“Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea … It begins with an individual and they share it with more individuals … And eventually it becomes a movement”
- Christopher Reeve (aka Superman)
World Sports Team is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization on a mission to support all sportspeople on the planet. It is Ireland’s gift to the world of sport.
We are the world’s sports network from fans, to professional athletes, to coaches. We are working together to raise awareness and generate support for those affected by catastrophic sports injuries. Already, we have top sports stars supporting us asking their fans to join the team. It is free to join and is the one sports team that every sportsperson should support.
We believe that #Sportbringspeopletogether
Every sportsperson can help each other. Initially, we ask you to officially join the team. You can follow us on Facebook and Twitter to help raise awareness for the sports men and women in need.
World Sports Team needs people like you so that together, we can make a positive difference to the lives of fellow sportspeople. Ask your friends and family, team-mates, school and college friends, and even your work colleagues to join up and help spread the word. The bigger the team the greater the support. You can also encourage your clubs, schools or your company to join World Sports Team.
The World Sports Team is free and easy to join, and has the potential to seriously benefit the international sports community in terms of prevention and support. If a catastrophic injury affects someone close to you, you’ll have access to, and support from, our global community. World Sports Team members also have access to original content from their favourite sportspeople and teams via our personalised monthly news letter.
World Sports Team is a non-profit organization on a mission to support all international sportspeople.
We are building the world’s sports network so that when one of us suffers a catastrophic injury playing sport, there will be a global network in place to support one another. It is free to join and is the one sports team that every sportsperson should support. Join us here.
World Sports Team was founded in Ireland in 2014 by Eamonn Sayers. Eamonn is the CEO of World Sports Team. His cousin suffered a catastrophic injury playing sport. He created World Sports Team as he did not want to see any family go through what his family did.
WHO WE ARE?
World Sports Team is the global network of sports lovers (from fans, to professional athletes, to coaches) coming together to raise awareness and generate support for those affected by catastrophic sports injuries. We believe that #SportBringsPeopleTogether.
WHAT WE DO?
We are building a global sports network so that if you, or someone you know, suffers a catastrophic injury playing sport, there is now a global community available to you that can provide exemplary support.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
As an individual you can join the World Sports Team for free by registering here to become part of our network. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter to help raise awareness for the sports men and women in need.
World Sports Team needs people like you so that together, we can make a positive difference to the lives of fellow sportspeople. If you are a university or a corporate we’d love for you to get involved. Or if you would just like to get in touch, we’re contactable here.
WHY SHOULD I GET INVOLVED?
The World Sports Team is free and easy to join, and has the potential to seriously benefit the international sports community in terms of prevention and support. If a catastrophic injury affects someone close to you, you’ll have complete access to, and support from, our global community. World Sports Team members also have access to original content from their favourite sportspeople and teams.
WHO’S ALREADY ON THE TEAM?
The World Sports Team has been lucky to receive support from Barry Geraghty, Paul McGrath, Brian O’Driscoll, Alan Lynch, and Anna Geary. We would love for you to get involved too.
WHERE DID IT ALL START?
Eamonn Sayers, founder of The World Sports Team, has seen first-hand the effect that a catastrophic sports injury can have on both the injured party and their friends and family. In 2008, Eamonn’s cousin Stuart Mangan suffered a spinal fracture while playing rugby which left him paralysed from the neck down.
Stuart’s friends and family worked tirelessly, exhausting their network of contacts in order to raise the funds necessary to cover Stuart’s medical bills. But although they raised an incredible amount, it was still not enough and Stuart sadly passed away in 2009.
The experience highlighted the enormous supports required by those who have experienced a catastrophic injury in sport, and also the difficulties faced by families and friends in coordinating and generating resources. WST was founded to make fundraising for catastrophic sports injuries easier and more effective.
WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP FOR THE WORLD SPORTS TEAM?
For the early years, the World Sports Team is focused on growing its network of sports stars, clubs, universities, and individuals like yourself.
The network will be used to promote the stories of individual cases of sporting injuries, and will begin to provide a platform to assist with fundraising.
HOW WILL THE FUNDRAISING PLATFORM WORK?
Thankfully, catastrophic injuries in sport are extremely rare, but when they occur, the effects on the individual and their family are profound. WST will directly support life changing services, from urgent medical treatments, to rehabilitation, and counseling.
Every injury is different, and when one of us, a family member or a friend, experiences a catastrophic injury the World Sports Team will share their story with our entire global network and invite them to donate, or assist in fundraising. By leveraging the World Sports Team’s international system of sports stars, we can help to increase the exposure of any fundraising efforts.
Our global network of sportspeople also includes medical and rehabilitation experts. These individuals will bring their personal stories and experiences of injury and recovery, which can aid and inform the medical and practical decision-making of the teams involved in the specific cases we encounter.
World Sports Team presents ‘Hurling around the World’ – short version
(view the extended version here)
Ireland’s first gift to the World of Sport was the sport of Hurling. Watch as Diarmuid Lyng takes you on a glorious journey with some of Ireland’s top sports stars. You can read more about Diarmuid here diarmuidlyng.com
Some of the famous faces you’ll see are: Brian O’Driscoll, Diarmuid Lyng, Paul McGrath, Paul Galvin, Donal Walsh, Shane McNaughton, Joe Canning, Brendan Bugler, Stephen Lucey, Anna Geary, Sean Og O hAilpin, Noel McGrath, Liam Rushe, Caoimhin O Raghaillaigh, Stephen Molumphy, Shane Dooley, Claire O’Connor and more!
