High School Sports Nutrition!  Allison Maurer is back on the podcast! Allison joined Sports RD Snippets back in June 2021 talking all about her role with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Today we talk about her current role as a sports dietitian and strength coach at the high school level! Allison has great advice on the best strategies to get your foot in the door, her take on work life balance, and why working at the high school level is so rewarding! Allison Maurer is a veteran sports dietitian with more than 20 years of experience fueling athletes from high school, collegiate, to professional athletes.  She is the Associate Athletic Director of Student Health and Wellness at Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.  There, she oversees strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, and works closely with sports medicine on a daily basis.  She is the strength coach for baseball, softball, wrestling and girls and boys basketball, teaches sports nutrition courses, a speed/agility/plyometric class and girls weight training.  Maurer conducts team and individual nutrition counseling for all teams and individual athletes as needed.   Previously, Maurer was the Director of Sports Nutrition and Fueling with the Pittsburgh Pirates where she oversaw nutrition operations from the major league team all the way through the Dominican Academy.  She was responsible for planning team meals on the road and executing performance nutrition for athletes.  Performance nutrition included weight gain/loss, injury recovery nutrition, recovery nutrition for pitchers, hydration testing, body composition testing and sleep.   Before that, Maurer spent nearly nine years as the Sports Dietitian at the University of Tennessee (2007-2016) where she oversaw the performance nutrition for all sports. She performed cooking demos, grocery store tours, taught an undergraduate sports nutrition class, did team talks and individual nutrition consultations.  She also performed body composition testing and supervised a staff of 15 undergraduate and RD interns.   From 2004-2007, Maurer was the Sports Dietitian and an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Colorado, Boulder (2004-2007).  She assisted in the weight room with football and conducted the strength training for cheer, dance, men’s and women’s golf and women’s tennis.   Maurer served on the board of directors for The Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) for 6 years.  She is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD), and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS).   She received her undergraduate degree in dietetics from Olivet Nazarene University and her masters in nutrition from Georgia State University.  She currently resides in Knoxville, Tennessee with her three boys, Manuel (Manny, 17), Emilio (15), and Nico (12) This episode is sponsored by 2before Performance Nutrition and Cheribundi  ✅ Check out the website www.sportsrdsnippets.com to learn more on how I can help you!  This podcast is sponsored by 2Before Performance Nutrition! Use code RDSNIPPETS30 at checkout for 30% off product online at www.2before.com  Use code RDSNIPPETS20 for 20% off all orders at cheribundi.com.  Sports dietitians and their teams can order at additional reduced team pricing and free shipping online at proshop.cheribundi.com or by contacting Dan Sagers at [email protected]