ALL FHS Athletes & Families
Mark your Calendars!
June 20, 2013
Nutrition & the Athlete
                        5:30-7:15 pm (*See details below)

FHSAA Annual Members' Meeting
7:30-8:15 pm 
 
Fall Sport Kick-off Meetings
8:15-9:15 pm 
(Girls' Volleyball / Boys' Soccer / Cross Country)
Sovereign Grace Church
5200 Ox Road, Fairfax
(Basement Auditorium)

 

*Nutrition and the Athlete:
Many athletes do not achieve sound nutritional practices to optimize their sports performance. Factors include poor nutrition knowledge, dietary extremism, poor practical skills in choosing or preparing meals, and reduced access to food due to a busy lifestyle and frequent travel. Yet, proper nutrition for athletes is essential to staying metabolically healthy throughout a game, during a draining practice, or as a year-round philosophy to perform maximally and to avoid, or recover from, injury. With this in mind, athletes and parents are encouraged to join us on June 20 for a brown-bag* presentation and discussion by Vanessa Terry (Dietitian) and Dr. Colleen Neumann (Psychologist) regarding major issues related to nutrition in sports including weight control, body composition and body image, carbohydrate loading, hydration, eating disorders, and supplementation. The presentation will begin at 5:30pm in the basement auditorium of Sovereign Grace Church (5200 Ox Road, Fairfax) and conclude by 7:15pm, prior to the FHS Annual Meeting and Fall Sports Kick-off.
*BYODinner - pick up dinner on the way, or bring your own from home.