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Diploma in Soccer Nutrition

The Diploma in Soccer Nutrition combines 3 courses into one complete certified pathway. Get the complete set of methods, advanced knowledge and cutting-edge nutritional science used by elite soccer nutritionists to achieve peak player performance.

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63 hrs learningGuided learning
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This Course Enables You To:

  • The complete Nutrition pathway in one enrolment
  • Foundation to elite-level application
  • Three certificates as you progress
  • Diploma price — cheaper than buying separately

Course Details

Save with the 3-course Diploma in Soccer Nutrition. Get the complete set of modern applied methods, techniques and knowledge used by elite-level practitioners to fuel soccer players for performance and recovery.

This diploma contains the complete three-course Nutrition pathway — everything included is shown below.

This diploma delivers the complete certified pathway — across all 3 courses you will:

Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

The aim of this Soccer Nutrition course is to expose you to the fundamentals of nutrition for soccer players so that you can:
  • Understand the key energy sources required to perform repeated high intensity and explosive movements within the intermittent nature of soccer;
  • Understand the fueling that is is required to perform and recover from both training, competitive games across a range of levels with the game;
  • Understand how to reduce the risk for non-contact muscle injuries, through a better understanding of key nutrients.

Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

The aim of this Soccer Nutrition course is to expose you to the fundamentals of nutrition for soccer players so that you can:
  • Understand the key energy sources required to perform repeated high intensity and explosive movements within the intermittent nature of soccer;
  • Understand the fueling that is is required to perform and recover from both training, competitive games across a range of levels with the game;
  • Understand how to reduce the risk for non-contact muscle injuries, through a better understanding of key nutrients.

Masters Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

The aim of this Masters in Soccer Nutrition course is to expose you to the advanced practical applications of nutrition for soccer players so that you can:
  • Understand the key energy sources required to perform repeated high intensity and explosive movements within the intermittent nature of soccer;
  • Understand the fueling that is is required to perform and recover from both training, competitive games across a range of levels with the game;
  • Understand how to reduce the risk for non-contact muscle injuries, through a better understanding of key nutrients.
Official Accreditation By ISSPF

This course is fully accredited by ISSPF & ensures the study hours will contribute to the achievement of a formal accreditation & ISSPF continued professional development.

UEFA Federations

Official Accreditation By Latvian Football Federation (UEFA)

The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal LFF accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Slovenian FA (NSZ) (UEFA)

The Slovenian FA (NSZ) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal NSZ accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Iceland FA (KSI) (UEFA)

The Iceland FA (KSI) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal KSI accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Lithuanian Football Federation (UEFA)

The Lithuania FF (LFF) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal LFF accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

CONCACAF Federation

Accredited by British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA), CONCACAF

This online course holds full accreditation from the BVIFA, guaranteeing that study hours count toward formal accreditation and BVIFA's professional development. Additionally, it's accepted for BVIFA-CONCACAF course revalidation.

Official Course Endorsement

Endorsed By Scottish Football Association (SFA)

This course has been endorsed by the SFA as part of the revalidation process.

Endorsed By Bournemouth University (BU)

This course is fully endorsed by the Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, UK.

Endorsed By East Tennessee State University (ETSU)

This course is fully endorsed by the ETSU, Tennessee, USA.

Endorsed By Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

This course is fully endorsed by the UiTM, Malaysia.

Endorsed By Wrexham University

This course is fully endorsed by the Wrexham University, Wrexham, Wales, UK.

Official Course Endorsement By Estonia Football Association (UEFA)

The Estonia FA (EJL) endorses ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to professional development. ISSPF courses can be used for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Football Association of Finland (UEFA)

The FA of Finland (FAF) accredits ISSPF online courses as part of their UEFA coaching program & course revalidation. Completion of these courses contributes to formal FAF accreditation refreshment and professional development.

What’s included in this diploma

16 hrs learningFoundation

Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

The Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition provides an introduction to soccer nutrition and the fueling required to maximise player performance and recovery while reducing the risk of injuries.

