Careers in Sports Nutrition

Any of these positions capture your interest?

  • Senior Sports Dietitian with the United States Olympic Committee
  • Sports Dietitian to the Wiggles
  • Head of Sports Nutrition at Aspire College, Qatar
  • Performance Dietitian & Recovery Coordinator - Essendon Football Club


These are all SDA members, working with a wide variety of active Australians, from elite sporting teams and athletes to ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things, like trekking solo to the North Pole; or rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean in world record time.

To become an Accredited Sports Dietitian, you must study to become a qualified dietitian and then specialise in the area of nutrition for sport and exercise. For career pathways to become a qualified dietitian, the Dietitians Association of Australia lists all of the recognised courses to get you there: http://daa.asn.au/universities-recognition/  

If you are already a qualified dietitian and want to specialise in sport, our Career Development Pathway has more information about how you can become an Accredited Sports Dietitian.


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