April 7, 2015
MLB.com Digital Academy is partnering with the Taylor Hooton Foundation to educate coaches, parents, and kids on the dangers of using Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs
As part of our new education initiative, the Coaches Certification Course, MLB.com Digital Academy is partnering with the Taylor Hooton Foundation to educate coaches, parents, and kids on the physical and mental dangers of using Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs (APEDs) including unregulated dietary supplements, energy drinks, hGH, and anabolic steroids.
The responsibility is on us as adults to have that dialogue with our young players. 85% of our kids sadly report that they have never had a talk about APEDs with an adult – no coach, parent, or teacher. Kids are beginning to use supplements and APEDs at younger ages and we as adults have to become better educated on the impact this is having on them, not just as an athlete but as a young kid.
