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Program Nutrition Blueprint
A coach-ready blueprint for team nutrition policy, roles, screening, and referral paths.
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A coach-ready blueprint for team nutrition policy, roles, screening, and referral paths.
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A coach-ready blueprint for team nutrition policy, roles, screening, and referral paths.
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Why a Blueprint?
Programs that treat nutrition as part of the system — not an afterthought — see better…
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1. Team Nutrition Policy (What You Stand For)
Suggested pillars:
- **Fueling, not body size.** We don’t comment on weight or body shape; we talk about fueling, recovery, and consistency.
- **No public weigh-ins.** No body-composition testing in team settings unless done privately by a qualified…
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Why a Blueprint?
Programs that treat nutrition as part of the system — not an afterthought — see better consistency, fewer injuries, and clearer referral paths.
Programs that treat nutrition as part of the system — not an afterthought — see better consistency, fewer injuries, and clearer referral paths. This blueprint is based on consensus statements (IOC, World Athletics/IAAF, interassociation sports nutrition models) and gives you a template to adapt for your school or club.
5. Champion and Next Steps
References:
**Champion
** One person (e.g. head coach, athletic director, or AT) who owns “we do nutrition by the book”…
**Next steps
** (1) Adopt or adapt the policy; (2) Assign roles; (3) Introduce one screening tool (e.g. weekly…
Mountjoy M, et al. IOC Consensus Statement on REDs. Br J Sports Med. 2023;57:1073-1097.
Interassociation Consensus
sports nutrition models for RDN in collegiate athletics. J Athl Train. 2022.
AMSSM runner health consortium
standardising health history and injury surveillance. Br J Sports Med. 2025.
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