Performance-based nutrition coaching for hockey players
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Nutrition Coaching for Hockey Players
Proven sports nutrition strategies and science-backed information specifically designed for busy, on-the-go hockey players. The Hockey Nutrition Blueprint is the key to unlocking the full potential of a young athlete.
Team Nutrition Workshops
Elevate your team’s on-ice performance with our tailored nutrition workshops. Discover the vital link between nutrition, peak performance, and overall health. Gain insights into the practices that drive success on the ice while promoting longevity.
Brand & Media Partnerships
I partner with brands as an expert with influence through spokesperson work, consulting, content creation, and other types of media work.
Hello, I’m Melissa, your nutrition coach
I’m a Certified Holistic Nutritionist in the Ottawa area. A lifelong athlete, I specialize in sports nutrition and mainly work with teen and adolescent hockey players in my virtual private practice.
My mission is to help the next generation of hockey players optimize their diets and health so they can perform their best on and off the ice and avoid the mistakes I made growing up that cut my playing career short.
With a prioritization of performance over aesthetics, my coaching programs are designed to help teen athletes achieve their personal best in the most sustainable and health-supporting way possible.
I’m also a freelance writer and partner with brands as a consultant and spokesperson. In fact, before becoming a nutritionist, I earned diplomas in broadcast journalism and sports journalism. I have completed and written dozens of media interviews and freelance articles for media outlets and ghostwritten hundreds of articles and pieces of content for brands and other health professionals.
I was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Health Experts by OptiMYz Magazine four years in a row.
Who I Work With as a Hockey Nutrition Coach
My performance-based nutrition coaching programs and workshops are designed for teen and adolescent hockey players and teams in development programs who are looking to reach their highest potential.
- U15-U18 A, AA, and AAA hockey players and teams
- U22-Elite female hockey players and teams
- OHL, WHL, QMJHL
- AHL and NHL, PWHL
- Educational support for coaches and parents
- Obstacle course race athletes
- 15-18 year-old athletes who want to compete at their highest potential
My nutrition programs are NOT for athletes who:
- Are looking for restrictive diet plans, strict calorie counting, or macro tracking
- Are only interested in a one-time nutrition appointment
- Are only looking to achieve weight loss or body composition goals
- Are in an active or recently diagnosed eating disorder
- Have a medical condition that requires medical nutrition therapy
I’ve known Melissa for many years, both as an athlete and as a professional performance-based nutritionist. If you are a young, developing athlete or an experienced athlete looking to increase your athletic/sports performance through nutrition, Melissa’s professionalism, knowledge, and experience as a former athlete will undoubtedly help and guide you to your next level.
– Tony Carbonette, Head Coach, Ottawa Jr 67s AAA U14