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KIN856: Physical Bases of Coaching
Michigan State University
Nutritional Recovery Project
Before introducing my snacks, I want to explain the rationale behind some of the
way I present the material and present some justification behind why I chose to
include some of the choices. The meal cards for my 6 after-performance snacks follow.
1) Demographic/Setting:
I coach middle school/high school student-athletes attending a residential
school who are subject to the provision of a couple who serves as the leader of a
house of 10 14 students of the same gender in the same division (elementary,
middle, and high) in school. Because of the nature of the school as a
residential entity, portion control and a one size fits all model of nutrition has
been adopted so as to ostensibly provide the same amount of food to each child
given their age. The students level of activity is not taken into consideration
when dispensing food. Furthermore, the main health goal/measurement for
the school is Body Mass Index (BMI) thus shedding pounds through the simple
science of burning more calories than one takes in ends up being the means to
a better statistical end. Thus, my athletes come to me under-nourished
considering the amount of work they do as soccer players. Specifically, none of
the athletes that compete on the teams that I coach are ever over 180 lbs (I
know this because none are as big as me and I weigh 180 lbs) and, in fact, most
weight much less than that.
2) Sport:
Soccer is a sport that relies most heavily on the Phosphocreatine system (50%
of the energy contributed to the sport) and the Oxidative system (30% of the
energy contributed to the sport). Other than running, soccer (and hockey) are
sports that have the highest percentage of contribution from that oxidative
system. The fuel source for the oxidative system (or aerobic system) is the
breakdown of carbohydrates and fats.
3) Overall Snack Summary:
Creative Names/Taglines: As an educator, I know that a good hook always
draws in my students better than just opening up with the material no matter
how exciting it is in and of itself. Thus, I gave each of my snacks a creative
name so that the student-athletes might more readily call it to mind. The
tagline describing the snacks serves the same purpose.
Easy-to-Make/Inexpensive: In the end, I chose to mostly construct easy-to-make
snacks that had inexpensive ingredients that can be bought in bulk so that the
student-athletes wouldnt be deterred by the process of making the snacks or
the purchasing of the stuff that made them up. In other words, most of the
snacks can be pre-prepped quite easily for quick eating after competition.
Company Affiliation: One note on some of the ingredients - the school at which I
work is also associated with the Hershey Company and thus their products fit
the above description in that they are very inexpensive for our students (free!)
and easily accessible.
Emphasis on whats needed: Since my student-athletes are already under-
nourished and they are soccer players consistently tapping into the small fat
stores that they have, I didnt worry about the fat, cholesterol, or sodium
content of many of the ingredients. In most of these micro-meals, the fat
content was between 10% - 15% of the total ingredient make-up anyway which
pretty closely matches the recommended amount for athletes.
PB&B BAGEL
This homage to the classic PB&J combines Reeses Peanut Butter Cups with Bananas
and a bagel for a tasty nutrient rich recovery meal.