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REPs Sports Nutrition Course

If you are a sports coach, this course is indispensable. If you are an Instructor or Personal Trainer wishing to expand your expertise or to specialise in sports nutrition, then this short course could be exactly what you are looking for. This unique REPs accredited level 2 Sports Nutrition course is designed to offer you the most practical and effective approach to working with your clients to enhance their sports performance through nutrition.
Understanding the rudiments of sports nutrition is essential for PT’s wishing to get optimum results for their clients and also for those that want to expand their client base and work with sports clubs and recreational athletes. The course is not highly theoretical and has been put together by nutritionists working with experienced sports coaches to deliver a highly practical and realistic approach for the Personal Trainer.

This REPs Sports Nutrition course is essential for any sports coach or PT working with clients that want to improve PB’s or general performance and have hit a ceiling in terms of their exercise and skill based training. With the practical skills and knowledge provided you will be able to move their performance forward both during their training and on competition day, and the structure and approach that you will use is straight forward and highly manageable.

Sports Nutrition Course Content:
  • Short theoretical introduction
  • The main energy systems, phosphagen, anaerobic and aerobic
  • Energy production and storage
  • Fuel and substrate utilisation
Working with clients
  • Different approaches for the different sporting disciplines
  • Effective client assessment.
  • Planning and managing a successful strategy with your client
  • Eating for competition and event days, planning for competition day, and addressing the key factors of immediate before, during and post competition
  • Weight control for athletes: metabolic calculations, calorific values of training regimes, nutrition and immunology
Sports Nutrition:
  • Carbohydrate and the glycaemic index, calorific requirements for athletes as well as planning energy requirements and considering refuelling
  • Vitamins Minerals Antioxidants and Free Radical damage
  • Planning and managing a successful strategy with your client
  • Protein, essential amino acids and quality proteins and the dangers of too much or too little protein appropriate for athletes
  • Hydration de-hydration & sports drinks, Isotonic, Hypotonic, or Hypertonic sports drinks
The Sports Nutrition course price includes:
  • All tuition including unlimited online and telephone support
  • Course manuals and textbooks
  • Discovery Learning Certificate in Sports Nutrition
  • 4 CPD Credits on REP's Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements:

Level 2 gym qualifications, sports coaching qualification or equivalent coaching experience. Writing and numeracy skills are also recommended for presentation of course work, however help is available if needed. Minimum age is 16.

This Sports Nutrition course is for:

This course is perfect for sports coaches, instructors and Personal Trainers wishing to specialise in working with sports people or sports clubs or to improve their clients (or their own) performance. This course will also be appropriate for instructors offering nutritional advice for improved training and performance in the gym or studio. This course does not qualify you to work with elite athletes.

Sports Nutrition Course Format:

2-3 hours pre course reading and a 1 day attendance (8 hours).


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