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Bristol Rovers striker Ryan Brunt so pleased to be back in action after injury woes
By The Bristol Post | Posted: July 30, 2014
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BRISTOL Rovers striker Ryan Brunt is targeting a brighter future as he nears the end of his long road back to recovery.
Brunt returned to action in friendly games at Yeovil Town and Gloucester City last week following nine months sidelined by a knee complaint.
The 20-year-old striker last season admitted that the problem had made him fear for his career, but is now finally on the comeback trail after spending countless hours in rehabilitation with Rovers' physio Phil Kite.
"I'm gradually starting to ease myself back into the games and things are progressing well for me at the moment," said Brunt, pictured.
"I have to make sure I manage my body carefully after such a long time out and (manager) Darrell Clarke and (physio) Phil Kite have been very understanding about that because it would be stupid for me to rush headlong back into things.
"It has been a long road back and the way things turned out last season made it worse. It was very frustrating to have to watch everything unfold and not be able to get out on the pitch to make some contribution."
Brunt's commitment to overcoming the problem continued throughout the summer when he put his hand in his own pocket to spend three weeks working with world-renowned sports reconditioning and athletic development coach Bill Knowles in Philadelphia, United States.
"It was a very worthwhile experience," Brunt said. "The guy I went to see has worked with athletes like Tiger Woods and Jonny Wilkinson and I was surprised how much I learned for the few weeks I was out there.
"He showed me a lot of different techniques to help me manage the problem, which conflict with everything I had been taught since I started playing football as an eight-year-old."
Brunt's return is a tonic for Clarke, who has been feverishly working to address the problems in front of goal that have been one of the main reasons why Rovers suffered the ignominy of relegation from the Football League.
"It would be easy for us to still be feeling sorry for ourselves, but that wouldn't get us anywhere," said Brunt. "It was good to speak with a lot of the fans at the open day and it was encouraging to hear that they are starting to put the relegation behind them and were feeling optimistic about the future.
"It is important we do well in the first few games because points on the board early doors will do wonders for our confidence."
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By The Bristol Post | Posted: July 30, 2014
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BRISTOL Rovers striker Ryan Brunt is targeting a brighter future as he nears the end of his long road back to recovery.
Brunt returned to action in friendly games at Yeovil Town and Gloucester City last week following nine months sidelined by a knee complaint.
The 20-year-old striker last season admitted that the problem had made him fear for his career, but is now finally on the comeback trail after spending countless hours in rehabilitation with Rovers' physio Phil Kite.
"I'm gradually starting to ease myself back into the games and things are progressing well for me at the moment," said Brunt, pictured.
"I have to make sure I manage my body carefully after such a long time out and (manager) Darrell Clarke and (physio) Phil Kite have been very understanding about that because it would be stupid for me to rush headlong back into things.
"It has been a long road back and the way things turned out last season made it worse. It was very frustrating to have to watch everything unfold and not be able to get out on the pitch to make some contribution."
Brunt's commitment to overcoming the problem continued throughout the summer when he put his hand in his own pocket to spend three weeks working with world-renowned sports reconditioning and athletic development coach Bill Knowles in Philadelphia, United States.
"It was a very worthwhile experience," Brunt said. "The guy I went to see has worked with athletes like Tiger Woods and Jonny Wilkinson and I was surprised how much I learned for the few weeks I was out there.
"He showed me a lot of different techniques to help me manage the problem, which conflict with everything I had been taught since I started playing football as an eight-year-old."
Brunt's return is a tonic for Clarke, who has been feverishly working to address the problems in front of goal that have been one of the main reasons why Rovers suffered the ignominy of relegation from the Football League.
"It would be easy for us to still be feeling sorry for ourselves, but that wouldn't get us anywhere," said Brunt. "It was good to speak with a lot of the fans at the open day and it was encouraging to hear that they are starting to put the relegation behind them and were feeling optimistic about the future.
"It is important we do well in the first few games because points on the board early doors will do wonders for our confidence."
Read more: www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Rovers-striker-Ryan-Brunt-pleased-action/story-22015328-detail/story.html#ixzz38x04BtfD
Read more at www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Rovers-striker-Ryan-Brunt-pleased-action/story-22015328-detail/story.html#xGDdwehett0rQEUD.99
