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Workload, rest and injuries

A darts season is long. Play everything and you will be throwing tired by the spring.

Workload#

Your workload builds as you play, travel and train, and comes down with rest. It is in the hub’s top bar and on the calendar week by week. A tired player throws worse, and a player who runs on empty for too long burns out.

• Look at the busy weeks on the calendar before you enter everything in them.
• Long trips abroad add more than a short trip at home.
• Exhibitions and appearances pay, but they take a day and add to your workload too.

Time off#

Book a week off to rest properly. Sometimes the doctor will book one for you, and that one stays.

Injuries#

Players get injured, especially when they push too hard. When it happens, your physio tells you what it is and how long it should take. Some injuries leave you a choice: rest until you are right, or play on and take the risk. A physio on your team catches problems earlier.