Our relationship with Nelson Suburbs Football Club began in 2023, when the FIFA Women's World Cup brought football fever to New Zealand and Australia and excitement for women's football was high.
Our involvement was always about more than having our logo on a shirt. We wanted to contribute something meaningful, drawing on our knowledge of nutrition, health and sports performance to support the players both on and off the pitch.
Over the following years, we delivered nutrition workshops to squads across the club, from younger Academy players through to the Premier team. We covered everything from fuelling for performance and recovery to hormones and the changing nutritional needs of growing athletes.
As our initial three-year sponsorship came to an end, Nelson Suburbs had grown considerably, and we weren't ready to say goodbye!
Instead, we moved into a new role as the club's Nutrition Partner, allowing us to extend our support across the High Performance Academy, from young players aged around 11–12 through to adult and masters players.
Our goal is to help players of different ages and stages better understand how good nutrition supports their training, recovery and long-term wellbeing.
It's something we feel strongly about at O2B: good nutrition isn't just for elite athletes. Building healthy habits and understanding what your body needs can benefit everyone, whatever their age or ability.
One of the most enjoyable projects to come out of our partnership was developing a post-match recovery smoothie for the club's Premier Men's and Women's teams.
Working alongside fellow NSFC sponsors Fruzio, who supplied frozen berries, and Oaklands, who provided local A2 milk, we brought together quality ingredients and O2B's sports nutrition expertise.
With lots of research, recipe development and testing with the players to get the balance right, and once we'd settled on the recipe, we prepared recovery smoothies for the entire Men's and Women's Premier squads following their home games throughout the season.
And the feedback? Fantastic!
Looks like the team are enjoying their Vanilla Berry smoothies after a tough game. Want to try? Ask us for the recipe!
ACADEMY DIRECTOR / COACH
O2B Healthy has supported Nelson Suburbs for four years now, working with our Academy and Men’s and Women’s Southern League teams. From Gold sponsorship to Nutrition O2B has been a valued partner.
Your workshops within our Academy groups (ages 10–16, boys and girls) are fantastic, offering age-specific information tailored for each group. We thank Sarena and everyone at O2B Healthy for your ongoing support, and we cannot recommend you highly enough.
Thank you, O2B Healthy!
WSPL TEAM CAPTAIN
The support from O2B Healthy was hugely appreciated by the Nelson Suburbs Women's South Island League team this season.
O2B Healthy worked with us to create a custom smoothie that was enjoyed by the whole squad and catered to our dietary requirements.
It was great to come off the pitch and know there was a nutritious and delicious smoothie waiting for us to help us refuel and recover.
SPL PLAYER
Having O2B Healthy on board as a sponsor this season has been amazing. Every home game, win or lose, there was always a case of smoothies waiting for us after the final whistle. As a player, having them there helped me refuel and recover after 90 minutes, which was a massive bonus. They became part of our game-day routine, and they were so delicious that the lads would rush back into the sheds to grab one before they were all gone! The only downside was away games, where we had to go without them! 😂
A massive thank you to O2B Healthy for the support throughout the season!
