#05 Bailey Mes - A Journey of Resilience - a podcast by Logan van Beek

Chapters

• Intro (3:15)
• Childhood experiences (5:38)
• When Bailey started playing Netball? (6:55)
• Transition from High School to Professional (10:35)
• Reality vs what you thought it would be like to be Professional Netballer (13:00)
• Hardest position in Netball (14:37)
• “Shock Selection” – 2012 Silver Ferns Trial (19:25)
• Debuting for the Silver Ferns (25:00)
• 2015 World Cup experience (26:49)
• Making the move down to Canterbury (28:45)
• Dealing with an ACL and Concussion injury in Netball (30:12)
• 2018 Commonwealth Games… What happened?! (35:05)
• “New Zealand’s punching bag” – Dealing with negative comments (39:58)
• How Bailey find the love of the game again (44:16)
• Receiving the 2019 World Cup Callup (48:49)
• 2019 World Cup Journey (54:18)
• The Key qualities Noeline Taurua brings as a Coach (59:16)
• Mental Gym – How do you train it? (1:02:19)
• What advice would you give to a 20 year Bailey Mes? (1:05:30)
• Balance between Mental gym vs Physical gym (1:08:24)
• Life Balance - career outside of Netball (1:11:03)
• Covid 19 life (1:16:19)

In this Episode, Bailey with host van Beek, go into depth looking back on her career to date. From the moment Bailey announced herself in the Netball scene; to the 'Shock Selection' into the Silver Ferns after an amazing trial; dealing with a number of injuries and setbacks; trying to ignore negative comments from the media and fans; Highlights of Bailey's career; how Bailey found the love of the game again; the keys to the successful 2019 World Cup win; balancing mental gym vs physical gym; who is Bailey outside of Netball.

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