The Eating Issues Taking Down Athletes, and What Coaches Can Do About It - PowerPoint Presentation

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The Eating Issues Taking Down Athletes, and What Coaches Can Do About It

Rachael SteilAuthor, Speaker, Cross Country Coach

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“Athletes are 2-3 times more susceptible to eating disorders than the average

population.”“Athletes & Eating Disorders: The Warning Signs, Risks & What to Do." Walden Behavioral Care 

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Experience

What Coaches Can DoRecovery

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Experience

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Success?

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Binge Eating

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High School vs College PRs

Freshman HS: 19:32Sophomore HS: 19:11Junior HS: 18:32Senior HS: 18:27

Freshman College: 17:04Sophomore: Redshirt

Junior: 18:26

Senior: 18:50

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“I am a recovering anorexic and have been struggling with bingeing for the past four months. I am considering quitting the cross country team because of the binge eating. I am just so tired.”

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“I have been struggling with my body image a lot during the past year when struggling with injuries and illnesses.”

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“I don’t know how to tell my coach.”

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“I have gone from eating nonstop to never feeling full to starving myself and eating no carbs because I want to

Iose weight for my sport so badly.”

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“I’m scared they wont believe me.”

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“My eating disorder controlled me for the most valuable years of friendships in high school and college.”

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“I don’t know how to tell people. I want to be normal again. But I don’t know what that looks like.”

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Images From: British Journal of Sports Medicine

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https://

www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Eating-Disorders-in-College-Sports-Major-Universities-Student-Athletes-370674001.html

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What We Can Do

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Professional Speaker

Talk Openly/Healthy Team Culture

Education Program

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Bring in a Professional to Speak:

Menstrual irregularitiesFood mythsEating and dietingPsychological and sociological pressures about thinness

Body fat and its relationship to athletic performanceMyths about pathological weight control behaviorPhysical consequences of disordered eating

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Talk Openly

Check in with your athletesPubertyAmenorrhea

No-tolerance policy on negative food/body talkEating disorders

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Education Program

Concussion training, but no eating disorder training?

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prevent legal liability, colleges and universities must educate their employees to be aware of and recognize symptoms of eating disorders,

create a plan of intervention and treatment or referral, and engage in preventative education.”Barbara Bickford,

The Legal Duty of a College Athletics Department to Athletes with Eating Disorders: A Risk Management Perspective,

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You don’t need to be an expert in EVERYTHING

IdentifyTalk

ReferFollow upResources at runninginsilence.com

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Q&As with Dr.

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How can coaches help underweight athletes to gain weight?What can coaches do to prevent eating disorders?For coaches, approaching an athlete with an eating disorder…

What can coaches do if an athlete is resistant to getting help?

Should coaches weigh their athletes?

Can coaches tell athletes to lose weight?

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Recovery

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Support GroupTherapist

DietitianParents, coach, peers

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“Do one thing each day that scares you.”

–Eleanor Roosevelt

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Website

(Blog, Resources):

www.RunninginSilence.comYouTube:Search “Running in Silence” & Subscribe

Email:

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“You give me hope that I can know worth in myself besides running, thinness, or being ‘perfect.’ I realize that recovery can be worth it. Because I think you're worth it, no matter what size you are, what times you run, I think YOU'RE a beautiful human being. YOU are worth it, even when you couldn't see it when your eating was ailing you the most. I was always rooting for you throughout the book. And then I realized... why can't I root for myself?”

~Running in Silence reader

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@RachaelSteil

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“

This is the best eating disorder and sports book I’ve read. And believe me, I’ve read them all. A very honest account of the reality of eating disorders in sports.”

~Paula Quatromoni

, DSc, RD, Boston University Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health Sciences; Senior Consultant at Walden Behavioral Care

“My hope is that Rachael's bravery and strength will encourage many to open up and seek help, as this book did for me.”

~NCAA Division 1 athlete

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We need more stories like this with guidance. It’s a helpful book, especially to educate parents, coaches, and athletes.”

~Suzy Favor Hamilton, former Olympic middle distance runner

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