She's growing. She's training. She's changing. Is her nutrition keeping up?
From fuelling performance to supporting hormones, bone health, and body confidence, there's a lot happening behind the scenes for female athletes
Being a female athlete comes with some pretty incredible opportunities. Building strength, developing confidence, learning resilience, and discovering what your body is capable of.
But between early morning practices, busy school days, growth spurts, changing hormones, and the endless stream of nutrition advice on social media, figuring out how to properly fuel a young female athlete can feel like a sport of its own!
Should she be eating more protein? More carbs? Does her menstrual cycle affect her performance? What about iron? And how do you encourage healthy eating without creating unnecessary stress around food or body image?
These are important questions, and ones that deserve answers grounded in science, not the latest TikTok trend.
The reality is that female athletes have nutritional needs that go beyond simply eating well or getting enough protein. Adequate energy and carbohydrates, iron, calcium, vitamin D, and healthy hormone function all play important roles in supporting growth, recovery, bone health, and athletic performance.
And while nutrition can help female athletes thrive, it's also important to recognize when something might be off, including potential signs of low energy availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs).
But perhaps just as importantly, we want our female athletes to develop a positive relationship with food and their bodies, especially during the teenage years when pressures around appearance, performance, and eating can be particularly intense.
In this webinar, we'll connect the dots between nutrition, hormones, performance, and body image, giving you practical, evidence-based strategies to help support your female athlete through adolescence and beyond.
This webinar is for you if ...
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You're raising a female athlete and want to make sure she's getting the nutrition she needs to support her growth, training, recovery, and performance.
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You've heard about REDs or the Female Athlete Triad (or maybe you haven't!) and want to understand the warning signs that your athlete might not be fuelling enough.
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You're wondering how hormones, menstrual cycles, and nutrients like iron, calcium, and vitamin D affect your daughter's health and athletic performance.
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You want to help your daughter build a healthy relationship with food and her body, especially with all the pressure around appearance, protein, and nutrition on social media.
Fuel her performance today. Support her health for tomorrow.
Support your female athlete with nutrition strategies that help fuel her growth, training, recovery, and long-term health. No complicated food rules or chasing the latest nutrition trends required.
Live webinar Thursday October 29th @ 12 pm ET + Replay + Presentation Slides + Adequate Fuelling Questionnaire
Your Instructor & Webinar Host
Nicole Springle, RD, MAN, HPC
Nicole has spent the last 15 years working inside Canada's high performance sport system, supporting elite athletes on their journey to the podium.
She was the first full-time sport dietitian at the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, where she led the development of their sport nutrition department, and later served as the National Lead of Sport Nutrition for Own the Podium. Her experience includes: working as Lead Nutritionist for the Canadian National Beach Vollyeball Team (Silver, Paris 2024) and the Canadian National Track Cycling (Gold, Tokyo 2020). She specializes in working with strength and power sports with extensive experience supporting both provincial and national teams across a wide range of sports including: swimming, rowing, wheelchair basketball, golf, figure skating, and Nordic skiing.
Outside her work with athletes, Nicole stays active through running, cycling, weight training, and yoga - and is happiest when she's near the beach. She's also an avid cook who believes that great food and great wine go hand-in-hand.