Teams
Teams benefit from a season long following. Information sessions and individual support for the coach or a selection of athletes is offered throughout a season in conjunction with the coaches’ athlete development plan.
To request a
team program or a single conference, please complete the following
form.
To give you an idea of how we could work together, here is an example of how a Midget level hockey team has used our services :
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August
Meeting with coaching staff (1 hour)
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September
Parents conference (1 hour)
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October
Parents online follow-up
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November
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December
List of holiday sports nutrition activities for coaches and parents to try at practices, parties, and at home
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January
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February
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March
Parents online follow-up
Coaches end of season meeting
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Team programs consist of three parts that guarantee coaches are able to support their athletes with the application of proper fuelling habits.
PART 1 : Assessment of the team's needs
Assessment with the coaching staff includes :
- Online needs assessment form filled in by the coach
- 1 interview with the coach
- 1 program plan for a 1, 3 or 5 year period
Assessment with athletes includes :
- A detailed online assessment each athlete completes that reveals key areas where the athlete will need support throughout the season. Additionally, anthropometric measures of height, weight, circumferences, and body fat can be requested.
- A report for the coaching staff and parents outlining the strong and weak areas of the team and the plan for a targeted intervention of the team. Click here to view an example assessment for a Midget hockey team.
PART 2 : The targeted team program includes:
- Parent’s conferences provide parents with information and easy strategies to support their athletes in the development process.
- Team conferences provide information to the athletes in a visually stimulating style. Quizzes and games are often part of the informational conferences to promote learning. Click here to see the list of conferences you can choose from.
- Team workshops are often offered at the same time as practices or workouts to promote learning through experience. Click here to view the workshop options. This time can also be used to offer individual attention to a selection of athletes in need of professional consultation.
- Online follow-ups for parents and athletes are used to assess the athlete’s understanding and ability to apply the sports nutrition information learned. These are simple 1-page forms that take 5 minutes to fill in. Click here to see a sample athlete form.
- Reports are given to the coach following the completion of a series of online form entries. The reports highlight the results of the online forms and some recommendations for how to support the athletes and parents going forwards. Click here to see a sample report.
PART 3 : The program review includes:
- Parents or the athletes (over 18 years old) are sent a program assessment form by email.
- Coaches are sent a program assessment form by email.
- A meeting is held to review the results of the program assessments and to plan for the following season.
