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What others are saying about Dave Ellis’Fueling Tactics® sports nutrition system
Sports dietitian and strength coach Dave Ellis has been refining and field-testing his three-step Fueling Tactics®sports nutrition system for 25 years now and in the summer of ’06 released his nutrition system on DVD for the first time (see www.fuelingtactics.com - a one-hour version for athletes and a two-hour version for coaches and teachers). Ellis directed nutrition services during the University of Nebraska’s three national championship football seasons in 1994, ’95 and ’97. And he was on board when the New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl capping off their 2004 season, but as you can see from the quotes below Dave’s practice now spans every aspect of sports:
“A well organized approach to educating and feeding athletes can make a difference, especially at the highest levels of sport. Dave’s Fueling Tactics system is a time-tested performer.” --Head coach Bill Belichick, three-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots “We knew early in Dave's career that he could help us sell athletes on the value of nutrition. He has endless curiosity in this area. Dave was a big part of our three national championship teams.” --U.S. Congressman Tom Osborne (Neb.); Head Football Coach (1973-97) at the University of Nebraska "When we were ready to evolve our nutrition and body composition services for basketball we brought in a professional in Dave Ellis. Dave's ability to work with all aspects of our organization was evident starting with the positive changes made in our travel meals. Being able to work with administration, sports medicine and strength and conditioning is key in making changes that really work and Dave has the experience to navigate them all." --Lute Olson, Head Basketball Coach, University of Arizona “It's great to see the evolution in Dave's nutrition system over the years. It's obvious that he keeps up with the research as well as the trends that top athletes and coaches are exposed to. Dave has become one of the true Professionals in his field." --Barry Alvarez, Athletic Director & Former Football Coach, University of Wisconsin Athletics “Dave Ellis is one of the few people that a head coach can put in front of the entire team with confidence that he’s going to deliver concise messages with credibility. Few people in sports have been behind the scenes of more organizations, and he’s learned something from all of them.” --Bob Stoops, Head Football Coach, University of Oklahoma “Dave has always been able to communicate complex nutrition concepts to athletes with the energy it takes to keep their attention. Dave is one of the few in the field with the credibility to influence athletes at every level of competition.” --Jerry Schmidt, Head Strength Coach, University of Oklahoma “I’ve witnessed from day one how Dave’s been blazing a trail in sports nutrition and strength training. He always seems to be ahead of the curve. He’s the only person I know who has a system to determine athletes’ weight-carrying capacity. Knowing the limitations of an athlete’s frame adds much needed objectivity in determining the position an athlete may be best suited to play.” --Frank Solich, Head Football Coach, Ohio University “Dave was one of the first to realize there could be diminishing returns when adding body weight to athletes, even if it was lean weight. As an orthopedic surgeon, that kind of insight, which came early in Dave's career, is characteristic of his overall success. Dave is an innovator!” --Pat Clare, Head Orthopedic Surgeon, University of Nebraska Athletics Orthopedic Group “As an N.B.A. strength coach it is very important to determine the optimal body weights of our players. The unique frames of NBA athletes make it particularly challenging but Dave has devised an objective method of determining frame size that looks at skeletal parameters beyond height. The end result is a customized, easy to use nutrition program that lays the foundation for optimized athletic performance." --John Murray, Strength Coach, Golden State Warriors “It's great to find someone who delivers a message that athletes can wrap their arms around. Dave presented data in a sex specific manner so that our female athletes related to it and were motivated by it. We saw immediate results because our athletes listened!” --Sherri Coale, Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of Oklahoma "Dave has the experience and credibility to have an immediate impact with athletes. However, his ability to connect with them in an organized and highly informative way is what has kept our athletes