For Coaches
Hi Coaches!
You have one of the most influential roles in the lives of young athletes.
Your words and actions create the environment where your athletes learn and grow–with a lasting impact that will help shape their physical and mental well-being both on and off the field. It is so important to be aware that research suggests athletes are about three times more likely to develop an eating disorder than non-athletes for a variety of reasons.
You can change this for your athletes with some basic awareness and education on how to create an environment where young athletes can thrive–mentally and physically.
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Are you concerned about an athlete’s food or body image?
POSSIBLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN EATING DISORDER WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT AN EATING DISORDER IN YOUR ATHLETE […]View Resource
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What is Weight talk?
Many of us would never talk about a child’s or another person’s weight in a negative way but find it easy—or even expected—to comment on our own. This is harmful because a child learns about themselves by watching what we do. If you are commenting on your weight, the...
Tips for Not Singling a Kid Out About Food and Body
One Way to Not Single Out Kids About Food and Body Try This Instead Instead, apply everything you do related to food, body, and exercise to all kids in your life equally. If you do decide to make changes, make these changes as a whole family. If these changes really...
3 Things Teens Wish Adults Knew about Diet Culture & Body Image
1. What we see in the media isn’t reality and it affects us All of my interviewees mentioned that although there has been more diversity in the media recently, we still have a long way to go. While some of them have worked on unfollowing social media accounts that...