Dr Christopher Rosimus

SportD, MSc, SENR

Chris is a registered sports and exercise nutritionist with over 12 years’ experience providing performance nutrition support to elite, professional and recreational athletes. As Head of Men’s Performance Nutrition at the Foodball Association, Chris is in charge of making sure players get the right fuel for optimum performance on the pitch.  

Education & Qualifications

Chris is a registered sports and exercise nutritionist with over 12 years’ experience providing performance nutrition support to elite, professional and recreational athletes. Chris is currently the Head of Performance Nutrition at the English Football Association, where he is responsible for the strategic direction of performance nutrition across the men’s pathway whilst maintaining direct delivery to the senior teams. 

Prior to the FA, Chris spent six years with the English Institute of Sport (EIS) as Performance Nutritionist for the England Cricket team and has previously provided nutrition support to England Squash, Leicester City F.C, Aston Villa F.C, Nottingham Forest F.C and ONE Pro cycling, alongside a part-time lecturing position on sports nutrition with Manchester Metropolitan University. 

Prior to joining the EIS, Chris was a performance nutrition intern at IMG Academies in Florida and worked as a nutritionist in Abu Dhabi with Manchester United Soccer Schools. Alongside this, Chris has a football coaching background and currently holds UEFA qualifications. Chris has committed to enhancing his professional education and has recently completed a professional doctorate in sports and exercise science.

Abstracts

  • Rosimus C, Currell K (2013). The development, feasibility, and efficacy of hydration guidelines in cricket. Br J Sports Med 2013;47: e4 doi:10.1136/bjsports- 2013-093073.42.

The development, feasibility, and efficacy of hydration guidelines in cricket

Review Articles 

  • Rosimus C (2014). The impact of nutrition on performance, recovery, and body composition of cricketers. ECRONICON.

Book Chapters

  • The Science of Squash. Rosimus C, Shreeve, S. (2015). Performance Nutrition – Applying the science. The Science of Squash.

Case Studies 

  • Rosimus C (2017). The impact of a nutritional intervention on body composition, Vitamin D status and physical performance of a professional female squash player. The International Journal of Sports and Exercise Nutrition and Metabolism.

Case Study: The Effect of Nutritional Intervention on Body Composition and Physical Performance of a Female Squash Player in: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 28 Issue 3 (2018) (humankinetics.com)

Original Research

  • Sam Mchaffie, Rosimus C (2023). Under-Fuelling for the Work Required? Assessment of Dietary Practices and Physical Loading of Adolescent Female Soccer Players during an Intensive. Nutrients.                          
  • Sam Mchaffie, Rosimus C (2023). Normalising the conversation: a qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of menstrual health support within elite female soccer. Sci Med Football.   

Under-Fuelling for the Work Required? Assessment of Dietary Practices and Physical Loading of Adolescent Female Soccer Players during an Intensive International Training and Game Schedule - PMC (nih.gov)

  • James C Morehen, Christopher Rosimus (2022). Energy Expenditure of Female International Standard Soccer Players: A Doubly Labeled Water Investigation. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Energy Expenditure of Female International Standard Soccer Players: A Doubly Labeled Water Investigation

  • Sam Mchaffie, Rosimus C (2022). Carbohydrate fear, skinfold targets and body image issues: A qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of the nutrition culture within elite female soccer. Science and Medicine in Football                                                                            

Full article: Carbohydrate fear, skinfold targets and body image issues: a qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of the nutrition culture within elite female soccer (tandfonline.com)

  • Rosimus C (2022). What makes an effective performance nutritionist within elite sport? Taylor & Francis Online              

What makes a performance nutritionist effective within elite sport? 

Contact information

LinkedIn: Dr Christopher Rosimus

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