Keys to a Successful Athlete

  1. MOTIVATION
  2. REST AND SLEEP
  3. NUTRITION
  4. PROPER PREVENTION


FITNESS POINTS


  1. MUSCLES HAVE TWO ENERGY SOURCES: PROTEINS AND CARBS
  2. TWO ENERGY PATHWAYS: AEROBIC (with oxygen) ANAEROBIC (without oxygen (FATS/AEROBIC)
  3. MUSCLE FITNESS CONSISTS OF: FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, POWER
  4. ALL CAN BE IMPROVED THROUGH OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE
  5. MUSCLE STRENGTH: LIFT HIGH WEIGHT, LOW REPETITIONS
  6. MUSCLE ENDURANCE: LIFT LOW WEIGHTS, HIGH REPETITIONS
  7. MUSCLE POWER; COMBINES STRENGTH AND SPEED
  8. FLEXIBILITY ON A DAILY BASIS, TRY TO STRETCH EVERY DAY
  9. TRAINING SHOULD BE ON A YEAR ROUND BASIS
  10. PROPER WARM-UP AND COOL DOWN
  11. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF OVERTRAINING
  12. PROPER WEIGHT TRAINING TECHNIQUES
  13. TRAIN SPECIFIC TO YOUR SPORT

 

NUTRITIONAL POINTS


  1. YOUNG ATHLETES REQUIRE 3000 PLUS CALORIES A DAY
  2. BEST DIET 65% CARBS, 20% FATS, 15% PROTEIN
  3. SELECT FOODS FROM 4 BASIC FOOD GROUPS
  4. VITAMINS AND MINERALS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED
  5. PRE-GAME MEAL NO BIG DEAL. BEST MEAL IS HIGH CARB MEAL THREE

        HOURS BEFORE GAME, FOUR HOURS FOR PROTEN MEAL AND FIVE

        HOURS FOR HIGH FAT MEAL.

 

 

INJURY PREVENTION POINTS



  1. PROPER FITNESS, NUTRITION, REST
  2. WARM-UP, THEN FLEXIBILITY
  3. COOL DOWN, THEN FLEXIBILITY
  4. PROPER SPORT TECHNIQUES
  5. PROPER EQUIPMENT
  6. ADEQUATE HYDRATION
  7. PRE-PARTICIPATION EXAMS