Tessa Taylor is the longtime XC - TF Coach at Florida's Frost Proof High School and she's also very active in the Florida Coaches Coalition. Today she shares some important information and resources for ADs and Coaches on how to help their athletes perform better while also helping ensure their overall health! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Resources for Coaches

• NFHS Learn Center free course: The Female and Male Athlete Triad (about 30 min)
• Coaching HER https://www.coachingher.com/
• FASTR Institute https://fastr.stanford.edu/education/reds/. Great educational materials here! 
• SHE Research: https://www.sheresearch.ie/menstrual-cycle. Good fliers, mostly about the menstrual cycle, but overall good definitions and information for coaches
• Project RED-S: https://red-s.com. Great advocacy organization with a lot of athlete-centered information, articles, stories, and toolkits. 
• Tina Muir (2023). Running for Real: RED-S Playlists. https://www.youtube.com/c/tinamuir (very short 2-4 min. videos)
• United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. (n.d.). Nutrition. Athlete Plates https://www.usopc.org/nutrition
• Lauren Fleshman (2023). Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World. Penguin Press. (Book that put RED-S on my radar)