With headlines related to both eating disorders and what is a coaches responsibility when working with an athlete spreading around social media we wanted to do an expert panel to dive into the topic. The discussion evolved into the mindset required to maintain a healthy life and perspective as it relates to how we ALL view weight. For coaches and people that work with athlete's this was meant to be a resource that you could you use to inspect your own biases and how becoming more aware of those will make you a better coach. Lastly let me say that just listening to this discussion was a dream come true for me and if you like what you hear please share because these topics affect a lot of people.
Here is a link about coaching practices: http://uwcla.uw.edu/research-with-impact/ambitious-coaching-project
Monica Van Winkle, MS RD specializes in sports and wellness nutrition, and the nutritional management of eating disorders. Experienced in the nutritional needs of athletes at the collegiate and professional level, Monica is the Sports Dietitian for the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Pacific University Athletics. Having spent five seasons as the Sports Dietitian for the University of Washington Husky Athletic Department, Monica precepted Sports Medicine Fellows as an Affiliate Faculty member at the University of Washington Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS is the Co-Founder + Clinical Director of Opal Food & Body Wisdom. She is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who has been focusing her work on the treatment of eating disorders since 2002. One of Kara’s passions and interests is working with athletes. As a former University of Washington cross country and track athlete, she continues to compete in sports, both as a passion and also to stay connected with the athletic mindset and lifestyle. She has developed the Exercise + Sport program at Opal to ensure that clients relationship to sport and exercise is an integral part of their treatment.
Coach Keenan Robinson is Director of Sports Medicine and Science at USA Swimming at the USOC Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Keenan is a highly accomplished Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach. Here is Dr. Kleiner talking about Keenan "I first met Keenan when he contacted me to work with a female Olympic gold medalist that he was concerned about. I have great respect for Keenan and am excited that he will join us from the coaching and training perspective, as well as from his seat directing the health and well being of athletes through the national governing body of the sport of swimming."
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