When to use this
The first month of a new season or a new coaching job, before you try to change any individual athlete's habits.
- You just took over a program and athletes are dragging through practice on empty stomachs.
- Preseason planning, when the parent email, snack budget, and staff briefing still need owners.
- One-off nutrition advice keeps evaporating and you want a system that repeats every season.
Evidence sources
These references support the handout’s general education. Individual medical, supplement, laboratory, or injury questions should be handled by the appropriate qualified clinician.
- Thomas DT, Erdman KA, Burke LM. Nutrition and Athletic Performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016.
- Mountjoy M, et al. IOC consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): 2023 update. Br J Sports Med. 2023.
- Nattiv A, et al. The Female Athlete Triad Coalition consensus statement on treatment and return to play. Br J Sports Med. 2014.
Where to go next
PrintableScript the parent meetingThe parent night sheet runs the meeting your week 2 home message sets up.
PrintableGet the budget approvedThe AD pitch sheet turns the snack budget and program ask into a fundable request.
ToolDraft the parent emailReady-to-edit templates for the one clear home message in week 2.
