https://www.sports-alliance.info/work daily 1.0 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1532437945655-VR0CG4BXCXS4PYC0J3PZ/Screen+Shot+2017-06-29+at+7.44.36+AM.png Sports Resume There is no school for working in sports other than real life experience. This page is a snapshot of four decades+ of work in sports that have given me a very unique perspective on the world of high performance fueling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1631643403476-98WISNLZC0CRV5NW5DAB/index.png Sports Resume - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1388987567313-D46YMC223OS2OM25CYXG/Screen+Shot+2014-01-05+at+10.52.05+PM.png Sports Resume - '06 Sportsfolio Concept Advising When we moved to Colorado Springs in '04 everyone just assumed it was to work with the US Olympic Training Center in some capacity, but I had learned some time ago about the funding limits of Olympic employment and so that was never part of my intentions when relocating. I was actually looking for a good airline hub to fly from and while I found that in Denver, my family was more comfortable with Colorado Springs as a location to live. The only paid anything I have ever done with the USOTC was in '06 when Karen Daigle, a Sports RD working as a physiologist asked me to come down and meet with her superiors on selling them on hiring multiple Sports RD with skill sets suited for different sports groupings they ended up calling Sportfolio and they were initially grouped as follows: Endurance sports are headed up by Jay T. Kearney with Bob Seebohar as the Sport Dietitian, Strength/Power is headed up by Wes Barnett and Susie Parker-Simmons is the Sport Dietitian, Acrobat/Combat sports are headed up by Alan Ashley with ....yet to be hired Sports Dietitian Team/Technical sports are headed up by April Heinrich Karen Daigle as the Sports Dietitian Seems as though people cycle thru these jobs in rapid fashion over the years. Kind of a get it on your resume and move on gig. Sometimes they leave in frustration with the politics of Olympic sports. You can't serve two masters when it comes to sports. It's performance first and the politics of community outreach second. Seems as if they often co-mingle the two in a manner that leave everyone scratching their heads on who they really report to and what their priorities are between Olympic years. College athletes has a similar element to it. It's where the Olympic folks come from for the most part. Sadly Olympic sports are always under funded and in college generate little revenue. It's on the shoulders of revenue sports at the Collegiate ranks that the vast majority of our Olympic hopefuls train and where most of our Olympic coaches come from. I don't say this with any contempt as I am a big fan of the Olympics and quite fond of the collegiate student athletes turned Olympians. They are a great cause, but funding is a big issue for our NGBs and Olympic Training Centers. I very much with that was not the case.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1502339570166-0TKHPJD4QP8KOTYZHLK8/IMG_5246.jpg Sports Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1619274083975-73683DXXWNMMDH9GHPMX/PMOPic.001.jpg Sports Resume - PMO 365 Day Survivors We owe all that endured 365 plus days of pandemic modified ops a huge debt of gratitude! What we did as a team to help our student-athletes who were sheltered in-place survive was by far the biggest challenge I’ve witnessed in 40+ years of work in sports. Our team was there for the athletes and the essential staff who endured the turbulent waters we were navigating. You never knew what was coming around the next bend in the COVID-19 river. As I get some time to fill in some of the behind the scenes stories I will add content to this page. Here is a place to start for what we have out for public consumption… https://huskers.com/sports/2020/9/29/setting-the-pandemic-modified-feeding-bar.aspx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1388762796529-RNVT4U3DW38ZRMLEVF6L/IMG_0006.JPG Sports Resume - Nebraska & Wisconsin Athletics Logged 20 years between Nebraska and Wisconsin athletics before going private in 2001 to start my consulting firm, Sports Alliance Inc. that broadened my sport exposures to Olympic, Pro and Military athletes. • Strength Staff UNL Athletics ‘82 • Strength Staff Wisconsin Athletics ’90-‘93 • Sports Nutrition Director UNL Athletics ’94-‘01 • Started Private Practice ’01-Present   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1443380370760-XKTGQMU2ST3TXT93TCO9/image-asset.png Sports Resume - RIP '06 Rubicon Unlimited LJ! Gonna be hard to replace this 2006 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON 2006 (long wheel-base "LJ") The long-wheelbase was only built from 2004 - 2006, and offers a perfect combination of extra room and the capability and reliability. TJU's (commonly known as LJ's- 2004–2006 Unlimited models. You can see the money I put into the vehicle and the rare nature of replacing this vehicle will be a challenge to get properly valued by any insurance company (Tow Package from Uhaul installed w/ hitch, wiring and receiver “2 - $253.40, Front End Cover $138.99, Sound System $313.67, Car Organizer $33.96, Seat Covers, Shifter Knob, Visor Storage $143.28, Rims and Four New Tires $1,337.27, Running Boards & Spare Tire Cover $520.89). Rubicon: The Wrangler Rubicon (named for the famed Rubicon Trail in the Sierra Nevada Mountains) was introduced in 2003. It featured front and rear Dana 44 axles with the Rock-Trac four-wheel drive system, diamond plate rocker panels, 16-inch alloy wheels, and Goodyear MTR P245/75-R16 tires. 