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Dissertation
What Makes a Performance Nutritionist Effective within Elite Sport?
2021
Overview
Introduction: Modern-day performance nutritionists are working more intimately with coaches and athletes in the field rather than in the consultation room. This requires a high level of soft skills that are rarely published in scientific literature and difficult to measure. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate through a thematic analysis process, what makes an effective performance nutritionist within elite sport, from the perceptions of athletes (n=2), multi-disciplinary colleagues (n=8) and performance nutritionists (n=9). Moreover, we will explore how nontechnical skills of performance nutritionists currently trained in the United Kingdom, and to investigate the development of a performance nutrition specific coaching model. Results: From the perspective of service users (n=9) and providers (n=8), the top five perceived traits of effective performance nutritionist are; 1) being able to flex (adapt) their communication style (80%); 2) good strategist (73%), 3) can influence behaviour (67%), 4) Builds good relationships (67%), and 5) Trustworthy (53%). Sixty-nine percent of undergraduate courses offer both work placements and non-technical skill development at undergraduate degree level. 23% of the courses offered either a work placement or integrated non-technical skills modules, but not both, and 8% offered none of these elements within their programme. 59% of postgraduate courses offer both work placements and nontechnical skill development at postgraduate degree level. 24% of the courses offered either a work placement or integrated non-technical skills modules, but not both, and 18% offered none of these elements within their programme. All performance nutritionists expressed the creation of an effectiveness checklist and coaching framework would have both positive and negative impacts on their practice. Conclusion: Strong non-technical skills are key determinants of effective performance nutritionists. There are varied opportunities for performance nutritionists to develop these areas at all levels of their development. The creation of specific coaching framework could be required for performance nutritionists who operate within high-performance environments.
