Veteran Sports RD Alert!! Allison Maurer shares her take on the biggest mistakes early Sports RD’s make in their career and she also shares some breaking news you won’t want to miss! Allison Maurer is a veteran sports dietitian with more than 16 years of experience fueling athletes from high school, collegiate, to professional athletes.  She is the Director of Sports Nutrition and Fueling with the Pittsburgh Pirates where she works with the Major League team all the way through the players at the Academy in the Dominican Republic. In the off-season, Allison teaches sports nutrition at Knoxville Catholic High School and volunteers with the football team as a strength and conditioning coach. Previously, 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.  Some of her duties included body composition testing on athletes, individual and team nutrition education, grocery shopping trips, cooking demonstrations and traveling with various sports to plan and manage meals on the road. Before the University of Tennessee, Maurer was the Sports Dietitian and an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Colorado, Boulder (2004-2007) where she trained men’s and women’s golf, women’s tennis, cheer and dance and was an assistant with football. 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), a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT), Level I ISAK certified,and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Maurer resides in Knoxville, Tennessee with her three boys Manuel (Manny) (14), Emilio (11) and Nico (8) This episode is sponsored by Momentous!  Momentous would like to invite anyone interested in their pro portal to provide this audience the highest level of value, where you’ll get 30% off and free ground shipping on orders over $50. If you’d to take advantage of this offer, please contact Annie Hogan Lowry, Chris DiSanto, or Jenna Stangland to take advantage of this offer. Visit their website at livemomentous.com to learn more about their products.