2003 to 2004 featured a standard NV3550 five-speed manual transmission, which changed in 2005 to the NSG370, a Mercedes-sourced six-speed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1390754245627-E65K23Y6GZBW2ZAXDTK7/Caroline+Dave+Beth+Becci.jpg Sports Resume - Support From My Peers “One of the first calls I made when forming sports nutrition an advisory board was to Veteran Sports RD, Dave Ellis. I first met Dave back when he was the Sports RD for the University of Nebraska and witnessed his unique ability to apply complex metabolic research in a way that athletes and coaches could understand. Few in the trenches of athletics have that skill or the patience to keep up on the science.” --John Ivy PhD, Former Kinesiology Department Chair University of Texas     "One of our valued advisers here at USADA is Veteran Sports RD, Dave Ellis whose insights into the trenches of athletics is unparalleled. Few navigate all levels of sport like Dave which gives him a very unique perspective on the challenges we all face with fueling and anti-doping issues." -Travis Tygart, CEO US Anti-Doping (USADA)   "I have enjoyed consulting with Dave Ellis. He is the “go to guy” when it comes to the world of nutrition as it relates to the training of athletes both in the weight room and dining hall. Most importantly… Dave speaks athlete!” --Dabo Swinney, Head Football Coach Clemson University   “I want to thank you for your most recent visit to Green Bay. We appreciate all you have done for us in the past and all that you continue to do. Your work makes a difference and is a real part of our success. Your knowledge, insight and dedication to performance nutrition are unparalleled. We look forward to a continued relationship with you as we strive for our next championship.” --Mark Lovat, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Green Bay Packers   "After watching Dave in action it's obvious he has the ability to observe, innovate and communicate in a fashion that really has an impact with athletes. These qualities are only found in veterans of their trade." --Steve Antonopulos, MA, A.T.,C., Head Athletic Trainer Denver Broncos Football Club   “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   “Dave’s process allows the development of a tremendous sports nutrition program. Very few people have the ability to relate to the athletes and delivery a clear-concise message that creates a level of compliance that most programs are unable to achieve. His 3 Step Fueling Tactics® approach is a GREAT guide for all athletes to follow.” --Dwight Daub, Director of Athletic Performance Oklahoma City Thunder   “Dave’s three decades of work in athletics have not only made him a valuable resource for improving the performance of our nutrition and strength staff, but also for our management as they plan new spring training facilities. His ideas are always grounded and vision diverse. I can see why his services are sought after by the most successful franchises in sports. He’s ahead of the curve.” --Dave Page, Former MLB Strength & Conditioning Coach Boston Red Sox   “Dave has a genuine way of communicating an important message to the college athlete that they can easily understand. He can relate with the kids and gives them plenty of opportunities in his Fueling Tactics system to make subtle improvements in their diets and personal habits that enhance their careers and lifestyles.” --Paul Culina, M.Ed., LATC, Head Athletic Trainer University of Maine   "I have had a chance to see Dave's impact now with two different NFL teams and one thing in particular jumps out at me. Dave has the ability to accurately dissect the strengths and weakness of a team and vividly illustrate a plan of action. Dave's ability to deliver an executable plan is a sure sign you are dealing with a professional." --Romeo Crennel, NFL Coach New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns & Kansas City Chiefs   “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.” --Tom Osborne, Athletic Director; Former Head Football Coach (1973-97) University of Nebraska, Two Term US Congressman (NE)   "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   "Twice now my strength coach and I have brought Dave in to work with my football athletes (first at Boston College and most recently at NC State) and twice we have gotten the same results. The buzz from the athletes was audible. Our NC State campus food service was so impressed with Dave's Fueling Tactics system they put his new DVD on their campus television network so all students and staff on campus could benefit from his message." --Tom O'Brien, Former Head Football Coach Boston College & North Carolina State University   “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   "Dave Ellis’ 25 plus years of insights into athletics have made him a valuable asset to our entire athletics department. Dave's counsel has been valuable when evaluating coaching candidates, designing facilities and most importantly, when helping us evolve our body composition and nutrition support services. No one has a better read on how to improve performance and recruiting outcomes then Dave." --Joel Maturi, Former Director of Athletics, University of Minnesota   "It's refreshing when you find someone who speaks the language of our athletes and whose advice is so grounded in reality that they can keep the attention of our veteran athletes. That is just what you have with Dave Ellis and his Fueling Tactics nutrition education system. It's easy to see why Dave is brought in to work with the biggest names in sports." --Ron Wilson, Former NHL Head Coach   "I have seen a lot of nutrition education sessions with pro hockey athletes in my career, but without a doubt, Dave did a better job then any I have ever witnessed. It's clear Dave is a hockey guy. Not only did he keep the attention of an international mix of hockey athletes for 60 minutes, but I witnessed our athletes put his advice into action over the course of the season with the help of our strength and medical staff. In my opinion, Dave helped our franchise raise the bar and in the future we are going to make sure the wives of our athletes have the same opportunity to hear Dave's message. It's that important!" --Bob Hartley, Former NHL Head Coach & Stanley Cup Champion   “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 the Head Football Coach at North Dakota State