Eating healthy and consuming the proper foods to support training is a critical role in the speed of development and recovery. It plays a role in the safety of the player too, like with proper hydration.
The following links will provide you as a parent with a solid understanding of the proper nutritional diet that will help your player excel at practice and at games. It will also help them with their physical growth, recovery and development.
USA Football is the "GO TO" resource for educational materials. They are at the forefront of training coaches at all levels, not only in player or practice design, but also in the health of the player. Nutritional guidance is a key focus of USA Football and we encourage you to review these links because we believe they are helpful for any player engaging in high level athletics.