Once you understand the roll nutrition plays in your child's sports performance, it is simply foolish for you to neglect those nutritional needs if you expect them to be competitive. It takes discipline and dedication to develop the skills necessary to be a great athlete.
Sports nutrition is a fundamental part of that puzzle. It is not important to see how many pieces of the puzzle come from the nutritional element, but rather it is more important to decide, as an athlete that no piece of the puzzle is worth going unaccounted for.
As a parent, I realize the puzzle pieces are in part a combination of emotional health, social development, physical growth, self confidence, and a number of other pieces depending on whom you're talking to.
The big picture is that all the pieces are important and none should be neglected for total health.
That is why, as parents and coaches we must help our kids develop schedules that reflect their developmental needs.
As an expert in the area of youth sports performance development, I focus on the need for physical training, proper supportive nutrition and rest to reduce stress. Every one of these things plays a huge roll in the ability of the young athlete's body to grow and repair.
The thing I see that most kids and parents have trouble with, is filling their nutritional needs in regards to a hectic school schedule
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