Step by Step | Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead's ACL Journey
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 5
Step By Step is a five-part series charting the duo's absences and rehab as they battle back from their serious setbacks to star once again for Arsenal's women's team.
Episodes(5)
1. Football was my happy place
Beth and Viv are hit with their ACL injuries while Gary Lewin is on hand to explain the ramifications. As they begin their journey to recovery, their eyes are opened to the wider issue of ACL injuries in the professional women’s game.
Air Date : 2023-12-18
2. There's no people I'd rather go through this with
In this instalment Vivianne Miedema runs for the first time since suffering her season-ending injury and the pair discuss the prevalence of ACL rupture in the women's game with Head of Medicine and Sports Science, Gary Lewin.
Air Date : 2023-12-19
3. This is only the tip of the iceberg
In the latest instalment, Viv and Beth discuss the ongoing risk factors for ACL injuries with a panel of experts, whilst continuing to make great strides towards match fitness.
Air Date : 2023-12-20
4. It's our responsibility to look after each other
Viv shares the mental struggle professional footballers face as they rehab major injuries and Beth opens up about the tragic loss of her mum.
Air Date : 2023-12-21
5. We need to be open about it, we need to be speaking about it
In this final episode, Beth and Viv both make their long-awaited return to first-team football, but the journey isn’t over as they vow to continue to highlight, and ultimately change the narrative surrounding ACL injuries in the women’s game.
Air Date : 2023-12-22
