We are privileged to have some high quality guest speakers in Lorna Garden a dietician,who amongst numerous high profile positions held, was head dietician at the Collingwood Football Club and AFL Umpires Panel for 10 years, the Australian Cricket Team and National Cricket Umpires Panel for 8 years. She currently co-owns and runs URBANCALM Integral Health Center here in Noosa. She will speak to the group on the benefits of a healthy diet and more specifically on food for the footballer.
Joining her on the night will be Dannelle Kenny, a podiatrist from Flying Feet Podiatry. She will be covering the following
Adolescence is a time of enormous change, both physically and mentally. It can be a very difficult time and many of the body’s changes in addition to a highly active life (such as competitive sports) can pose some problems. The most common problems in the lower limb are related to the ratio of muscle to bone growth (leading to issues such as severs disease & ‘growing’ pains) or overloading a young body (patella-femoral dysfunction, stress fractures, epiphyseal plate disruption). Structural anomalies like scoliosis, limb length discrepancy and bow legs may also yield more prominent symptoms as the plates begin to close and the skeleton reaches maturity.
Podiatry can help by assessing any symptoms and addressing clinical signs to help the body better accommodate these mostly temporary stages. This may be as simple as applying strapping tape to a weak ankle or recommending some extra stretches up to the more advanced splinting, orthotic therapy and muscle coaching. Footwear remains an essential component of supporting a body and sports is no exception. Ensuring footwear for ALL activity is up to standard is a critical component of avoiding both short and long term complications as well as associated pain. Fitting pressure relieving and functional devices is a challenge in the sporting world but not impossible so these options can be discussed also
An Detective from the Noosa Police Station will also be on hand to talk to the group about their experiences on the job, and about the dangers and repercussions in dealing with drugs and crime. Hopefully equipping the boys with the knowledge to assist in their decision making when faced with these challenges.
To round out the evening our very own Senior Coach Wayne Fletcher will speak to the group about his experiences at their age,transition from U/18 to senior footballer, what it takes to be a good senior footballer and also his expectations for those that come into his team .
This evening is a first of its kind at Noosa, and all players and parents are urged to attend as well as any Senior me
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