talking about his Fueling Tactics system long after his visit. He is an asset we plan to continue to use with our football team well into the future. As a matter of fact, we plan on sharing him with all our athletics teams at Boston College." --Todd Rice, Head Strength Coach, Boston College “Dave’s 3-step Fueling Tactics system helps athletes outwork the competition with the power of food! Fueling Tactics is a program we are introducing to our USA Hockey athletes in 2006.” --Mark Tabrum, Director of Coaching Education, USA Hockey "Dave is one of the few Sports Dietitians who can illustrate how professional athletes routinely gain muscle in a safe and ethical fashion. Young male and female athletes need to hear this message so they don't lose perspective on just how many athletes are doing it right.” --Don Hooton, Founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation (www.taylorhooton.org) “Both my wife and I were immediately impressed with Dave's down-to-earth approach and motivational style. He has vast experience and stays on top of the latest research.” --Mike Wahle, All Pro Offensive Lineman, Carolina Panthers “Dave’s counsel and advice on nutrition and supplementation has been greatly valued by the Professional Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coaches Society.” --Tim Maxey, Cleveland Indians Strength & Conditioning Coach “If you’re looking for state of the art research and application in the areas of nutrition, metabolism, body composition and frame estimation, the leader in the field is clearly Dave Ellis.” --Paul Golberg, MS, RD, CSCS, Strength/Dietitian, Colorado Avalanche “In all my years of being around athletics I have never heard a nutrition message that is more grounded and easy to understand than Dave's. It's a message that is applicable to everyone, not just athletes. Americans in general need the wake-up call that Dave's Fueling Tactics system delivers.” --Brian Boitano, Olympic Gold Medalist, Professional Figure Skater "I send athletes and coaches to Dave to benefit from his extremely professional and effective Fueling Tactics system, and the results have been outstanding. For those whose schedules don't yet permit for them to consult with Dave personally, I provide them a copy of his DVD and poster, which is an easily understood, excellent educational tool. I highly recommend Fueling Tactics System as a key component to athletic success." --Neil M. Cornrich, NC Sports, LLC “Dave’s depth of knowledge and practical application of sports nutrition is at the world class level. He can go from cellular metabolism to “coaching” athletes about a food first approach in the same breath. That is what makes Dave an invaluable resource to the athletic community.” --Michael Barnes, National Strength & Conditioning Association, Director of Education “A lot of people talk about sports nutrition, but few practice it on a full time basis. Even fewer have done it for 25 years! Dave is the real deal and has been doing it longer than anyone in the business." --Rob Skinner, Director of Sports Nutrition, Georgia Tech Athletics “I don't know of any other sports dietitian who practices at the competitive level of sports that Dave does. He has the practical expertise that can actually help us determine what direction we need to take some of our clinical research. Dave often knows what works long before we have the data to validate it. If Dave says it works for his athletes, you can bet he has first hand knowledge." --Wayne Askew, PhD, Professor and Director, Division of Nutrition, College of Health, University of Utah “Few people outside the highest levels of sport get to witness Dave behind the scenes. Having seen his practice evolve over the years, and having tracked his successes, it’s clear to me that his methods have become highly refined, and that he offers one-of-a-kind expertise that you simply won’t find anywhere else." --Mitchell Kanter, Director of Nutrition, Cargill Inc. "Dave's 25+ years in the sports nutrition world are unsurpassed; I don't know anybody in the sports nutrition world who is better connected or grounded on the realities of feeding athletes than Dave Ellis. You can always get a realistic perspective on what works with Dave which has made him a valuable advisor with my practice as a Sports Dietitian." --Christopher R. Mohr, PhD, RD, Ownder www.MohrResults.com “Dave is light years ahead of anyone in sports nutrition. His Fueling tactics are a unique blend of cutting edge nutritional science and 25 years of personal experimentation with feeding athletes. His basic and applied knowledge on nutrition, metabolism, and performance is unmatched – Dave is the total package when it comes to optimally feeding athletes.” --Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD Nutrition and Exercise Researcher, University of Connecticut "We have gotten a great deal of mileage out of Dave's Advanced Fueling Tactics DVD as a class room educational tool or just by playing it in areas where the athletes congregate. It's a message they need to hear over and over. The ability to send a copy of the Fundamental Fueling Tactics DVD home to educate those cooking for the athletes is also key in closing the circle.” --Zach Duval, General Manager, Explosive Edge Training, Omaha NE
