"Athletes are sensitive human
beings
with lives beyond sport;
they are not simply a commodity."
The Coaches' Report
Health and Career Resources
Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center - provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders
- Athletes and Eating Disorders - site with information about causes, effects, and health risks
- Abuse and Eating Disorders - a psychological perspective
- Caring Online - a comprehensive site about eating disorders
- Something Fishy Website for Eating Disorders - an online community for those confronting or recovering from anorexia and bulimia
Substance Abuse
- Athletes and Alcohol - advice for substance abuse prevention
- Athletes Drinking - statistics from Cornell University
Sport Psychology
- Intensive Training and Sports Specialization in Young Athletes - a policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Avoiding Burnout - from A Passion to Skate website
Managers, agents, money, and other career
issues
- Sports Career Planning - issues relating to marketing and management of young athletes
- The Creative Athlete - online newsletter on career management for young athletes and parents
- What is Sponsorship? - information on private, corporate, and team sponsorships, from The Creative Athlete
- Financial Arrangements with Coaches - from The Creative Athlete
- Time for USFSA to Share the Wealth - CBS Sportsline article by Sandra Loosemore on funds for skaters
- Skater Support - putting fans in touch with skaters who need funding
- A Minor Consideration is a website dealing with issues and concerns relating to children in the entertainment industry. Some of the issues raised here may be of tangential interest to skaters and parents involved in the figure skating industry.
