Step by Step | Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead's ACL Journey
2023·1 seasons · 5 episodes·Series
Documentary
Synopsis
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
Season 11E1Football was my happy placeBeth 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.25m2E2There's no people I'd rather go through this withIn 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.17m3E3This is only the tip of the icebergIn 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.23m4E4It's our responsibility to look after each otherViv shares the mental struggle professional footballers face as they rehab major injuries and Beth opens up about the tragic loss of her mum.19m5E5We need to be open about it, we need to be speaking about itIn 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.39m
