EDUCATION PROGRAM
Essential Conditioning Factors for Female Athletes
01 Video Contents
It consists of three parts: STEP 1 (Basic), STEP 2 (Advanced), and STEP 3 (Practical). Please watch in order from STEP 1. Three sports, namely Swimming, Track & Field, and Rugby Football, were selected, and themes suitable for each are summarized by sport. If you are competing in other sports, please feel free to utilize it according to your concerns and what you want to learn.
* STEP 1 is the same for all three sports.Swimming
Theme Menstrual products, and oral contraceptive pills
STEP 1 Fundamentals of the Menstrual Cycle
- Check your own menstrual cycle!
- Why does amenorrhea occur?
- Does the menstrual cycle cause changes in condition?
STEP 2 Need-to-Know: Menstrual Cycle Measures
- How to choose menstrual products
- Predict your menstrual cycle and take action!
STEP 3 Solve Your Worries!
- How to control your appetite before your period
- How to motivate yourself
- When oral contraceptive pills do not work well for you
Track & Field
Theme Amenorrhea, and low energy availability
STEP 1 Fundamentals of the Menstrual Cycle
- Check your own menstrual cycle!
- Why does amenorrhea occur?
- Does the menstrual cycle cause changes in condition?
STEP 3 Solve Your Worries!
- When your records do not improve even with practice
- What to eat before competitions
- Key points of body weight management
Rugby Football
Theme Concussions, and anterior cruciate ligament injuries
STEP 1 Fundamentals of the Menstrual Cycle
- Check your own menstrual cycle!
- Why does amenorrhea occur?
- Does the menstrual cycle cause changes in condition?
STEP 2 Injuries To Be Aware of and How To Prevent Them
- Learn about concussions!
- Learn about anterior cruciate ligament injuries!
STEP 3 Solve Your Worries!
- How to strengthen your body
- Necessity of mouthguards
- How to recover from fatigue
02 Athlete Textbook
This textbook summarizes the video contents in an easy-to-understand manner. There are checklist and memo sections for each item, so check your own condition while watching the videos, and take notes of what was discussed with teammates during groupwork and any insights.
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03 Instructor Guide
This guide summarizes the points of instruction that will be necessary when conducting seminars and classes using this program. While the video contents and athlete textbook have carefully selected to provide athletes with the minimum information they need to know, this guide summarizes information and reference material to help instructors.
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This flyer introduces the Female Athlete Conditioning Education Program.
Please use it in your promotional activities.
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Program Overview
Nippon Sport Science University has developed a “Female Athlete Conditioning Education Program” with the aim of creating an environment in which all women can continue exercising and playing sports while maintaining good health.
The program consists of (1) videos, (2) an athlete textbook, and (3) an instructor guide.
Anyone can learn from anywhere at any time, so we hope that many people will take advantage of the program.
The educational content was created with the cooperation of junior high school students, high school students, university students, and adult athletes, as well as their coaches, by finding out what they are struggling with and what they want to learn, and incorporating information that is actually useful in actual sports settings. In addition, we received a lot of specific advice from sports medicine and science experts that is easy to put into practice.
We hope that participants in this program will acquire correct knowledge about conditioning and use it to manage their own health throughout their lives.