Coaching Athletes on Their Period: Normalizing the Conversation

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Coaching Athletes on Their Period: Normalizing the Conversation

If you’re reading this, chances are that you have women in your life that are important to you or you may coach female athletes at some point in your career. People often debate whether female athletes should be coached differently than male athletes. This article will talk about important physiological differences between females and males that coaches need to take into account when training female athletes.

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Readiness. Set. Go! How to Interpret and Respond to your Athletes' Readiness Data

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Readiness. Set. Go! How to Interpret and Respond to your Athletes' Readiness Data

How do you know if your athletes are ready to compete?
How do you know if they’re ready to take on the practice or the workout of the day?

It’s hard to assume everyone is always ready or will be ready at the same time. Although your athletes may be enduring the same practices and workout regimens, it does not mean their bodies will all respond the same to them. Each athlete will have a slightly different perceived rate of exertion and they’ll each have their own set of external stressors or factors that are influencing their performance. These external factors may not be additional physical stressors, but may be mental and emotional stressors. Some external factors may include: personal hardships, relationships, school, work, a traumatic event, internal or external pressures, sleep deprivation, lack of nutrition, or financial struggles.

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