Education modules
The AIS has partnered with specialist medical practitioners, high performance athletes and high performance coaches to design a suite of online learning modules for athletes, parents, coaches and medical practitioners.
Upon completion of these modules, athletes with ongoing questions are advised to see their medical practitioner for review.
Please note, these modules will not store your progress if you exit before completing. However, when you return to the module, you can select a start point from anywhere in left hand menu.
Athlete module New
Addresses many of the common questions about the pelvic floor, its structure, and function, discusses pelvic floor symptoms and options for management and normalises conversations around pelvic floor symptoms with the aim of improved athlete awareness and health.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
10 minutes
10 minutes
Athlete moduleNew
Provides information on breast structure and bra support, breast injuries, breast cancer awareness and normalise conversations around breast health to improve athlete awareness, knowledge and health.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete moduleNew
Provides information regarding body image and body image concerns that may be experienced by athletes and normalises conversations around body image to help improve athlete awareness and health.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete moduleNew
Provides information on bone structure, bony injuries such as stress fractures, low bone density and osteoporosis and optimising bone health for female athletes.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete moduleNew
Provides information on Low Energy Availability (LEA), Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and the health and performance consequences to athletes when they experience energy imbalance.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete moduleNew
Provides information on the topic of nutrition in female athletes, considers goals within sports nutrition that are commonly prioritised by athletes and provides helpful tips to address these key areas of athlete nutrition.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
10 minutes
10 minutes
Athlete module
Address many of the common questions about puberty and development.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete module
Help increase your knowledge regarding the normal menstrual cycle.
It’s important for female athletes to understand exactly how their body works, to optimise performance.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete module
Increase your knowledge regarding the menstrual cycle and what’s abnormal when it comes to the timing of your cycle.
It’s important for female athletes to understand exactly how their body works, to optimise performance, and to identify problems that need to be addressed.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete module
This is part 2 of ‘Menstrual Abnormalities’. In this module, we discuss menstrual abnormalities such as period pain, bleeding and premenstrual syndrome. If you haven’t completed Menstrual Abnormalities 1, we recommend you completing this first.
This module will help increase your knowledge regarding the menstrual cycle and what’s normal and what’s abnormal. It’s important for female athletes to understand exactly how their body works, to optimise performance, and to identify problems that need to be addressed.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
10 minutes
10 minutes
Athlete module
Increase your knowledge regarding contraception and the choices available to female athletes.
It’s important for athletes to understand commonly-used options available, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Athlete module
There are many myths and half-truths that circulate about women’s health topics.
This module is a fun way to check your knowledge and “bust those myths” about puberty, periods and contraception.
Who this module is for: Female athletes, parents of female athletes and coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
10 minutes
10 minutes
Increase your knowledge regarding health and performance considerations when coaching female athletes. It is important for coaches to have an awareness of how the female body works, to understand how menstrual issues might impact performance and health and to recognise when to refer athletes.
You will hear from a number of coaches about their personal experiences and recommendations for coaching female athletes.
Who this module is for: Coaches of female athletes.
Estimated time to complete:
Up to 1 hour
Up to 1 hour
There are some unique considerations relating to the health and performance of female athletes. This module aims to share information about:
the demands of being a female athlete,
additional factors in female athlete health, including anti-doping and performance consideration,
referral options such as Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialists, Endocrinologists and Gynaecologists, and
considerations regarding hormonal contraception options.
Who this module is for: Medical Practitioners managing female athletes.
Estimated time to complete: Up to 1 hour
Platinum Award for Best Talented Team Female Performance & Health Initiative (FPHI) webinar
We recently hosted a Female Performance & Health Initiative (FPHI) webinar to explain what resources and education modules are available, as a result of high level collaboration between the AIS and system partners.
Attendees had the opportunity to hear from and ask questions to the program lead Dr Rachel Harris and panel members Australian freestyle aerial skier, Laura Peel; head of AusCycling’s Olympic Fast Track cycling program, Dr Lynne Munro; and Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Manager at Hockey Australia, Rohan McHugh.
More information
For more information please email femaleperformancehealth@ausport.gov.au.
To cite these modules:
Female Performance and Health Initiative, Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission, accessed [day] [month] [year], <https://www.ais.gov.au/fphi/education>.