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What you’ll cover
  • Energy Balance & Body Composition
  • Understanding Macro & Micro Nutrients
  • Soccer Health & Wellness (Vitamins & Minerals)
  • Fluid Balance & Hydration
  • Training, Match & Recovery Fuelling
  • Maximising nutrition through injury
  • Nutrition for the female soccer player
  • Nutritional supplementation and ergogenic aids
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22 hrs learningIntermediate

Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

This Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition course introduces you to advanced concepts in soccer specific nutrition, providing in-depth knowledge and best practices as applied at elite clubs to maximise player performance, preparation and recovery.

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What you’ll cover
  • Required skill sets of the soccer nutritionist: What’s really required?
  • Nutritional Support for the Youth Soccer Player
  • Soccer specific fuelling (a): the role of carbohydrates
  • Energy requirements for soccer: nutritional periodisation
  • Soccer specific fuelling (b): the role of dietary fats
  • Nutritional planning: method & strategies
  • Soccer specific fuelling (c): the role of protein
  • Dietary Considerations for Vegetarian and Vegan Soccer Players: Nutritional Periodisation Part 1
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25 hrs learningAdvanced

Masters Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

This Masters Certificate in Soccer Nutrition is meticulously designed for soccer coaches and aspiring professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of the vital link between nutrition and athletic performance.

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What you’ll cover
  • Soccer nutrition & the role of the nutritionist
  • Endocrinology of Soccer Part 1: Hormonal & Performance Interactions & Practical Applications
  • Individualisation of soccer nutrition: from youth to adults
  • Soccer Training & Match Fueling
  • The effects of Ramadan & intermittent fasting on soccer performance
  • Soccer Nutrition for Extreme Conditions
  • Post-Match Nutritional Strategies: the role in recovery
  • Endocrinology of Soccer Part 2: Hormonal & Performance Interactions & Practical Applications
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Your tutors

All 16 tutors who present a module across the 3 courses in this pathway.

Dr. Sam McHaffieDr. Sam McHaffie
NutritionInjury Prevention

Energy balance and body composition in the women's game: nutritionist to Manchester City Women, after three years on England's youth pathway.

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Dr. Eirini ManthouDr. Eirini Manthou
NutritionInjury Prevention

Olympiacos' academy and U23 nutritionist, on fuelling, recovery and the food education a young player needs long before a first team asks for it.

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Matthew JonesMatthew Jones
NutritionInjury Prevention

Runs national-team nutrition for the UAE federation and consults for the Boston Celtics, so his examples come from two very different performance calendars.

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Virginia SantestebanVirginia Santesteban
NutritionInjury Prevention

Performance nutritionist to the Lidl-Trek cycling team, bringing fuelling, recovery and body-composition practice from endurance sport back into football.

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Dr. Adam OwenDr. Adam Owen
NutritionCoaching Principles

Went from playing at Wrexham to a UEFA Pro Licence and a doctorate; his subject is joining game model, training methodology and performance science up.

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Faisal AlshawaFaisal Alshawa
NutritionInjury Prevention

MSc from Loughborough, economics and kinesiology before that, and performance nutrition applied from Dubai, where he now leads product work.

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Dr. Lloyd ParkerDr. Lloyd Parker
Nutrition

Everton's first-team nutritionist for much of seven years there, and now leading performance nutrition at Aspire Academy in Doha.

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Jack ChristopherJack Christopher
NutritionStrength & Conditioning

Chelsea's academy has employed him since 2017, latterly as head of performance support, with a season on first-team sport science and nutrition.

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Helen BauhausHelen Bauhaus
NutritionInjury Prevention

Advises clubs and start-ups on supplements, public health and sports nutrition, and works now in medical product management in Switzerland.

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Dr. Liam AndersonDr. Liam Anderson
NutritionInjury Prevention

Assistant professor in applied exercise physiology at Birmingham, with a Liverpool John Moores doctorate and consultancy inside elite football.

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Margarita PosadaMargarita Posada
NutritionInjury Prevention

Writes the anthropometry software other nutritionists work in, founded Mexico's sports nutrition federation, and teaches athlete fuelling alongside both.

