SD-USA Goals
- Apply the science of sports nutrition to fuel fitness and performance
- Provide guidance in safe and effective sports nutrition practices
- Provide opportunities for education and professional growth of members
(workshops, presentations, e-learning)
- Provide technical assistance to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for the Board Certification as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) credential. A Sports Dietetics Specialty Examination Workgroup (SSEW), composed of SCAN members, participates in the following:
- Develop items for the CSSD specialty examination
- Recommend sports nutrition references for CDR's sports nutrition reference list
- Recommend sports dietitians to serve on the SSEW
- Assist CDR in promoting the CSSD credential
- Maintain and expand the SD-USA subunit
- Recruit and retain members
- Maintain a member database
- Enlist member volunteers for SD-USA activities
- Communicate with members via listserv, Web site, SD-USA Score e-newsletter, and SCAN'S PULSE newsletter
- Maintain sports nutrition offerings on SCAN’s Web site
- Sports Nutrition Fact Sheets
- Sports Nutrition Career Tip Sheet
- Sports nutrition education programs (sports nutrition courses/programs)
- Sports nutrition books and resources (public and professional)
- Student Corner that highlights student accomplishments
- Educate sports RDs regarding the ADA Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians in Sports Dietetics
- Communicate with academic institutions offering sports nutrition courses/programs
- Update program directors regarding sports nutrition education and the CSSD credential
- Invite student participation in SCAN’s Student Corner
- Network with sports medicine, sports nutrition, and sports organizations on a national and international level, and with the food and fitness industries
- Build sponsorships and partnerships