Body and mind

Coaches

6 Min

Nutrition 101 for Adolescent Athletes: What all parents & coaches should know

Carbs, protein, fat. In this article, we introduce the key nutritional information parents and coaches need to know to support healthy adolescent athletes.    There are a lot of mixed messages...

Parents

2 Min

Being a perfectionist in sport

For many people, perfectionism is a concern. It features in lots of different areas of people’s lives. Importantly for sport parents, perfectionism can be rife among athletes at any age....

Coaches

3 Min

Balance getting better with doing too much

For every aspirational athlete, there comes a time, when the pursuit of excellence clashes with the maintenance of their own well-being.  Not being aware of this (and having strategies to...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition 102 for adolescent athletes: The vitamins & minerals you should be concerned with

In our prior article, Nutrition 101, we outlined the key nutrition information coaches and parents need to know about macronutrients (carbs, protein and fats) for supporting teenage athletes. Additionally, there...

Coaches

5 Min

Nutrition for adolescent athletes who participate in endurance sports

Athletes who participate in endurance sports have particular nutrition requirements that differ from those involved in more general sporting codes. In this article, we discuss how young athletes can optimise...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition for strength-based sports

In this article, we discuss how parents and coaches can support the nutrition needs of adolescent athletes that participate in strength-based sports.  One of the functions of protein is to...

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Parents

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Webinar replay: Athlete traps and parenting hacks

How can parents help their young athlete navigate the challenges and pitfalls of sport?  In the face of growing pressure for adolescent athletes to train harder, perform better and achieve...

Parents

5 Min

Keeping your child’s sport clean: Tips for parents and whānau

In this article, we hear from Drug Free Sport New Zealand about what parents and whānau can do to ensure their children’s sport is kept clean. When your child is...

Coaches

8 Min

Physio talk: what parents and coaches need to know about early specialisation and overtraining?

In this article, we hear from Hannah Anderson, a senior physio practicing in Auckland. As a physio, Hannah is placed right at the bottom of the cliff, helping to mend young...