Information for Parents

Parents of emerging athletes often find that supporting their son or daughter can be demanding, expensive and time-consuming work, but ASDC – Capital Region can provide guidance that will help.

All parents of emerging athletes can access information sessions that address:

• Strength and Conditioning
• Mental Skills Training
• Sports Nutrition

Attending these sessions can help parents answer questions such as: how can I prepare simple, healthy and inexpensive meals appropriate for my emerging athlete? How do I know when to begin my son or daughter’s planned strength and conditioning? At what point should I enlist a mental skills coach to interact with him or her?

With the right tools, you can help your child become a better athlete.

The ASDC network follows the Long Term Athlete Development and Canadian Sport for Life models when working with its athletes, coaches and parents.

Resources for Parents

Creating the Optimal Performance Environment: Part 1 Words make worlds. A coach’s demeanor and attitude is very infectious, and will quickly spread to the athletes on the team. As a coach, you want to ensure you are setting the right environment for your athletes to learn and perform in. But what is the right environment? Click to open link

Youth Resistance Training: Beneficial or Harmful? Is resistance training appropriate for preadolescent children? Traditionally resistance training is used to improve performance variables in varsity, professional, and other high performance athletes. Click to open link