Pymble Elite Sportswomen’s Program
Female Athlete Health and Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle Workshop
I am delighted to offer the following workshop: “Female Athlete Health and Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle,” on Monday 19 May from 12.50pm to 2.10pm. The workshop will be held in the Kate Mason Lecture Theatre. Students wishing to attend the workshop should bring their lunch with them.
The workshop will be facilitated by Lizzie Welborn, one of the youngest competitors to qualify for the professional Ironwoman series at the age of 16. She has been competing professionally for nine years. Lizzie has placed in the top three of the Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series and Summer of Surf series on multiple occasions, been part of many Australian teams, and is known as one of the best board paddlers in the country. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is the co-founder of KaMana. KaMana is a program designed to educate and empower female athletes to build confidence so they can reach their potential in sport and life. For more information about KaMana, click here.
The workshop will explore the following content areas:
- Understanding female physiology (we are different to men)
- What it means to be a healthy athlete
- Understanding your menstrual cycle
- Tracking your cycle and using this to support training, performance, and recovery
- Tips for training in different phases of your cycle
- REDs
This workshop is compulsory for all PESP students. Other Pymble student-athletes in Years 7 to 12 who represent the College in a sporting team are most welcome to attend; however, please note that attendance is capped at 200 participants so you must make sure that you RSVP.
Students and staff are also encouraged to complete the following AIS education modules from the Female Performance and Health Initiative prior to the workshop presentation:
- Female Performance and Health Initiative: The Normal Menstrual Cycle
- Female Performance and Health Initiative: Menstrual Cycle Abnormalities 1
- Female Performance and Health Initiative: Menstrual Cycle Abnormalities 2
I look forward to seeing staff and students in attendance for this valuable and informative workshop.
Please only RSVP if you intend on attending as the College is being charged based on the numbers attending the workshop. RSVP’s are required by Monday 12 May to assist with final numbers. Unfortunately, late RSVP’s will not be accepted. A reminder it is compulsory for all PESP students to attend the workshop. Unfortunately, those PESP students at Vision Valley will not be able to attend.
Skye Halliday
Head of PESP