Team-language standard
Healthy Team
Culture
Team culture gets healthier when coaches control the language, make fueling visible, and shut down body commentary before athletes normalize it.
No body talkVisible fuelStaff alignedParent backup
Install the standard
Script the adult language, make support visible, say the rules out loud, and stop harmful comments the first time they show up.
Who owns what
Coaches
model the language and cut off harmful comments quickly.
Athletes
follow the no-body-comment team standard.
Parents
reinforce the same no-shame, food-as-fuel approach at home.
Non-negotiables
No joking about weight, leanness, or who 'earned' food.No public weigh-ins or punishment framed as nutrition discipline.Make snacks and hydration easy enough that culture becomes visible.Refer early when a safety concern appears instead of hiding it inside team culture talk.
Healthy culture is not vague positivity. It is a visible system that keeps harmful food and body pressure from becoming normal.