Sports Dietitian Assistant

• Assists with assessing dietary practices, body composition, and energy balance (intake and expenditure) of athletes in the context of athletic performance and well-being.

• Assists with providing counsel to athletes on optimal nutrition for exercise training, competition, recovery from exercise, weight management, hydration, immunity, travel, and supplementation.

• Assists with performing and analyzing body composition assessments of student-athletes.

• Assists with providing personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and good health.

• Assists with providing medical nutrition therapy, as needed, to help manage or treat medical conditions in collaboration with team physicians and medical personnel.

• Coordinates nutritional care as a member the of the multidisciplinary sports medicine team.

• Evaluates nutritional supplements, including herbal supplements, for legality, safety, quality, and efficacy, monitors the use of appropriate supplementation.

• Assists in the development and adherence of nutrition policies and procedures.

• Assists with developing and delivering nutrition education presentations, demonstrations, or events on various topics related to nutrition for performance.

• Recommends appropriate pre-, during, and post-exercise fluids and snacks for individual training, team practice, and competition.

• Serves as a nutrition resource for coaches, athletic trainers, support staff, food service personnel and parents.

• Complies with all applicable National Collegiate Athletic

Qualifications

Sports Dietitian Assistant I

• Master’s degree in Nutrition or a related field

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or a related field

Sports Dietitian Assistant II

• Master’s degree in Nutrition or a related field plus 2 years of experience in assisting, advising, or administering a college sports nutrition program

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or a related field plus 2 years of experience in assisting, advising, or administering a college sports nutrition program

Sports Dietitian Assistant III

• Master’s degree in Nutrition or a related field plus 4 years of experience in assisting, advising, or administering a college sports nutrition program

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or a related field plus 4 years of experience in assisting, advising, or administering a college sports nutrition program

Registered Dietitian license is required for all levels. Only those seeking to become eligible for the registration examination for dietitians for the first time, on or after January 1,2024, are required to have completed the minimum of a graduate degree granted by a USDE accredited institution or foreign equivalent. RDs who have passed the exam prior to the deadline will be eligible to practice with a Bachelor’s degree.