Tilly Spurr
I am a sports nutritionist and registered SENr Practitioner with 15 years of experience working with athletes. I have an MSc in Medical Nutrition (University of Surrey) and a PhD in 'Team Sport Performance and Nutrition' (University of Chichester). I have worked with a wide variety of young and well-established athletes competing up to national and international level. I am the contracted nutritionist for England Basketball, and work with young GB players through Aspire and DiCE. I am also the Sussex Cricket nutritionist working with the senior men, academy and female teams. I have also worked or done research for teams in field hockey, CrossFit/functional fitness, athletics, rowing and football.
Through my company Eat Yourself Brilliant I love working with young athletes at the beginning of their careers, in sports where there has been little or no previous support, and as a mentor for new practitioners. My approach is to always consider the individual first, giving affordable, achievable advice that works for them. Changing behaviour can be difficult, and take time but it does not need to be complicated, or expensive. Sometimes it just needs support and a nudge in the right direction.