Physio Morgan treats football to medical kits
Daniel Morgan wants to spread some Christmas joy.
And the 32 year-old cricketer and national team physiotherapist has devised a generous scheme to do so.
For starters Morgan has donated each football team represented in the Bermuda Football Association (BFA) Premier Division with free First Aid kits.
He has also stocked Kyle Lightbourne?s senior national squad with medical kits and has additional plans of extending the generous gesture to other BFA affiliated clubs in the near future.
?Hopefully over the coming months we can do a bit more to sort of filter through to all of football,? said Morgan, who previously served as physiotherapist for the Irish Under 19 national cricket squad.
?I had the kits flown in in bulk and I think they provide a good base for clubs to add to instead of having to go around and purchase items individually. So they are a good start for every medical kits all clubs should have.?
The hard-hitting Warwick batsman ? son of former Warwick opener Frank ? made his national cricket team debut last August representing Clay Smith?s victorious Americas Region ICC Intercontinental Cup squad in Toronto.
Fully certified, Morgan owns and operates the Performance Rehab physiotherapy sports medicine clinic located presently on Victoria Street but soon to relocate at 44 Happy Valley Road early in the new year.
In pursuit of a dream of one day owning his own clinic, Morgan attended McGill University in Montreal, Manchester School of Physiotherapy and Trinity College in Dublin Ireland.
From a medical standpoint, Morgan is bracing himself for what will be one of the busiest summers in local cricket history next year as the island?s 2007 World Cup preparations intensify.
?At the moment I?m negotiating with the Board (Bermuda Cricket Board) trying to sort out an arrangement that?s best for them in terms of getting the physiotherapy coverage they need. And not only at matches but also at training as well,? he added.
But as a player, Morgan?s biggest goal is to regain a spot on the national cricket team.
?I hope to play at the highest level possible as well because this is an exciting time for Bermuda cricket and the country as a whole,? he added.
Morgan is coming off a prolific season in the First Division with the bat. But his time at Warwick next season could be limited as the Island?s 2007 preparations shift into high gear.
?It depends on the schedule (international); what?s finalised and how much domestic cricket is going to be overlapped by international assignments,? he noted.
Travelling and a previous working stint in Ireland has provided Morgan with an opportunity to network with some of the biggest names in the business.
?I worked with the Irish team (Under 19?s) and so obviously the physiotherapist who took over from me assisted me in getting supplies (medical) when we were in Ireland (ICC Trophy). That?s how we network and look out for each other,? he explained.
?It?s a good camaraderie in terms in terms of keeping in touch with sports therapists around the world. I?m always in touch and it?s really good to have a big network internationally. So whenever the overseas countries come to Bermuda I will assist them any way I can.?