Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA) is a professional organisation of dietitians specialising in the field of sports nutrition.

Our Vision: Sports Dietitians Australia will be the peak organisation dedicated to advancing excellence in sports nutrition practice

Our Mission: Sports Dietitians Australia is the peak organisation for sports dietitians, dedicated to inspiring, educating and empowering sports dietitians to be world leaders in sports nutrition practice.

SDA aims to provide up to date sports nutrition information based on sound scientific principles for both the general public and health professionals.

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Sports Nutrition course for dietitians

SDA is running the Sports Nutrition Course for dietitians at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra. This course incorporates theory with practical scenarios, workshops and discussion groups. On successful completion of this course, dietitians will be qualified in the area of sports nutrition and be eligible for membership with Sports Dietitians Australia. 

2010 date now confirmed!

The course will run from Friday 7th - Monday 10th May 2010.

Nutrition for Exercise and Sport Course

SDA is presenting a one day professional development opportunity tailored specifically to meet the needs of personal trainers, school sport coaches, athletes, health and physical education teachers and anyone else interested in nutrition for the active person.

 

Are you interested in learning more about general sports nutrition and how it can affect fitness, health and performance?

 

Do you have clients asking you for nutrition-related advice?

 

Then the SDA NES course might be what you are looking for.

"The course far exceeded my expectations on every level. Speakers were all different but very knowledgeable and got their message across succinctly. The notes were thorough, the manual an excellent resource, the food was extremely tasty and filling and best of all the course content was like a light bulb moment.   

I would highly recommend this course to everyone. The course was such that any lay person would be able to follow and understand it.

Once again, congratulations on the best course I have ever attended."

Connie Commisso
VIC NES Course

Upcoming courses:

2009

VICTORIA: 5th September REGISTRATIONS OPEN!

QUEENSLAND: 25th July, 31st October REGISTRATIONS OPEN!

NEW SOUTH WALES:  tbc

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 22nd August, 14th November - REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!

         

Join SDA
Find out more information about Sports Dietitians Australia membership.

ISAK Courses:

Course dates are: 

QUEENSLAND:

Level 2 course: 10th - 13th October 2009    

For further information contact The University of Queensland

Adventure Racing

Click here to read more about the nutrition requirements for Adventure Racing

Monitoring Body Composition
Body composition is just one of an array of 'fitness traits' that may contribute to the overall success of an athlete. As such, the association between physique traits and competitive success should not be over emphasized. Click
here to view the fact sheet

Fluids in Sport
Eating and Drinking Before Sport
Fuelling and Cooling the Junior Athlete
Eating and Drinking During and After Sport
Sports Drinks