Imagine for a moment that you are pursuing your dream to be a professional footballer. Then suddenly things change. One minute you’re standing at Gosche’s Paddock contemplating your future as a professional footballer, the next reporting for duty at a call centre to make ends meet.

This is Luc Jeggo account of the challenges faced by modern athletes.

Insightful, thought provoking and at times challenging this is the next instalment of Football is. stories

FOOTBALL IS. Isolation - Life in Lockdown - Hope + Wellbeing [2:0] is the sixth and final chapter of Mark Avellino’s Isolation stories during the COVID-19 lockdowns and the affect it has had on members of the Football (soccer) community in Victoria. This chapter focuses on the importance of Wellbeing

FOOTBALL IS. Isolation - Life in Lockdown - FINDING THE LITTLE JOYS [1:0] is the fifth chapter of Mark Avellino’s Isolation stories during the COVID-19 lockdowns and the affect it has had on members of the Football (soccer) community in Victoria. This chapter focuses on how people spent the lockdown and what they learnt about themselves during this time.