities we did. For example in psychology we did a group task and this involved everyone speaking to each other. This allowed me to meet you people and make new friends. This makes the class more enjoyable. To improve this i would recommend doing more activities like this as it allows the more shy people to speak and everyone gets to chance to listen to others ideas