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Running & Sickness One-Pager
Coach-facing neck-rule guide for deciding run vs rest and what to tell families.
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Coach-facing neck-rule guide for deciding run vs rest and what to tell families.
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Coach-facing neck-rule guide for deciding run vs rest and what to tell families.
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Running & Sickness One-Pager
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Coach-facing neck-rule guide for deciding run vs rest and what to tell families.
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Coach-facing neck-rule guide for deciding run vs rest and what to tell families.
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Run vs Rest: The Neck Rule
| Symptoms • Action |
- |----------|--------|
- | **Above the neck only** (runny nose, congestion, mild sore throat) + **no fever** | Light activity OK if they feel…
What to Tell Parents (Nutrition)
Hydration first — water, broth, electrolyte drinks (especially with fever or GI). Small…
- **Food:** Offer whatever sounds good. Easy options: toast, crackers, banana, oatmeal, soup, yogurt, smoothies. **Don’t…
- **When appetite returns:** Include protein (eggs, yogurt, chicken) to support recovery.
What to Tell Parents (Nutrition)
- Hydration first — water, broth, electrolyte drinks (especially with fever or GI). Small frequent sips if…
- Food: Offer whatever sounds good. Easy options: toast, crackers, banana, oatmeal, soup, yogurt, smoothies.…
- When appetite returns: Include protein (eggs, yogurt, chicken) to support recovery.
Return to Running
After rest required (fever, below-neck, GI): First day back = easy 20–30 min only. Build back over…
**After above-neck only
** Can ease back to normal once symptoms clear; no need to hold them out extra days if they’re…
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sickness • neck rule • run vs rest • coach one-pager • illness