Course description:
This certificate program has been designed for fitness nutrition advisors, wellness coaches, nutritionists, and health care professionals dealing with sports and athletes. Sports nutrition is the science and skill of applying nutrition and diet to sports to achieve optimal athletic performance. Students learn about the nutritional needs of physically active individuals, manipulating the energy systems in the body in favor of peak performance and application of nutraceuticals in sports. It also covers substance abuse in sports.
The program consists of 17 selected lectures with a total of 68 hours to complete. See the curriculum below.
Time Limit:
The time limit to complete this program is 3 months from account activation. What happens if a student fails to complete his/her program in the assigned time limit? Please refer to sections II and III of the CAASN Terms and Conditions.
Prerequisites: individuals with certificate of CAASN Fitness Nutrition, wellness coaches, personal fitness trainers, health care professionals, nutritionists and dieticians are qualified for the CAASN Sports Nutrition Level 1 program.
Tuition fee: $620.00
Sign Up Procedures:
1) Check Your Eligibility:
Check prerequisites to see whether you are eligible for the program.
2) Submit the Application Form:
Fill out the application form and send it along with supporting documents via email. The academy will review your application form and notify you within 48 hours whether you have been approved for the program. If you do not see any emails from the academy in your inbox after 48 hours, please check your Spam or Bulk mail Folder. Click below to download the Application Form
3) Account Activation:
Upon approval, your account will be created on the CAASN Student Portal and you will be notified of account activation. You can log in to your account on the CAASN Student Portal. However, you will not have access to video lectures until the academy receives the tuition fee.
4) Paying Tuition Fee:
You must pay the tuition fee through PayPal. The academy must receive the payment within 10 days of the account activation. If the academy does not receive the payment within 10 days of the account activation, your application form will be discarded and your account will be deleted from the system.
5) Assigning Your Program:
Upon payment confirmation from PayPal which may take a few hours, your program will be assigned to your account, allowing you to have access to video lectures. Attention: the payment is non-refundable when your program is assigned.
Curriculum for CAASN Sports Nutrition Level 1 Course |
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Selected Lectures |
Subjects |
Selected Lectures |
Subjects |
6 |
Energy systems, part 1 |
46 |
Sports supplementation, part 3 |
7 |
Energy systems, part 2 |
49 |
Nutrition in female athletes |
14 |
Protein powders, part 1 |
64 |
Carbohydrate loading for competition |
15 |
Protein powders, part 2 |
68 |
Sports nutrition in sports injuries |
33 |
Doping in sports, part 1 |
74 |
Nutritional approach to vegetarian athletes |
34 |
Doping in sports, part 2 |
75 |
Endurance athletes diet |
43 |
Childhood obesity |
76 |
Strength athletes diet |
44 |
Sports supplementation, part 1 |
89 |
Cardiopulmonary response to exercise |
45 |
Sports supplementation, part 2 |