Intermediate Certificate in Football Nutrition

This course provides in-depth knowledge of soccer nutrition and best practices as applied at elite clubs to maximise player performance, preparation and recovery. The Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition course has been developed with some of the game’s most respected soccer nutritionists representing clubs and associations at the highest level:

You will learn the following key areas of Soccer Nutrition:

1. The required skill sets of the soccer nutritionist
2. Nutritional support for the youth soccer player
3. Soccer specific fuelling: carbohydrates
4. Nutritional periodisation
5. Soccer specific fuelling: dietary fats
6. Nutritional planning: method & strategies
7. Soccer specific fuelling: protein
8. Vegetarian & Vegan in Soccer: Part 1
9. Dietary analysis methods: a case study
10. Vegetarian & Vegan in Soccer: Part 2

The margin between victory and defeat is small. Nutrition is one of key elements of soccer player preparation where attention to detail makes the vital difference.

The Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition course delivers 22 hours of focused training that has been developed by some of the most respected nutritional practitioners and performance experts working within top flight soccer clubs.

Who is this course designed for?
This course has been designed for beginner to elite level coaches who want to understand soccer specific nutrition and the impact of player diet on performance.

• This course is developed and structured for all individuals with an interest in developing their knowledge in nutrition within the game
• Students with degree level or post-degree level educations, learners with UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, AFC or other FIFA recognised coaching awards in the training & development of individual soccer players or team sports
• Are you an individual tasked with the responsibility for the nutritional aspects of both individual athletes or team sports, or did you complete the ISSPF Foundation Course in Soccer Nutrition and want to take your learning further?
• This is for you if you are an individual with an interest in developing your knowledge in the preparation, training & development of individual athletes or team sports

This course is suitable for:

Individuals tasked with the responsibility for the training & coaching aspects of both individual athletes or team sports

Individuals with an interest in developing their knowledge in the nutritional preparation, training & development of individual athletes or team sports

• Provides you with a justification for the guiding of specific nutritional methods, interventions & decision making processes within soccer
• Help your to understand the key energy sources required to perform repeated high intensity & explosive movements within the intermittent nature of soccer is of paramount importance
• Gives you more information around fuelling to perform & recover from both training, competitive games is very specific across a range of levels of the game
• Allows practitioners and coaches to benefit themselves and their players even further by having a more in-depth knowledge of nutrition, performance & recovery
• May help you to maximise performance, reduce the risk for non-contact muscle injuries, through a better understanding of key timing of nutrients
• Learn from industry experts in the area of football specific nutrition, sport science & sport performance training in team sports
• Help maximise your decision making through a better understanding & appreciation of football or soccer science

The course is comprised of the following:

*22 study hours
*Tutor assessed assignment
*Certificate of Achievement

How long is the course?
This is a 22-hour course providing a deep understanding and best practices that can be applied to your own team environment to maximise performance and recovery in soccer.

Can I stop/pause a presentation part way through?
Yes, the course is completely flexible. You can go back to a module at anytime and continue from where you left off.

Can I take the modules in any order?
No. The course follows a set structure that must be studied in numerical order. You can only access the next module once you have completed the previous module test.

This Soccer Nutrition course is so that you can:

• Understand the key energy sources required to perform repeated high intensity and explosive movements within the intermittent nature of soccer
• Understand the fuelling that is required to perform and recover from both training & games
• Understand how to reduce the risk for non-contact muscle injuries, through a better understanding of key nutrients

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Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included