INTRA Leads Technical Support for Women’s Super League Football

This season, INTRA Performance Group was proud to provide technical support to Women’s Super League Football.

In partnership with Performance Support Manager, Andy Hudson and INTRA Managing Director, James Collins, our goal was to foster a community of practice for nutrition practitioners across all 23 professional clubs from the Barclays WSL and WSL2. 

Listening First: The Nutrition Services Survey

We began by conducting a Nutrition Services Survey to understand the current provision and identify the most pressing needs within women’s football nutrition. The survey focused on five key areas:

1. Personnel

2. Interdisciplinary collaboration

3. Catering

4. Supplementation

5. Service gaps

   
   

Turning Insight Into Action: CPD Roadmap

The findings shaped a CPD roadmap designed to directly support the priorities raised by practitioners. Key themes included:

• Female athlete-specific nutrition

• Body composition

• Working on a budget

• Research & innovation

• Menu planning and collaboration with chefs

  
  

Delivering Practical, Practitioner-Led Learning

Led by INTRA’s Robert Naughton, we launched a series of monthly interactive workshops to deliver targeted, relevant learning. Each session was structured to:

• Review where we are now - background on research & practice

• Share best practices, challenges, and solutions (inc. case studies, where appropriate)

• Open space for Q&A and discussion

  
  

Building a Supportive Community

We recognise the variability in service provision between clubs and the unique internal challenges each practitioner faces.

Being a practitioner in football can be a lonely place - and we're committed to continuing to build a connected, supportive community that shares knowledge and elevates best practices.

To learn. To share. To connect.