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Sport Nutrition for Coaches is a complete resource for coaches looking to ensure that athletes achieve optimal performance through proper nutrition. In its practical and easy-to-understand format, this text supplies coaches, personal trainers, and fitness specialists with a wide range of information, including balancing nutrients, monitoring supplement use, and dealing with disordered eating. This book also contains several planning tools that can help readers to put the information and strategies to use. As one of only two nutrition books on the market geared toward coaches, this is a valuable resource for people working with athletes.

This comprehensive guide for coaches is divided into three parts. Part I covers the basics of nutrition for athletes. It includes information on proper nutrients, hydration, supplements, and overall diet as well as eating schedules for competitive events and eating to reduce body fat or build muscle. Part II describes how coaches should train athletes with unique circumstances, including those who follow vegan diets and athletes with eating disorders. Part III offers coaches advice on helping their athletes plan healthy diets.

Sport Nutrition for Coaches is unlike any other book on the market not only because of its simple format and ample information but also because it gives coaches the tools they need in order to create their own sport nutrition plan for their teams. Coaches who complete the tasks highlighted in the text to create a Coach's Notebook will have a custom-made resource for implementing proper nutrition with their teams. And readers can use the many tables and forms available in the book to develop their sport nutrition plan.

With its practical information and resources, Sport Nutrtion for Coaches is sure to guarantee coaches success in helping their athletes to be fit and healthy with proper nutrition.

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• Part 1 Essential Concepts
• Chapter 1 Sport Performance and Energy Systems
• Getting Energy for Exercise
• Matching Energy Systems to Sports
• Chapter 2 Foods That Fuel
• Carbohydrate
• Protein
• Fat (Lipids)
• Striking a Nutrient Balance
• Chapter 3 Eating Timed for Top Performance
• Pre-Exercise Eating
• Pre-Event Eating
• Postexercise Eating
• Getting Athletes to Eat
• Chapter 4 Hydrating for Top Performance
• Why Do Athletes Become Dehydrated?
• What Should Athletes Drink?
• How Much Should Athletes Drink?
• What Are Salty Sweaters?
• What About Caffeine and Alcohol?
• How Can You Get Athletes to Hydrate?
• Chapter 5 Reducing Body Fat
• Assess Where the Athlete Is
• Consider Diet Options
• Create an Action Plan
• Seek Referrals
• Chapter 6 Increasing Muscle Mass
• How Can Athletes Add Muscle Mass?
• Determine a Starting Point
• Set Up an Exercise Regimen
• Implement an Action Plan
• Decide What and When Your Athlete Should Eat
• Chapter 7 Sizing Up Supplements
• Vitamins and Minerals
• Other Common Supplements
• Supplement Safety
• Anabolic Steroids
• Supplement Legality
• Supplement Education
• Part II Special Situations
• Chapter 8 Preventing Common Complaints
• Muscle Cramps
• Gastrointestinal Distress
• Hitting the Wall or Bonking
• Chapter 9 Coping With Special Diets
• Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
• Diets for Athletes With Diabetes or Hypoglycemia
• Food Allergies and Food Intolerances
• Religious Diets and Fasts
• Chapter 10 Dealing With Disordered Eating
• Eating Disorders
• Signs of Disordered Eating
• Female Athlete Triad
• Fostering a Positive Eating Environment
• Getting Help for Your Athletes With Eating Disorders
• Including Parents in Treatment
• Chapter 11 Dealing With Alcohol Use
• What Alcohol Does in the Short Term
• What Alcohol Does in the Long Term
• Talking to Your Athletes About Alcohol
• Setting Team Policies on Alcohol
• Part III Planning Tools
• Chapter 12 Facing Logistic Challenges
• Off-Season Nutrition
• Athletes' Busy Schedules
• Institutional Food
• Nutrition on the Road
• Chapter 13 Budgeting Good Nutrition
• Packing Food for Contests
• Getting Help From Families and the Booster Club
• Choosing Affordable (and Healthy) Chain Restaurants
• Negotiating Food Budgets
• Chapter 14 Implementing a Sport Nutrition Plan
• Creating a Sport Nutrition Game Plan
• Getting Athletes and Parents to Buy In
• Presenting Nutrition Information
• Providing Incentives for Good Nutrition
• A Final Word
• Appendixes
• Appendix A Restaurant Dining Guidelines
• Appendix B Performance Eating Handouts
• Appendix C Nutrition Screening Form
• Appendix D Answers to Game Plan Questions
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• About the Author

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Leslie J. Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN is the director of sport nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is a certified specialist of sport dietetics, and she has been working in the areas of sport nutrition and general nutrition for over 20 years. Bonci works with sport teams and athletes at all levels. Her work at the professional level includes consulting with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Milwaukee Brewers as well as the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She also works with the University of Pittsburgh and University of Texas at Austin athletic departments and with coaches and athletes at 45 high schools. Bonci also works with Olympic athletes as a member of the USOC sport nutrition network.

In addition to working with these organizations, Bonci has been a featured speaker at several conferences, including the National Athletic Trainers' Association, the American Dietetic Association, and state coaches' meetings. She is a regular contributor to the Training and Conditioning Journal and has appeared on NBC's The Today Show.

In her spare time, Bonci enjoys running, weight training, and watching all levels of sporting events. She resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Frederick, and two sons, both of whom are athletes.