Every sportsperson will struggle to come to terms with the end of their playing career in some shape or form- I certainly did. Our approach in using Richie in the role of Brian’s psychotherapist, and revisiting their sessions throughout the film, meant that we could drive home the huge importance for men in particular to feel able to talk openly and honestly about their mental health.”īrian O’Driscoll said: “I hope this film is a source of support and help to sports people at all levels, especially around the mental and physical health challenges posed by retirement from sport- it is certainly a documentary that is very personal to me. After the Roar offers a fascinating and thought-provoking insight into what happens when the final curtain call approaches and former elite athletes face up to less limelight and new mental and physical health challenges. Sally Brown, Executive Producer, BT Sport Films, said: “While sporting stars dominate the headlines during their career, what comes next in retirement is often overlooked. The film builds on the collaboration between BT Sport and 3 Rock Productions, which in 2018 saw the release of Shoulder To Shoulder, a documentary which captured the remarkable history of the Irish national rugby union team, which despite violence, opposition and partition on the island of Ireland, has brought together players and fans from two separate countries and united them to compete as one.
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The executive producers are Sally Brown (BT Sport), plus Craig Doyle and Keith Doyle (3 Rock Productions), with Theo Lee-Ray, Isobel Williams and Mark Sharman the BT Sport Films producer/director team.
The film is a co-production between BT Sport Films and 3 Rock Productions, the production company led by O’Driscoll, BT Sport lead rugby presenter Craig Doyle and Keith Doyle, the author and sports journalist. The former sports stars reveal previously unheard insight into how they coped with stepping out of the sporting arena one last time. The documentary opens up a conversation around the hidden perils athletes face as they take on their most testing challenge: life after sport.Īmong those featured in After the Roar are Gareth Southgate, manager of the England men’s national football team, former coach of Australia’s rugby union side, Michael Cheika, champion jockey AP McCoy, boxer and Team GB Olympic medallist Anthony Ogogo, and, England international cricketer Jonny Bairstow.
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Sadlier used to play professional football for Millwall and had just made his international debut for Ireland in 2002 when a severe hip injury forced him into retirement. I don’t think I’m alone and I’m very keen to better understand the impact retirement has on former athletes – and sports men in particular.”Īfter The Roar provides a rarely-before-seen look into how some of the world’s leading former male professional athletes deal with the health challenges posed by retirement and the ensuing potential reduction in attention, earnings and competitive tension.Īlongside Richie Sadlier, the renowned author and psychotherapist, Brian examines retirement and how it affects professional athletes across a range of sports. From the outside, my retirement may have looked easy but the truth is I had my own battles. The film begins with Brian reflecting on 1 5 years as an elite international rugby player: “When I retired, I was confronted with one of the most testing challenges I’d ever faced: life after sport. Some maintain a desire to be independent, rejecting the need for social support, whereas others seek out support networks where available. This film specifically looks at the gendered nature of men within society and their coping mechanisms with retirement from sport. In 21st century UK and Ireland the largest killer of men under the age of 50 is suicide, there’s a crisis in men’s mental health, and, for many ex-sportsmen, a stigma attached to showing vulnerability.
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