Contents
Injury Prevention
● How to recognise and minimise overtraining in your athletes
● A common-sense guide to minimising the risks of getting hurt
● How carbohydrate can help to protect against muscle damage
● If you coach children, you have to take particular care to avoid
repetitive stress
Nutrition
● Achieving a balanced diet for vegetarian athletes
● How to ensure your athletes eat healthily
Physiology
● It is all in the shape
Psychology
● How your athletes can avoid stress
● When you can manage your emotions, you can perform at your best
Hints & tips
● Which sports seem to produce low self-esteem?
● These 24 questions could help you find out why your athlete had a
poor performance in his/her last race.
● Is it sensible to exercise when you are ill?