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Your First 30 Days: A Nutrition Implementation Guide for New Track & Field Coaches
A week-by-week plan for new head track and field coaches to build a functional team nutrition program from scratch, including parent email templates, team talk scripts, and snack system setup.
Why this matters
A new season does not need a complicated nutrition program.
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5 min
Audience
Coach
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Start here
The first month produces a system: access, communication, boundaries, escalation.
Coach prompt
Which piece is missing right now - the access map, family communication, staff boundary, or referral path - and who owns it by next Friday?
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Read time
5 min
Audience
Coach
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Use it this week
Which piece is missing right now - the access map, family communication, staff boundary, or referral path - and who owns it by next Friday?
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Read the topic here, then download the PDF only when you need an offline copy.
Best use
Open the sections you need, then share the same topic link with coaches, parents, or athletes.
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What this can look like at the store
These are familiar examples, not a required shopping list. Use the food category to find an option that fits your athlete, budget, and allergy needs.
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Quick start
Start here
A week-by-week plan for new head track and field coaches to build a functional team nutrition program from scratch, including parent email templates, team…
Week 1
Map access without assessing bodies
- Write the bell, lunch, snack, practice, refill, next-meal timeline.
- Ask privately what fails; no height, weight, plates, or calorie logs.
Team talk
Open the conversation in 5 minutes
- Tell athletes the snack time, storage point, and private help route.
- Families choose foods; coaches own schedule and storage logistics.
Week 2
Install the backup-access system
- Confirm the school allergy policy before choosing any team item.
- Name the storage point, purchasing adult, checker, and restock date.
Context
Overview
A new season does not need a complicated nutrition program. It needs food access, clear language, staff boundaries, and a referral path that works on an ordinary school day.
The goal of the first month is not to evaluate individual athletes. It is to remove predictable barriers across the team.
Week 1: Map the environment
Start with the system:
Use a short, optional family survey for logistics such as allergies, food access, and communication preferences. Do not collect body weight, menstrual information, meal logs, diagnoses, or supplement use for a team nutrition file.
When can athletes actually eat during the school day?
Is food allowed in the locker room, on the bus, or near practice?
Where can bottles be filled?
What does the team already provide?
Which allergies, school rules, transportation issues, or budget limits affect access?
Who is the correct school contact when a family raises a health concern?
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Evidence
References
The sources behind this topic. Where a citation carries a link, it opens the record so you can check the original.
- 1.Thomas DT, Erdman KA, Burke LM. Nutrition and Athletic Performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016;48(3):543-568.PubMed 26891166
- 2.Desbrow B. Youth Athlete Development and Nutrition. Sports Med. 2021;51(Suppl 1):3-12.
- 3.McDermott BP, Anderson SA, Armstrong LE, et al. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Fluid Replacement for the Physically Active. J Athl Train. 2017;52(9):877-895.PubMed 28985128
What to do next
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Which piece is missing right now - the access map, family communication, staff boundary, or referral path - and who owns it by next Friday?
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