The Sports Nutrition Playbook

About The Sports Nutrition Playbook

The Sports Nutrition Playbook Podcast is a play-by-play on sports nutrition for youth athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, and parents. Full of practical, easy-to-use fueling strategies, tips, and examples, the podcasts dials in on all things sports nutrition as it relates to fueling, performance, and recovery day in and day out.

Publisher

Amy Goodson

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 May 2023

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Ep 92 Money Before It Shows Up: Preparing Young Athletes for Financial Success

   What happens when an 18-year-old suddenly has more money than they’ve ever seen, and no one has taught them what to do with it? Financial advisor, UVA professor, and author Tom Henske has spent nearly three decades helping families and athletic departments answer that question, and he calls the risk “Sudden Wealth Syndrome.” It isn’t reserved for pro contracts or million-dollar deals. It can hit with a first NIL check, a scholarship, or a first real paycheck, and it explains why smart, hardwo...

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Ep 91 Fueling the Messy Middle

   In Episode 91, sports dietitian Amy Goodson tackles the “messy middle” of the fall sports season, the point when early excitement has faded, fatigue is building, and playoffs are still ahead. She shares three strategies to help athletes finish strong: keep fueling in step with training demands, make recovery a daily priority, and build a playoff fueling plan before the pressure hits. The episode wraps with a challenge for athletes to recommit to one nutrition habit that has slipped since the ...

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Ep 90 Using Body Composition Feedback Without Creating Food Fear

   In this episode, Andrew Menechian, founder of Peak Performance coaching in Sydney and a 12+ year veteran of the fitness industry, explores how coaches, parents, and trainers can use body composition feedback as a powerful tool—without triggering food fear or unhealthy body image concerns. You'll discover why scale weight is a misleading metric, when body composition data actually serves an athlete versus when it creates unnecessary pressure, and how to recognize the subtle signs that someone ...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

108,462

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

68

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