Cal State LA Athletics

A registered dietitian and strength and conditioning specialist, Jeff Rothschild returns for his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Cal State L.A.’s women’s tennis program.

Rothschild has helped the Golden Eagles earn national Top-25 rankings in each of his first three years with the program. He was named the West Region Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year in 2013 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Rothschild completed his Master’s in nutritional science and currently teaches Sports Nutrition in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science at Cal State L.A. He has co-authored multiple scientific research papers that have been published in peer-reviewed nutrition and food science journals and has presented his research at national nutrition conferences.

His areas of interest are sports nutrition, meal timing, and circadian rhythms. Rothschild completed his clinical nutrition internship at the prestigious Cedars-Sanai Hospital in Los Angeles.

Rothschild is a National Strength and Condition Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance Coach. He also works as a sports dietitian at Trifit Club and Studios in Santa Monica.

Rothschild started playing tennis at the age of 4 and played both in juniors and also at his high school in New York.

Rothschild is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston and has been a recording engineer on 15 Grammy-nominated albums.