SPORTS NUTRITION FOR PARENTS

"The amount, composition and timing of food intake can profoundly affect sports performance." 
IOC Consensus Conference on Nutrition and Sports Performance

As the parent of an emerging athlete, you want to ensure your child is following a healthy diet – doing so supports training, growth and development. Proper nutrition is as critical as training and rest in reducing your athlete’s risk of injury and illness while optimizing his or her sport performance.

The Sports Dietitians at ASDC – Capital Region can offer nutrition advice and information that can help your child properly nourish their body for training and competition. We can advise them on the safe use of supplements and the dangers of prohibited substances. And we can help them develop healthy eating habits they will retain for a lifetime.

Please contact us for more information pertaining to sports nutrition.
 

Resources for Parents

Influence of Supervision Ratio A resource demonstrating the importance of low Athlete to Coach ratios, when trying to accomplish enhanced muscle adaptations in the weightroom. Click to open link

Richard Way LTAD/CS4L Expert Presentation PDF format of the presentation Richard Way gave in Edmonton, AB, January 2010. Click to open link

Paradigm Shifts in Sport & Coaching - Istvan Balyi Lecture slides from our recent Winning Edge Seminar presented by Istvan Balyi - LTAD Expert Panelist Click to open link

Understanding Parental Stressors & Players Preference of Parental Behaviors A brief review Click to open link

What is Periodization? This article is designed to give a brief introductory overview of Linear and Non-Linear Periodization. Click to open link