Towson University Athletics

Personalized Nutrition Education

1. Team Sessions

Create and implement nutrition education sessions for team sports to enhance athletes’ nutritional knowledge and improve athletic performance.Furthermore, these sessions will include educating students on the risks and consequences of dietary supplement use and proper consumption to ensure compliance with NCAA rules.The sports dietitian is available upon request of coaches to present team nutrition education sessions that provide sport specific nutrition information to Towson student-athletes.
 

2. Individual Student Athlete Counseling and Nutrition Education

Provide one on one counseling sessions to address unique nutritional needs, concerns and challenges.Athletes can obtain an individual meeting through a referral by the physician, coach, or athletic trainer.These sessions will be used to assess and analyze the athletes’ current diet practices and counsel them on the optimal nutrition to maximize performance and speed recovery.

Group Nutrition Education

1. Fuel Coaching

Lead teams or individual athletes through the dining hall and educate them on strategies in choosing nutritious food items with question and answer sessions.
 

2. Grocery Store Tours / Restaurant Menu Strategies

Student athletes and teams can be escorted through the store aisles and educated on how to shop cost effectively while fueling for their sports.This service can also be used to provide education for athletes on nutritious ways to dine at restaurants.
 

3. Cooking Demonstrations

Cooking demonstrations for student athletes who live in dorms and apartments can be provided to assist them in fueling for optimal performance and good health.