When to use this
Preseason meetings or the first meets of a youth track season, when the team needs one calm, shared message about food.
- Setting food expectations at a parent or athlete meeting before the season.
- First meet days where athletes plan to live off the concession stand.
- Body talk is creeping into the team and the tone needs a reset.
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.
- Smith JW, Holmes ME, McAllister MJ. (2021) Nutritional considerations for performance in young athletes. Nutrients, 13(12):4267.
- Thomas DT, Erdman KA, Burke LM.(2016) ACSM/AND/DC Joint Position Statement: Nutrition and Athletic Performance.
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