Team Nutrition Manager

The Indiana Fever Team Nutrition Manager is responsible for the oversight and execution of sports dietetics and food services for the Indiana Fever, including managing all facets of player nutrition to optimize performance and health. This includes creating individualized diets for each player, maintaining records of dietary interventions, and communicating player progress to team management. They will also be responsible for nutrition education for players utilizing various methods.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills are required to maximize player performance and maintain healthy two-way communication with various internal and external stakeholders (sports performance staff, coaching staff, team physician, etc.).

• Counsels athletes on optimal nutrition for exercise training (match nutrition to training phases and goals), competition, recovery from exercise, weight management, hydration, immunity, disordered eating, travel, and supplementation.
• Counsels athletes on achieving and maintaining a level of body mass, body fat, and muscle mass that is consistent with good health and good performance.
• Provides personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and good health.
• Develops and counsels in hydration protocols.
• Addresses nutritional challenges to performance, such as food allergies, bone mineral disturbances, gastrointestinal disturbances, iron depletion, and iron-deficiency anemia.
• Counsels athletes on optimal nutrition for recovery from illness or injury.
• Evaluates nutritional supplements, including herbal supplements, for legality, safety, quality, and efficacy; monitors use of appropriate supplementation.
• Collaborates with the individual’s family, physician, coach, and other health professionals, as appropriate.
• Documents nutrition services provided and evaluates the effectiveness of nutrition strategies towards meeting desired outcomes.
• Educates and mentors dietetic interns and others as appropriate.
• Develops and oversees nutrition policies and procedures.
• Oversees weekly body weight and body fat testing.
• Responsible for the ordering of all supplements.
• Manages the fueling stations at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, which includes cleanliness and inventory replenishment.
• Coordinates/manages quantity food production and distribution such as developing and managing training table menus and catering.
• Coordinates nutrition for domestic and/or international travel, for example, catering, hotels, airlines, competition, for individuals and teams.
• Manages budgets for purchasing and distribution of nutritional supplements.
• Develops and delivers nutrition education for food service personnel.
• Develops and delivers nutrition education presentations, demonstrations, or events on various topics related to nutrition for performance.
• Plans menus for training table and team travel.
• Recommends appropriate pre-, during, and post-exercise fluids and snacks for individual training, team practice, and competition.
• Provides individual nutrition counseling as needed.
• Serves as a nutrition resource for coaches, basketball staff, and food service personnel.
• May conduct in-home cooking workshops and educational supermarket tours with players.
• Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education requirements.
• Develops and implements an individualized portfolio plan for professional growth and development including participation in professional organizations and activities, workshops, seminars, and development programs.
• Stays abreast of current food, nutrition, and health issues and research related to sports nutrition.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings, weekends, holidays, and team travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s or…