‘Managing injuries will be a challenge’
Indian hockey goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh said the biggest challenge for sportspersons post COVID-19 will be the frequent occurrence of injuries and its management.
Sreejesh was speaking at a webinar ‘Post COVID Sports Arena’ conducted by State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) here on Monday.
The former India captain said the forced long break from high-intensity training, and the pressure to get back to competition quickly, will lead to overtraining and may lead to injuries.
“It is the first time, apart from injury breaks, that I am spending such a long time away from training. We started our camp today (Monday). But I don’t know how my body will react after five months of inactivity.
“With the pressure to get back quickly to competition, you train hard and the chances of recurrence of injuries are high. It is something which every sportsperson will have to deal with in the post-COVID scenario.”
Sreejesh said it would be a slow process to reach the standards that prevailed before the pandemic for him and the entire Indian team.
