Water Safety Handbook

New Water Safety Handbook available through the American Red Cross. For more information, contact your local American Red Cross chapter or visit www.redcross.org.

Facts About the United States Anti-Doping Agency...
For information about:
Testing Policies, The Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code, Prohibited Substances, please visit www.usantidoping.org

How to Prevent a Drug-Testing Nightmare by Laura Draski, PhD

Weight and Body Issues
The following articles address issues about body images, and eating disorders. The author, Dr. Franseen, is a clinical sport psychologist in Denver, Colorado, who began helping athletes with eating disorders when she worked at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. In 1999, she presented at the Annual Aquatics Convention in San Diego and to synchronized swimmers at the elite training camp in San Francisco. She is available for presentations and workshops around the country and can be reached at franseen@pol.net.

Promoting Healthy Body Images by Lisa Franseen, PhD

Understanding and Identifying Eating Problems, Part 1 by Lisa Franseen
How Eating Disorders and Disturbances Influence your Ability to Perform, Part 2
Preventing and Managing Eating Disorders, Part 3

Guidelines for Injured Athletes
Conquering the mental effects of a sports injury, written by the USOC Sports Medicine Staff [article]

American Medical Association - Adolescent Health Links