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Professor Nikos KoundourakisProfessor Nikos Koundourakis
Injury Prevention

Endocrinology of soccer - how hormonal and metabolic responses should shape training design - from two decades of conditioning work in the professional game.

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Diogo FerreiraDiogo Ferreira
NutritionInjury Prevention

Founded a Lisbon performance-nutrition consultancy after elite-club work: fuelling plans that survive travel, training load and match day.

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Professor Karim ChamariProfessor Karim Chamari
Injury PreventionTraining Methodology

Ramadan in soccer is his subject: what fasting does to hydration, glycogen, sleep and readiness, and how to rebuild the training week around it.

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Beatriz BoullosaBeatriz Boullosa
Nutrition

President of Mexico's sports nutrition federation since 2012, whose work is raising the professional standard of a field as much as feeding any one squad.

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Dr. Mayur RanchordasDr. Mayur Ranchordas
NutritionTraining Methodology

Nutrition consultancy at Wolves, Bolton and Aston Villa, carried back into a senior lectureship - fuelling and recovery built to survive a fixture list.

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What you get with your enrolment:

  • All three certified courses for one diploma price
  • Full lifetime access
  • Study online at your own pace
  • Certificate on completion of each course

Reviews from professional coaches

Steve McClaren
Steve McClarenManchester Utd
"This is by far the most innovative style of learning that I've seen in this digital era. The breadth of topics covered, combined with the level of detail and insights makes this a must learning environment for any coach who is working or wants to get into the game and progress to the highest levels."

Manchester Utd, Middlesborough, FC Twente, Wolfsburg, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, England

Ringo Wu
Ringo WuAFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate
ISSPF have managed to provide our soccer coaching staff within our college team with a 1st class opportunity to learn & apply some key performance coaching aspects. The opportunity to personally develop & track the staff’s progress through their assisted e-learning process is very impressive. I highly recommend the content as a must for all individuals tasked with the development of soccer players across all levels of the game."

Head of Physical Education & Sport, Nanwai Kings College Soccer Team, Jinkai District, Jiangsu, China

Kari Ukkonen
Kari UkkonenUEFA Professional License
Working with ISSPF as an educational partner has allowed us here at the Football Association the chance to provide CPD and continue to educate our coaches across a wide range of learning levels from our UEFA foundation levels through our UEFA Professional Licence. Offering our candidates, the chance to use both the ISSPF platform & specific soccer courses, is a huge advantage to us as an education provided within the game

Head of Coach Education, Football Association of Finland, UEFA, Helsinki, Finland

Vin Blaine
Vin BlaineCONCACAF
An experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the soccer industry & having developed across a range of sports psychology, match analysis, player development, and sports management – I feel the opportunity to integrate the e-learning facility available from ISSPF into as a federation, club or individual self-development level is of huge benefit. As a FIFA & CONCACAF Instructor & Director of Football I have rarely seen an educational tool as good as this to positively influence individuals across a range of key soccer topics.
Leo Lucas da Silva
Leo Lucas da SilvaLevel-2 License
Using the ISSPF learning facility has opened my eyes to the detail and incredible knowledge provided from an elite faculty of elite coach developers and soccer science educators. As an individual who continually wants to progress my coaching pathway, I think this might be the best solution to increase my awareness of all elements of the game. The large amount of content and lectures available has already, and will continue to improve me. Gaining the Foundation Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance was extremely to me.

Youth Academy Coach, Botafogo de Futebol, Brazil

Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex FergusonManchester United
Sports science, without question is the biggest, most important change in my lifetime. It has moved the game onto another level that maybe we never dreamt of all those years ago. Sports science has brought a whole new dimension to the game.

Aberdeen, Manchester United

Oriol Gonzales
Oriol GonzalesUEFA Professional License
Living abroad to work as a soccer coach has its difficulties in terms of coach education provision due to travel and time commitments. Being able to access the ISSPF platform has allowed me not only to maximise my spare time from a self-development perspective, but we have also been able to gain certifications & qualifications as a club across all elements of the game. From our senior squad staff to the academy staff, ISSPF is a fundamental education tool for our club development strategy.”

