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Post by fatkicker on Apr 22, 2008 23:07:25 GMT -6
what do you guys do for pregame meals? i've been part of several programs with many ideas.....
my high school coach made us eat hamburger steaks with no gravy, english peas, and cream corn.....and unsweet tea....he'd been around a while......he had 28 years in when he got to us....that was an old school meal if i've ever seen one....
i've worked for headers that fed burgers, chicken, sandwiches....
my favorite though was one where our header let the cheerleaders do the pregame meals for the players....
most weeks they cooked chilidogs and spaghetti.....we were 9 and 3 that year...maybe that combo worked.....
also, how early before pregame did you serve?
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Post by coachbdud on Apr 22, 2008 23:13:06 GMT -6
carbs and some protein are good
no dairy- takes long time to digest
you should eat 3-4 hours before the game
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bodaad
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Post by bodaad on Apr 23, 2008 11:03:24 GMT -6
Senior parent provide a cold sandwich, fruit, gatorade, and usually a cookie 4 hours before the game. We do this on the road also, even if we have to take it with us.
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Post by Yash on Apr 23, 2008 13:14:02 GMT -6
I usually had a sandwich or subway before a game. I wasn't very good about pregame meals back in the day. I'd be a lot smarter now days I think.
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Post by phantom on Apr 23, 2008 16:16:05 GMT -6
We give our guys a Chic-fil-a sandwich.
Chili dogs? I don't know about the kids but I couldn't even get on the bus after that.
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Post by thunder17 on Apr 23, 2008 17:34:24 GMT -6
Phantom, I'm with you. Chili dogs? Wow. I think we have done that on the thursday night meal but not pre-game. Thursday night meals are the best for us usually: lots of pasta and chicken! Coaches all bring their families as well. As far as pre-game, no dairy, no pop. If the kids can stomache a chili dog and still play that's cool. Starting on Wednesday we also require (encourage) our kids to stop and take a drink @ the water fountain every time they pass one. If you see a kid drinking something other than water a couple of days before the game anyone can grab that drink and throw it away. Every now and then you get a younger kid who grabs a pop for lunch and the older kids take it and toss it right away. It only takes once, kind of embarrasing in front of the ladies.
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ramsoc
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Post by ramsoc on Apr 24, 2008 0:37:53 GMT -6
Pregame meal... whatever they happen to eat before they come back to school, hopefully they've listened to us and eat something proper, but we don't do a meal.
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Post by realdawg on Apr 24, 2008 11:24:27 GMT -6
Our booster club pays a couple of women in the community to cook a pregame meal for us, they bring it in to the school cafeteria about 3 minutes after school is out. It consists of Baked Chicken or Roast Beef, with green beans, rice, and mac and cheese. I have found that sometimes if we are winning alot, she throws in bannana pudding too! Portions are pretty small for the kids, much larger for the coaches. Sometimes we get churches to donate money to help pay for this.
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Post by coachsky on Apr 24, 2008 12:36:12 GMT -6
We have our team meal on Thursday's.
Fridays - kids have 2 1/2 to 3 hours after school to eat. Most eat sandwiches. No pop. No "energy" drinks.
A lot of kids have started bringing an energy/ protein bar or plain peanut butter sandwich to eat an hour before game and we are fine with that. Nothing within the hour.
Hydration starts Thursday Morning!
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Post by superpower on Apr 24, 2008 13:40:42 GMT -6
Pre-game meals are a great way to get parents involved in your program in a positive way and too maintain control of what your players are doing before the game. We coordinate in the pre-season and have parents sign up for which game day(s) they want to provide food and serve for. For home games they feed the team at 4:00 in the school commons area. For road games that are close enough they feed us before we load the bus. For longer road trips they provide a sack lunch for each player and coach. My wife has been coordinating this for several years for me, and the parents absolutely love it. It allows them to have ownership in a facet of our program. I get to approve the menu for each week before the season even begins. If you aren't doing something like this, I would really encourage you to look into it. We don't allow our players to leave the school on game day. For home games we dismiss at 3:30, have a brief film review of the opponent, eat together at 4:00, and head for the lockerroom. For the longer road games, the players get a sack lunch as they load the bus.
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