Are you a parent or whānau member of a sporty teenage girl? There are some critical things that you should know but are rarely talked about.
This webinar replay is hosted by youth sport experts, Kelly Curr and Kylie Cox.
Kelly and Kylie discuss the four essential topics for raising active teenage daughters:
- The connection between menstruation and physical activity and how it affects young women.
- The importance of proper fueling for active teenage girls.
- Recovery, loading, and rest: what young women need to replenish and perform their best.
- How to have courageous conversations with coaches and sport leaders. We provide practical tips for parents to connect with coaches and sport leaders and advocate effectively for their daughters, especially if you suspect they are overtraining.
For more information, Sport NZ’s Balanced Female Health resource has practical tips on these topics and factors that impact young people’s physical and mental well-being.
Time stamps:
0.00 – 4.10 – Welcome
4.10 – 5.45 – Housekeeping
5.45 – 12.13 – How are female athletes different?
12.13 – 13.26 – Connecting the menstrual cycle with physical activity
13.26 – 26.42 – The menstrual cycle: a monthly report card of health
26.42 – 28.57 – The importance of fueling in active teenage girls
28.57 – 36.07 – Meeting energy demands: a big problem for adolescents
36.07 – 40.19 – Practical tips: what does it look like?
40.19 – 44.25 – Loading in the young female athlete
44.25 – 50.16 – Optimising recovery
50.16 – 51.16 – Courageous conversations with coaches and sport leaders
51.16 – 55.11 – Identifying unbalanced health: what to look for in young female athletes
55.11 – 59.35 – Key messages when parenting young females
About the guests
Kelly Curr
Kelly is a Sport Development Consultant at Sport NZ. She has worked in a number of different roles at regional and national level in sport both in Aotearoa and the UK. Kelly leads the Sport Development Parent work area.
Kylie Cox – MSS, PGDipl. SportsMed., BPhty
Kylie is a Physiotherapist with post graduate qualifications in Sports Medicine and Sport Science.
Kylies’ special interest is the female athlete, in particular adolescent and young women in sport and active recreation
Kylie works at Performance Physio in Christchurch and as a team physiotherapist with Mainland’s National Netball League and New Zealand Secondary Schools Netball teams.
As Director of The Healthy Athlete Project, Kylie provides education on female athletic health to schools, clubs and sporting organisations both regionally and nationally. Her goal is to work with athletes, coaches, whanau, and support staff to improve awareness of female health related issues and in promoting best practice support of the female athlete.
