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Post by cc on Jan 16, 2011 15:40:59 GMT -6
Anyone see Brady sniffing smelling salts or something in a gatorade cup before the game started???
What was that?
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 16, 2011 15:50:27 GMT -6
i see a lot of guys doing that before games on TV... im guessing to get them more alert/focused?
Side note, I've coached kids who smell much worse than smelling salts
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Post by spos21ram on Jan 16, 2011 16:12:56 GMT -6
I'll second coachbdud, it's to "wake" them up, be more alert, etc.
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Post by cc on Jan 16, 2011 17:21:09 GMT -6
Yeah that's what I thought but I did not think it was done as much anymore...
Does anyone do it at the high school levels?
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Post by mitch on Jan 16, 2011 23:04:25 GMT -6
If they are the ammonia type caps we used to use back in the day, I couldn't have huffed them like Brady did!!
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Post by rileygrey on Jan 17, 2011 2:39:58 GMT -6
The Patriots defense should have huffed some of those things...might have helped...
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 17, 2011 7:32:09 GMT -6
I've coached kids who smell much worse than smelling salts Coach, your kids stink? |
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Post by spos21ram on Jan 17, 2011 7:52:14 GMT -6
Yeah that's what I thought but I did not think it was done as much anymore... Does anyone do it at the high school levels? I don't think it's a good idea to let High School kids stiff this stuff unless they are absolutely needed, i.e got their bell rung. I don't think it would look good to parents if their kid is sniffing chemicals. |
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Post by sully on Jan 17, 2011 13:10:05 GMT -6
Boy, that brings back memories. I have not seen it used for years though. Maybe they hide it well.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 17, 2011 13:40:33 GMT -6
It's popular among hockey goalies, if your team holds possession for a while, you get a "sleeping bag" effect (warm in the pads, cold exterior), and they need to snap out of it.
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Post by jpdaley25 on Jan 17, 2011 15:48:48 GMT -6
It didn't appear to help Brady perform any better.
Could it have been some sort of Vicks inhalant to help clear the nasal passages for better breathing?
If it was something like that, then that could be useful for H.S. kids if they are playing with a cold or sinus infection.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 17, 2011 18:25:27 GMT -6
I don't think it's a good idea to let High School kids stiff this stuff unless they are absolutely needed, i.e got their bell rung. I don't think it would look good to parents if their kid is sniffing chemicals. Coach, In the concussion-awareness-age, are you asking for trouble if you give a kid smelling smalts b/c he got his "bell rung"? I've never used or even seen smelling salts; are they considered nonharmful and a legitimate means to wake up a kid that is out of it? |
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Post by spos21ram on Jan 17, 2011 18:59:06 GMT -6
I don't think it's a good idea to let High School kids stiff this stuff unless they are absolutely needed, i.e got their bell rung. I don't think it would look good to parents if their kid is sniffing chemicals. Coach, In the concussion-awareness-age, are you asking for trouble if you give a kid smelling smalts b/c he got his "bell rung"? I've never used or even seen smelling salts; are they considered nonharmful and a legitimate means to wake up a kid that is out of it? I used them in college, but have never seen them used in high school. We do not use them. I was just saying that if they are used it should be for their intended purpose. I wasn't implying that if you have a kid use after getting shook up that it's a fix to put him back in. Just that if used, use it for what it's intended for. |
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Post by cc on Jan 18, 2011 19:57:13 GMT -6
I was also told "It's to keep your nose from running in the cold weather. It's to facilitate proper breathing. King of like medicated smelling salts I hear."
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Post by major22 on Jan 21, 2011 19:16:32 GMT -6
the old ammonia capsules are illegal to use at the high school and college level. They were used to stimulate an athlete that was out. But imagine someone with a possible head injury jerking their head away from the smell. Makes the injury worst. Apparently the chemicals can trigger seizures.
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