Nutrition is one of those topics that can be hard to navigate. There is a lot of conflicting information available through social media channels that can make it hard sometimes to know what is correct and what is not. 

Generally speaking, you can’t go too wrong with a diet rich in whole foods and vegetables while at the same time understanding that eliminating entire food groups from your diet can put you at risk of low energy availability. Low energy availability can not only have implications for our sporting performance, but also many facets of our health (read more HERE).

In Football, like all sports, it is important that we are not only eating enough day in and day out for the training that we are doing, but also eating the right kind of macronutrients at the right time. Being mindful of what and when we are eating can help us boost performance and recovery.

New Zealand Football’s Player Welfare team are here to help our football communities learn, understand and apply nutritional principles for our footballers, taking the latest football specific research and consultation with HPSNZ Dieticians. To learn more, book a nutrition workshop for your club, or register for our free national Nutrition for Football Webinar this month.

National Nutrition for Football Webinar 

• Monday 24^th May 7:00-8:00pm, register HERE

For club based nutrition workshops contact:

• Louise Trappitt (Waikato) louise.trappitt@nzfootball.co.nz
• David Rayner (Bay of Plenty) David.rayner@nzfootball.co.nz