SPORTS NUTRITION & SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP AITA

Sports Nutrition

Sports nutrition is one of the most neglected spheres of nutrition studies. People assume that sports is all about fitness and as such nutrition studies. People assume that sports is all about fitness and as such nutrition may not have a very important role to play in it. However, the All India Tennis Association and Caring Minds have taken an initiative to correct this misconception. In a recent workshop conducted by the All India Tennis Association, tennis coaches from all over the country were educated about The role of Nutrition in Sports by Clinical Nutritionist Juhi Mimani. The key areas of focus were Hydration, Pre and Post Match meals and Supplements and their importance in helping sportsmen to enhance their stamina and performance.

Sports Psychology

On 13th September 2015, Caring Minds conducted a workshop on mental training for 200 tennis coaches as a part of the 8th National Coaches Workshop organized by the All India Tennis Association at Vedic Village. The workshop was facilitated by Life skill Trainer Joita Shah, assisted by Disha Mussadi. The participants were introduced to the concept of Sports Psychology with special focus on Mental Training and its scope in Mastering Winning Minds. The methodology used was interactive and activity centric.The objective of the workshop was to enable the participants to replace conservative coaching strategies with those that are more progressive and holistic in approach.