Tess Rolley - ACL Risk Assessment in AFLW Athletes The Virtus Podcast

Welcome back to the Virtus Performance podcast!! Season 4, huge, we’re stoked to be back! Mitch sat down with Tess Rolley who applies her trade as Physiologist Projects Manager at the Victorian Institute of Sport working closely with rowers amongst a few different sports. Tess is also currently completing her PHD in the area of investigating ACL injuries and concussion in AFLW players. A super relevant and exciting space to be in!
 
The episode ranges from the quick grown and develop of Tess, both personally & professionally, the weekend warrior she is and her views around ACL injuries, injury prevention and future research endeavours.
See below important links to access Tess’s world and show notes to filter through to your interests in the podcast!
Links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tess-rolley-00a278150/
Deakin Contact - https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/tess-rolley
Research - https://www.tandfonline.com/author/Rolley%2C+Tess+
 
TimeStamp:
1:20 - Who Is Tess?
7:35 - Being comfortable being uncomfortable
10:40 - Being a good role model and leader
22:50 - The education system
32:15 - Hobbies
41:04 - Basketball career
46:06 - Virtus Family questions
58:45 - Topic of the poddy - ACL Risk & Injury Prevention.
1:03:52 - The PHD process
1:11:35 - The testing method
1:14:08 - How to curb the ACL injury pandemic
1:19:42 - Tess’s other research studies
1:25:00 - ‘Injury Prevention’