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Tom Coughlin is a Consultant Nutritionist based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
His work focuses primarily on optimising physical performance and health in athletes and teams through education, environmental design and behavioural psychology.
Tom has worked with various physical performance departments to implement nutritional operations, strategy and advance performance.
Moreover, he has helped a number of higher education institutions to educate and upskill their students on Sports Science, Nutrition & Physiology courses.
Tom has previously led Performance Nutrition for the Scottish Rugby Union, and is currently consulting with Edinburgh Rugby and Hibernian Football Club to lead their Performance Nutrition programmes.
Education
Loughborough University
University of Stirling
University of the Highlands & Islands
Qualifications
Sports & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr)
Member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS)
Masters of Science in Sport & Exercise Nutrition (MSc)
Bachelors of Arts with honours in Sport & Psychology (BAhons)
UK Anti-Doping Educator (UKADe)
“Securing and increasing Tom's contact time was one of my highest priorities. Tom has the rare ability to coach nutrition. He takes time to understand the players’ motivations and constraints around nutrition and then delivers education, advice, and messages in a highly bespoke manner. Moreover, Tom has a completely unique approach to evaluating his impact with athletes, I had never experienced this level of self-reflection and creativity with a nutritionist.”
— George Petrakos (Head of Athletic Performance, New England Free Jacks USA)
“I’ve worked with Tom for a number of years now. He’s been a huge part of developing the environment at the National Team, which has been a real game changer. His knowledge of nutrition and what he does for the team is a major asset.”
— Stuart Hogg (International Rugby Player)
“Tom has a unique but highly effective skill set. Working in pro sports presents challenges that need those working in these environments to engage in and thrive on. Tom’s balance between nutrition science, behavioural change and practicality is not the norm, but should be. It’s Tom’s character that allows him to connect to multiple levels within an organisation but more importantly a variety of players from different cultures - which is now the landscape in professional sport.”
— Brad Mayo (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Hurricanes NZ)
“We brought Tom in as a Consultant during my time in Scotland. It was clear from the start that he was an essential part of our performance team. Tom implemented a quality nutrition programme which had massive impact on our environment and success during that season.”
— Phil Healey (Head of Athletic Performance, The Blues NZ & All Blacks NZ)
“I have loved working with Tom for the last 4 years. His knowledge and strategies have worked for me time after time, improving my body's performance and recovery. Leading to me bouncing back from games and injuries quicker and improved.”
— Zander Fagerson (International Rugby Player)
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