Applied Sports Nutritionist Dave Ellis, RD, CSCS, Level V USA Hockey Coach
ExperienceDave Ellis is an accomplished Sports Dietitian and President of Sports Alliance, which provides consulting services to athletics and the food industry. Dave has earned a reputation as a pioneer and leader in the field of applied sports nutrition and is celebrating his 25th year of practice athletics in 2006. • As the Director of Performance Nutrition support services at the collegiate level (20 years combined – Nebraska & Wisconsin), Ellis orchestrated the most highly evolved performance nutrition and body composition support service models in the country. • Since starting his private practice in July '01, Ellis now mentors many of the leading practitioners in sports nutrition while still working directly with a distinguished list of Olympic, professional and collegiate clients. • Dave also authors a column for USA Hockey Magazine and is the “Preferred provider of nutrition and body composition services” for USA Hockey. • In addition to being a Registered Dietitian (RD) Dave is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Master Level V USA Hockey Certified Coach. • Dave also Chairs the Nutrition, Metabolism & Body Composition Special Interest Group of the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is an advisor to the Professional Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coaches Society (PBSCCS) Advisory Board, USADA and the Taylor Hooton Foundation. • Dave has produced a series of DVD’s (Advanced and Fundamental Fueling Tactics®) to help his clients visualize and take home the key points behind his three step feeding system (see www.fuelingtactics.com). Experience = CredibilityThere is a reason why athletes listen to Ellis. He has worked with some of the nations most successful football coaches who have implemented his frame assessment and three step Fuelingtactics® system and has been part of four National Championships and one Super Bowl victory. • Starting with Tom Osborne (Nebraska) '82, Alvarez (Wisconsin) '90, Osborne (Back to NE) '94, Solich (NE) '99, B.Stoops (Oklahoma) '01, Bohl (N.D.S.U.) ‘03, M. Stoops (Arizona) '03, Tressel (Ohio State) '04, Belichick (Patriots) '04, DeBerry (Air Force) '04, Groh (Virginia) ’05, Solich (Ohio U) ’05 and Jim Mora (Atlanta Falcons) ’06, Tom O’Brien (Boston College) ’06, and Bret Bielema (Wisconsin) ‘06. For sure Dave's experience with football athletes runs deep! Agents and professional athletes routinely contract Dave to work one on one, which allows Dave a broad perspective as he visits many organizations including most of the top training centers where athletes prepare for their entry into the professional ranks. • Dave's exposures with sports other then football are also quite diverse: '94 World Cup (Yachting); '01 USA Hockey; '02 Hendrick Motors (NASCAR); '02 Cleveland Indians (MLB); '02 Phoenix Coyotes (NHL);’03 North Dakota Hockey; '04 Lute Olson (UAZ Hoops); '04 Golden State Warriors (NBA), '05 Colorado Avalanche (NHL), ’05 Santa Clara Basketball, ’05 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), ’06 Oklahoma Men & Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics & Track, ’06 Colorado Rockies (MLB),’06 United States Olympic Training Centers (USOTC), ’06 San Diego Padres (MLB), ’06 Atlanta Thrashers (NHL), ’06 University of Wisconsin Basketball and Hockey, ’06 University of Maine Hockey, ’06 Boston College Basketball and Hockey and ’06 Dallas Stars (NHL). In The News, Awards & ServicesDave is a very dynamic speaker and recruiter whose work was recently featured in the NY Times twice in June of 2006) and Sporting News (6/17/05). Dave is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Human Nutrition Department and recipient of the New Achiever Award by the alumni of the college in 2001. For a copy of Dave’s Fueling Tactics® DVD’s & 3 Step Poster go online to www.fuelingtactics.com. Dave can be reached for speaking engagements or interviews at 402/250/5406 o via email... dave_ellis@mac.comPersonal Information:
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