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Session 8: Effective support of female athletes

Completion requirements

The text reads as follows: Develop menstrual cycle resilience by having strategies to ensure you get the best from every session across the menstrual cycle; Integrate pelvic floor activation and strength development into every training session; Select correct breast support for movement demands of your sport and your breast shape and size; Train musculo-skeletal and nervous systems to limit injuries to knee ligaments; Make informed decisions about contraception use in the context of the individual’s relationships, sport and life; Ensure the timings and amount of energy provided in the diet meets the demands of health, sport and life; Be aware of the different ways that males and females might think and behave and use this to establish an effective coach-athlete relationship.