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" In many respects, health coaches serve as a kind of advisor,
support network, and accountability partner all rolled into one. "
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any of us, as college athletes, sat through
health talks from our coaches or dieticians,
getting lectured about nutrition and what we
should be eating. About not skipping meals when
running between classes and practice. About getting
7-8 hours of sleep at night. About hydrating before,
during, and after workouts.
We would listen to what they had to say. And then we
would walk out and nothing would change in our day-today
routine.
That's because making big changes - especially to our
health and lifestyle - can be hard, even when we know it
could take our performance to the next level. We're
willing to put in the effort to train, but we often neglect
the work outside the field and gym that's required to fully
optimize our performance. We're fit - but too frequently,
we're not really healthy.
After all, it's much easier to do the little things.
Swimmers, for example, will shave the hair off their
entire bodies just to drop a hundredth of a second off
their times. But then they end up grabbing fast food on
the road or pulling an all-nighter just before
competitions. They take simple actions that save
milliseconds but are giving away much more. And
virtually every other sport has its own twist on the
same story.
Unfortunately, really getting healthy requires more than
just being told by a coach, trainer, or nutritionist what to do.
It's about doing the hard work of bridging intention to action.
It's about eating right, paying attention to sleep, managing
stress and anxiety, and much more. But that's hard to do on
your own - especially for college students, who are often
learning to take care of themselves for the first time.
Yet getting healthy doesn't have to be a solo sport. It
takes support, and it helps to have someone there to keep
you on the right path and hold you accountable. And
because each individual athlete is so different - from
physical makeup and motivations to lifestyle and diet -
there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer. Each person needs a
customized program that's tailored to help them succeed
in their own unique circumstances.
Even the most engaged college coaches simply don't
have the bandwidth to provide this kind of support. They
might see where their athletes are having issues off the
field, but they don't have the time on top of all their other
responsibilities - and aren't necessarily trained - to do
the individualized, hands-on work that is needed to help
their players change their health behaviors. And the
nutrition and training centers that have begun to work with
universities in recent years typically are less personalized
and often only focus on an athlete's diet and conditioning,
rather than looking holistically at all aspects of their health.
That's where health coaching - a new profession, not
yet widely known in the athletic arena - comes in.
Health coaches can provide athletes with the tools they
need to improve their health and well-being. They work
with individuals one-on-one to figure out how to
consistently apply and incorporate key health
fundamentals into their lives. They help people develop
realistic plans for reaching their health goals and then
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January/February 2025
2025 Coaches Survey Results
Ad Index
A.D.ministration
Between the Lines
Built For This
CSCCa Strength Focus
Facility Focus
Football Focus
Football X&Os
Holistic Health
Organizing the Offseason
Product Focus
Product Marketplace
Q&A.D.
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January/February 2025 - 3
January/February 2025 - Between the Lines
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January/February 2025 - 7
January/February 2025 - A.D.ministration
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January/February 2025 - 10
January/February 2025 - 11
January/February 2025 - 12
January/February 2025 - 13
January/February 2025 - CSCCa Strength Focus
January/February 2025 - 15
January/February 2025 - 16
January/February 2025 - 17
January/February 2025 - Built For This
January/February 2025 - 19
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January/February 2025 - 2025 Coaches Survey Results
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January/February 2025 - Football X&Os
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January/February 2025 - A1
January/February 2025 - A2
January/February 2025 - A3
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January/February 2025 - Football Focus
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January/February 2025 - Holistic Health
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January/February 2025 - Facility Focus
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