4: Jason Fiddes - NRL Player Wellbeing and Education Officer
Description
Jason Fiddes has worked with professional sporting organisation for more than a decade, firstly with the Brisbane Broncos and most recently the NZ Warriors and the National Rugby League as a player wellbeing and education officer. With first hand experience of the pressures professional athletes face, he provides a fascinating insight into the environment our sporting heroes live in. From the Broncos heartbreaking grand final loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2005 to living in a Covid bubble with the Warriors, there is little Fiddes hasn't seen.
Jason shares his journey from a troubled youth into the professional sports setting, some of the key moments along the way and strong influences which have played a pivotal role in his career. He tells us about some of the initiatives the NRL has implemented to deal with mental health amongst playing groups, some of the great things rugby league players are doing in the community which don't usually get any attention, and sheds some light on life inside the NRL's Covid bubble.
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