Category: Educate
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Growing Into Your Strength: Puberty, Development and the Female Athlete
Puberty changes an athlete’s body, coordination, confidence, and needs. Learn how athletes, parents, and coaches can support development from adolescence into college.
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ACL Health for Female Athletes: Risk, Training and Recovery
Female athletes deserve an ACL conversation grounded in preparation—not fear. Learn what influences risk, what training can address, and why recovery must extend beyond basic activity.
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Before You Take That Supplement: What Athletes and Parents Should Know
Supplements are easy to buy, but that does not make every product necessary, effective, or safe. Start with food, ask better questions, and involve qualified professionals.
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Periods and Performance: Track Patterns, Not Rules
Menstrual-cycle tracking can help athletes notice individual patterns, but it should not dictate universal training rules. Learn what to track and when to seek support.
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Fuel Like You Mean It: A Practical Guide for Female Athletes
Fueling does not have to be complicated. Learn how consistent meals, practical snacks, hydration, and recovery nutrition support female athletes.
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RED-S: What Every Female Athlete Deserves to Know
RED-S can affect health, recovery, performance, bone strength, and menstrual function. Learn what athletes, parents, and coaches should recognize—and how to seek support.
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Vitamin D and ACL Risk: What Female Athletes Need to Know
Emerging research is revealing an important connection between vitamin D status and ACL injury risk in female athletes. Vitamin D plays a critical role in muscle function, ligament health, bone density, and immune function, yet deficiency is widespread among female athletes, particularly those who train indoors or live in low-sunlight climates. This post breaks down…
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ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: What You Need to Know (and Why You Shouldn’t Panic)
ACL injuries are the most feared injury in female sport, and for good reason: female athletes suffer them at dramatically higher rates than male athletes. But fear alone does not prevent injury. This post breaks down the anatomical, hormonal, and biomechanical factors that contribute to ACL risk in female athletes, and more importantly, it outlines…
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What Every Female Athlete Needs to Know: The Female Athlete Triad and RED-S
The Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) are two of the most important health frameworks in women’s athletics, yet most athletes, coaches, and parents have never heard of them. This post provides a clear, accessible explanation of both conditions, how they differ and overlap, the warning signs to watch for, and…
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Fuel Like You Mean It: How Food Powers Female Athletes
Food is not the enemy of female athletic performance — it is the engine. Yet many female athletes are chronically underfueling, whether from pressure to maintain a certain body size, lack of nutrition education, or simply busy schedules. This post covers exactly how female athletes should be eating to power their training, support recovery, and…