Head Coach & Technical Director, Angkor Tigers FC, Asian Champions League, Cambodian Superleague, Cambodia

Jingze Quan
Jingze QuanAFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate
Being able to develop the coaching staff throughout the club here in Eagles River FC is a large part of my role within the club. Having come across ISSPF and now using the e-learning platform for our English-speaking Chinese coaching, and medical staff we have been able to improve our focus and upgrade some key elements within the organisation. As a large grassroots club here within the province, we feel using ISSPF as an educational partnership is of huge benefit”

Director of Youth Development Coaching, Eagles River FC, Yanbian, Jilin, China

Woody Jacobs
Woody JacobsSAFA Level 1 Diploma
Working as both Assistant Manager with elite players of our national team, I have been able to directly take a lot of content and thought provoking ideas from the content on view within ISSPF and use them to the benefit of our national players. Furthermore, I am delighted to say that we are now integrating the ISSPF online courses into our coach development program to uplift the whole coaching education aspects of our nation.

Assistant Manager & Coach Developer, Namibian National Soccer Association, Namibia

Susan Lockyear
Susan LockyearFFA Advanced Coaching License
As the game develops within the professional women’s game & also filters down within the girl’s academy programs across the world, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving the developmental aspects of the game in this area. To be able to link as an educational partnership with ISSPF is a huge part of our federation soccer development strategy, and as we can now offer a range of online content, certification qualifications and courses from a range of leading professionals – we have already seen a direct enhancement across our coaching content and performance department delivery.

Head Coach & Technical Director, Canberra State County FA, Australia

Lorenzo Francini
Lorenzo FranciniMSc
As a fitness coach and sport scientist working at the elite level of the female game, I feel that ISSPF and their integration of both applied and academic quality is something that will be of huge importance for people within our industry. ISSPF have manage to accumulate a faculty of leaders across soccer science, medical & coaching science that will enable them to educate people from a very insightful and practitioning way.

Head of Performance, AC Milan, Women’s Division, Italy

Peter McDonnell
Peter McDonnellUEFA A License
The layers of content within ISSPF is in a league of it's on when considering CPD options for coaches of all levels. Having explored many avenues through my own coaching journey, the detail embedded in the courses really lends itself to closing the gap between the integrated knowledge across the fields of Sports Science and the actual application of the skills on the field. Being able to learn from many experts, across a global faculty, affords me the ability to step into their professional world and soak in the abundant knowledge they have, all in my own time.

Assistant Soccer Coach – The University of Maine

Claudio Donatelli
Claudio Donatelli
ISSPF have been able to seamlessly provide all individuals with an interest in team sports and specifically soccer with the chance to learn from some of the best people in their key research areas. Developing throughout my career as a fitness & conditioning expert and applying the scientific principles of training at the elite level of the soccer, I feel being able to use the e-learning strategy within ISSPF challenges and adds further credibility to my working practices. I highly recommend individuals from all learning levels to tap into the fantastic resource available here.

Performance & Fitness Coach Italian National Team

Tony Merola
Tony MerolaUEFA A License
Never before have I seen a unique set of soccer specific performance & coaching specialists under one banner and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to learn within the comfort of my own home. Being part of the educational partnership program with ISSPF has opened up a new & time efficient way for both myself as Technical Director, and my club coaching and fitness staff to up skill and develop as coaches.

Boys ECNL Director – Tulsa Soccer Club, USA

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Masters Certificate in Soccer Nutrition
25 hrs learningAdvanced

Masters Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

This Masters Certificate in Soccer Nutrition is meticulously designed for soccer coaches and aspiring professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of the vital link between nutrition and athletic performance.

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Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition
16 hrs learningFoundation

Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

The Foundation Certificate in Soccer Nutrition provides an introduction to soccer nutrition and the fueling required to maximise player performance and recovery while reducing the risk of injuries.

View Details
Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition
22 hrs learningIntermediate

Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition

This Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Nutrition course introduces you to advanced concepts in soccer specific nutrition, providing in-depth knowledge and best practices as applied at elite clubs to maximise player performance, preparation and recovery.

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