Patrick Goodwin, MS, RD - Director of Football Performance Nutrition - Football Support Staff

Patrick Goodwin, MS, RD

Title:
Director of Football Performance Nutrition

At Florida Atlantic

Joined the staff in January of 2025

At Philadelphia Phillies

Served as the Minor League Sports Dietitian from February 2023 to October 2024
Independently managed five separate budgets
Tasked with feeding 140 people three meals daily during baseball season, six days a week, in three different series
Ensured athletes on the 40-man roster at AAA or AA were adequately fueled and ready to be called up to the major leagues at any given time
Prescribed individualized hydration plans and was responsible for keeping track of supplement inventories for the AAA, AA, and high A affiliates

At Nebraska

Served as an Assistant Sports Dietitian from March 2022 to February 2023
Assisted with fueling over 400 student-athletes in a training table setting
Managed football-focused fueling station and provided one-on-one nutrition counseling to student-athletes
Coordinated education and nutritional support
Planned, organized and properly forecast nutrition needs for an international team trip to Ireland to ensure the football team was adequately fueled

At UAB

Served as a Performance Nutrition Intern from July 2019 to March 2022
Assisted student-nutritionist for the UAB football team with over 3,500 work hours
Conducted weigh-ins pre and post-practice to monitor hydration levels
Under the supervision of the dietitians, counseled athletes over their diet to meet their nutrition goals for health and performance

At the United States Marine Corps

Served from January 2013 through June 2015, first as a basic administrative clerk (one month), then as a legal clerk/chief (March 2013 to June 2015)

Community Service

Softball Coach – MCBH Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, where the third Marine Regiment softball team through the softball seasons (April 2013-December 2014)

PERSONAL

Education: Earned a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Alabama in 2020 and a master of science in nutrition and dietetics from Auburn with a 4.0 GPA
Certification: Organizational risk management (ORM) (2015), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Fitness Nutritionist Specialist (2018), ServSafe Food Protection Manager (2018), and Certified Registered Dietitian (2022)