Coaching Service
Post-Match Recovery
Recovery and management strategies after training or matches.
A session focused on what happens once the final whistle goes — monitoring and managing blood sugar as adrenaline drops, what to do before leaving the changing room, and how travel home can throw off a routine that felt fine an hour earlier.
Across three seasons and 54 appearances for Sunderland in the WSL2, Ellen learned that recovery isn't automatic — it needed a routine built with just as much care as her pre-match preparation. Training and playing full-time meant adapting that routine constantly, depending on how intense a session or match had actually been.
This topic can be booked as part of either an online coaching call or a face-to-face session — choose whichever format works best for you when booking.
Why It Helps
Benefits
Recovery starts before you leave the ground
Not something to think about once you're home — a routine that begins in the changing room, while adrenaline is still dropping.
Built for how blood sugar actually behaves after exertion
The hours after a hard match or session don't behave like a normal evening. This is about planning for that, not being caught out by it.
Accounts for travel and a disrupted routine
Away games, long journeys home, and late finishes all change the picture — the routine needs to flex around that, not ignore it.
A repeatable routine, not one-off advice
Something that holds up week after week across a full season, not just a plan for a single match.
Real Scenarios
Where This Fits
After a particularly tough or high-intensity match
Working out how recovery needs to change after a match that pushed harder than a normal training session.
A long away-day journey home
Planning around a travel-heavy fixture where the usual post-match routine doesn't quite fit the timeline.
Back-to-back fixtures in a busy week
Managing recovery properly when there's limited time before the next match or training session — a normal part of a full season.
Ideal For
Athletes playing regularly who want a recovery routine they can rely on every week, not just after a one-off big match — and parents who want a clearer sense of what normal, healthy recovery actually looks like.