Sophie Conroy , High Performance Nutritionist, Galway GAA & Connacht Rugby Academy
Episode #50
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Sophie Conroy , High Performance Nutritionist, Galway GAA & Academy Performance Nutritionist at Connacht Rugby ***Welcome back everyone to Episode 50.
First of all i would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the support of the podcast so far!! i hope you have gained some value from it and that it has helped in some small way to keep the coaching fire burning for you!!
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In this episode i had a chance to with the fantastic Nutritionist SOPHIE CONROY.
Sophie is currently working as a High Performance Nutritionst with both the Galway Mens Senior GAA team as well as Connacht Rugby Academy based in Galway.
Sophie is a phenomenal resource for all things Nutrition and we got a chance to talk about a number of really interesting topics.
With her experience of working with the likes of Tipperary GAA, Kildare GAA & Hockey Ireland as well as her background in Sports Science and her achievement of The IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition she has a huge amount of knowledge of how both athletes and Regular people can benefit from an improved relationship with food!!
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- Her background & her current work.
- Challenges she has encountered while working with high level GAA and Rugby teams.
- Recommendations & Strategies for Athletes who are looking to improve their performance and how implement them in a straight forward way.
- The Power of Social Media and how we should approach it when we are looking for good Healthy Nutrition Education .
- Why Creative Thinking can be the key to effective nutrition education when working with a club team.
- How to promote and build a healthy nutrition approach and environment when working with Athletes and Teams.
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To find out more about Sophie check out the link below.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-conroy-52190199/
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It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Sophie and she brought up some great ideas that we can all use i think to improve our own relationships towards food .
Thanks so much for taking the time Sophie and Best of luck with Galway & Connacht .
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
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