my staff and I took on the challenge of transitioning our program from Division II to the Championship Division I level, it was key for me to bring in credible resources that could have an immediate impact on our athletes. Dave Ellis was one of the first people I called. His approach with athletes is completely authentic. Dave knows how to instill a sense of accountability in athletes like no other and the results with our athletes speak for themselves. Our program went from 2-8 in Division II to 10-1 in Division I." --Craig Bohl, Head Football Coach, & 3 Time FCS National Champions North Dakota State University, Now University of Wyoming   “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, Former 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." --Todd Rice, Former Head Strength Coach College Athletics   “Dave’s 3-step Fueling Tactics system helps our athletes outwork the competition with the power of food! Fueling Tactics is a program we introduced to our USA Hockey athletes in 2006. The feedback from our National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor has been nothing short of fantastic!” --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, President & Chairman 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   "I first sought Dave out as a consultant back in '00 when I visited the University of Nebraska because of his reputation as a leader in his field. I got more then I bargained for in that Dave has the compassion and depth of caring to deal with those from the most difficult backgrounds. I remember a consult he gave to a young athlete who was newly diagnosed with leukemia with his father present. Dave had us huddle up and put our hands together as we wrapped up and said “WE ARE GOING TO BEAT THIS THING!. WE ARE A TEAM AND WE ARE IN IT TOGETHER! WE ARE GOING TO WIN! It was one of the most inspiring and poignant moments imaginable. And the young athlete beat the illness. Beneath his rugged coaching exterior, Dave has a gift that allows him to totally engage people in a way that gets results, no matter what the circumstances. I consider Dave a true friend of the Riekes Center." --Gary Riekes, Founder The Riekes Center for Human Enhancement, Redwood CA (www.riekes.org)   "We met Dave over a decade ago in San Antonio when Nebraska Football was in town playing in the Alamo Bowl. As instructors, we were struggling with our graduation rate over at the US Air Force Pararescue Indoctrination course relative to our rate of students washing out of the course and needed some advice on how to get a better yield without lowering our training standards. Now we have Dave helping consult our PJ's on high altitude mission nutrition issues at our training facility in Montana. Few in the field of sports nutrition understands the parallel that exist between highly stressed athletes, weather they be military or civilian. It was inspiring for our special forces athletes to be trained by the same guy who is training the pros." --Rod Alne, Former PJ Instructor, President Peak Incorporated, www.thepeakinc.com   “Dave’s counsel and advice on nutrition and supplementation has been greatly valued by the Professional Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coaches Society and now with MLB and MLBPA.” --Tim Maxey, Joint Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Major League Baseball   “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 Goldberg, MS, RD, CSCS, Former Strength/Dietitian, Colorado Avalanche THOR3 Human Performance Coordinator, 10th Special Forces Group   “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, Former Director of Education National Strength & Conditioning Association   “A lot of people talk about sports nutrition, but few practice it on a full time basis. Even fewer have done it for over 30 years! Dave is the real deal and has been doing it longer than anyone in the business." --Rob Skinner, Veteran Sports RD Washington Red Skins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1388872355453-HAOU8EIN9G8YGJLYBBV1/Screen+Shot+2014-01-04+at+2.51.16+PM.png Sports Resume - '92 America's Cup Stars & Stripes So oddly enough, while working at the University of Wisconsin, I was approached by some alumni football athletes who had been recruited by the skipper of Stars & Stripes (Buddy Melges). I didn't know squat about the yachting world, but did my best to help and we were flown out to watch the team win on the team boat that follows the race. I didn't know what the filthy rich looked like until that day. The global yacht crowd, their boats with helicopters on them. Holy cow! I was a state employee working in a cave (under ground weight room 14 hours a day). But that was the end of my work with the yachting crowd and I would never consider this Olympic work... it was Pro money all the way! Cool exposure, but my future was with ground and ice based power sports in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c6d481e4b0797a5a46fea3/1390676811616-QHOTY0EKSV71HW175DQB/IMG_1561.JPG Sports Resume - 40K Skin Folds Assessments And Counting! That is correct and I am probably underestimating here, but they add up over three plus decades the number of 7 site skin fold measurements I have taken and continue to collect. It was a necessity before we had Bod Pods and iDEXA because our athletes did so poorly in hydrostatic tanks and logistics for team testing are typically poor for those tanks. So as crude as skin folds are for quantifying body fat (especially in long trunk, large frame athletes), we often still use them as a backup test to spot when a Bod Pod is having a bad day (which they do occasionally). Many schools still don't have anything more sophisticated to do longitudinal body composition assessment with than skin folds. Have learned how to make the best of a bad situation with multiple equations that can gap up on the under estimation that is typical of assessments on athletes who carry more visceral body fat. 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