Cooperative Extension Linda Houtkooper, Ph.D., R.D., Extension Nutrition Specialist Dept. Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension 312 FCR Bldg. Young athletes, youth sports coaches and PE educators can be vulnerable to the latest fad or sure-fire food scheme for better performance. Educators need accurate, research-based about the relationship between nutrition, exercise and sports performance, guidelines for what to eat and drink to enhance performance and how to teach youth about healthy eating.
Distance learning is a positive alternative, if done effectively.
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension sponsored several 6 hour training sessions around Arizona about Sports Nutrition during 1996 and 1997. Some of the conferences were presented through live broadcast full motion NAUNet as well as live. This project evaluated the difference in learning and satisfaction among class participants. The development of these workshops was a collaborative effort of a team of faculty and staff from the University of Arizona Department of Nutritional Sciences and countyCooperative Extension faculty, as well as the Maricopa County Health Department. The project team organized and planned the workshops mainly via conference phone calls.