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. 2024 Sep 17;54(11):2793–2816. doi: 10.1007/s40279-024-02108-y

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Fig. 4 — Athlete Health and Readiness Checklist (AHaRC) providing a multidimensional decision tree to maintain athletes’ health and performance. The AHaRC will act as a guide for practitioners working with athletes, to implement regular checks, identifying possible tools and the most relevant professionals to consult. There are eight categories (no order of preference), all important to check. Some need frequent checks (daily or weekly) others more periodically (suggested frequency: D = daily, W = weekly, M = monthly, AH = ad hoc, OI = on indication). The list here is not exhaustive but should be a good starting point for those responsible for athlete health. For each component in the checklist, the recommended tools and possible actions are supported by expert/consensus recommendations. Profile of mood states (POMS); recovery stress questionnaire for athletes (RESTQ-S), and daily analyses of life demands of athletes (DALDA). (1) Training/exercise [204–206], (2) life/environmental [207], (3) mental health [208], (4) disordered eating/eating disorders [208, 210], (5) nutrition [211], (6) sleep [213], (7) infection/illness [216], and (8) undiagnosed clinical condition [214, 217]