The Comeback Playbook with Ava Black
The Comeback Playbook with Ava Black
- Join others on a similar rehab journey
- An actionable blueprint for your road to recovery
- Suitable for any injury with a 2 month + rehab
Long-term injuries are incredibly taxing. They often occur when you are fully immersed in your sport, and then things change in an instant. And while the competition around you moves on, you are faced with a new reality. It's an emotional, mental, social and physical challenge all wrapped in one.
The hardest part is trying to navigate this new "normal" while staying committed through all the ups and downs. It's easy to feel isolated, lose energy & focus & to feel like it's all too hard.
Professional Netballer, Ava Black, has been there. For the last 13 months she has been on her own personal road to recovery from an ACL rupture. She has felt the lows and the highs, the triumphs and the challenges and now she is sharing her Comeback Playbook.
It's the blueprint she wishes she had to help...
- Acknowledge and plan the key mental, emotional & social phases of the rehab journey.
- Put the right support systems in place to create a secure & confident comeback mentality.
- To make the most of the opportunity that injury provides.
It's easy to feel isolated; take advantage of the lessons learned by someone who has walked the walk & let's crush your comeback together!
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Digital Playbook Details
What's inside?
Over the course of 5 x chapters Ava discusses the ups, downs and strategies of her journey. Each chapter contains examples, learnings, activities and actions for you that help you on your journey.
Chapter 1 - Managing the first weeks and waves of emotion
Ava discusses the waves of emotion that she went through, why it's important to feel and experience those waves & why she set a "no victim mentality" to help her on her journey.
Chapter 2 - Who do you need in your support team
Everyone's an expert but who are the voices that you need to lean on? Ava discusses her 3 x most important support people and helps you to select yours.
Chapter 3 - Creating a rehab roadmap
It's a long road. How do you make sure that you celebrate the milestones, deal with setbacks and keep the right perspective to stay on track?
Chapter 4 - Maximising the opportunity ahead of you
You are not your injury :)
Ava discusses how she pursued opportunites and passions outside of the game & how that helped balance out the stress and uncertainty of her rehab journey.
She also dives into how she didn't just "collect balls & hand out drink bottles" when she was around the team. She saw the opportunity to make sure she would be better prepared mentally when she returned to play & discusses in detail how she did this.
Chapter 5 - Creating Confidence in the Comeback
When each step in the process feels so scary, how do you create confidence in your comeback so that you can keep moving forward and staying on track for your
Bonus Content
It doesn't stop when you get back on the field of play, why moving from rehab to prehab should be your new routine.
The Comeback Community
Share your wins, cheer on and learn from others & offload your issues in The Comeback Community.
Rehab can feel super isolating, this is a chance to make it feel like you're part of a team.