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Post by fballcoachg on Sept 23, 2019 7:35:16 GMT -6
Do any of you give players half time snacks?
if so, what kind of food?
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Post by eagledc on Sept 23, 2019 8:22:06 GMT -6
We give them little packs of peanut butter and crackers or granola bars. Also have orange slices or bananas available for them as well.
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Post by MICoach on Sept 23, 2019 8:44:01 GMT -6
My last school we had super active parents and the boosters president let them sign up for a week to bring something. We'd have coolers of water and gatorade, oranges, bananas, grapes, granola bars and occasionally crackers or something. The kids didn't go to town on it, they might eat one thing and drink a gatorade (coaches feasted).
Current school has less active parents but through the athletic department we will get gatorade when the weather is particularly brutal. I don't think it really makes a huge difference to be honest.
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Post by realdawg on Sept 23, 2019 8:52:25 GMT -6
We have some waters, granola bars and bananas that we lay out on game day. Any left by halftime they are free to get it. But honestly most of them don’t care to eat. They would rather drink water and Gatorade.
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Post by blb on Sept 23, 2019 8:57:27 GMT -6
At my last job trainer provided orange slices, bananas, some kind of bar, water, and Gatorade.
From observation the kids who ate most were the ones who played least.
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Post by coachcb on Sept 23, 2019 9:03:47 GMT -6
We get 12 minutes at half time to ourselves. We have Gatorade available but we don't have time to eat as we're covering halftime adjustments. We have a decent pregame meal about an half and half before kick off on top of lunch so the kids are good to go.
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Post by agap on Sept 23, 2019 9:22:00 GMT -6
Bananas
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Post by nicku on Sept 23, 2019 10:36:36 GMT -6
A couple of moms make little folded PB&Js and some bananas and throw them in a box. Works pretty well. Other than the one kid we have who is allergic to bananas...just being around them makes him react a bit. He has to be relayed the information lol.
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Post by wolverine55 on Sept 23, 2019 11:40:47 GMT -6
Our parents provide bananas, peanut butter sandwiches, and water. Players grab a water and then if they feel they need food, either a sandwich or banana.
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Post by groundchuck on Sept 23, 2019 11:58:09 GMT -6
Bananas
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 13:36:03 GMT -6
In the past we have used apples, oranges. bananas. This past year we also started bringing like little debbie snack cakes just to get simple sugars back in their system. It seems to work really well. Anecdotal evidence obviously, but might be worth a look.
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Post by olcoach53 on Sept 23, 2019 14:12:18 GMT -6
I've seen everything from bagels and Gatorade bars to orange slices and pretzels. I think anything is a good thing as long as they don't over indulge or eat heavy foods.
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Post by fballcoachg on Sept 23, 2019 18:12:49 GMT -6
Great, thanks guys
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Post by wingtol on Sept 24, 2019 17:27:27 GMT -6
At my last job trainer provided orange slices, bananas, some kind of bar, water, and Gatorade. From observation the kids who ate most were the ones who played least. The classic RWE move |
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Post by bartimus58 on Sept 24, 2019 21:58:42 GMT -6
Our parents bring granola bars, oranges, and gatorades at halftime. I have yet to see the fruit get eaten. We also have a game day team meal.
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Post by fballcoachg on Sept 25, 2019 10:52:24 GMT -6
Asked a former player that’s now playing in college, he mirrored a lot of what you are all saying. Actually texted “I loved it my first two years, now that I’m playing I don’t eat it”
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Post by option1st on Oct 7, 2019 21:20:24 GMT -6
Our high school trainer handed all contributors a snickers bar and a mini Gatorade at halftime and we all ate/drank it without thought.
I can’t tell you if it worked or not because we always did it.
Was a good quick/easy snack.
Now in my 4th year of coaching and I’ve never seen a kid eat anything at halftime.
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Post by realtime on Oct 11, 2019 8:47:31 GMT -6
oranges,Bananas,Apples
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Post by spos21ram on Oct 20, 2019 16:53:15 GMT -6
We give out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at half time.
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Post by carookie on Oct 21, 2019 15:40:22 GMT -6
Was at a school once that had a sponsorship from a nearby health food/juice bar type place that gave us a massive amount of peanut butter flavored protein balls for the half. Kids rarely ate any, but I'd always snag a few.
Another place I was at would always give each kid a frozen snicker bar at the half....not sure the thinking was on that, they may have just watched those 'you are not yourself when you are hungry commercials.'
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Post by CanyonCoach on Oct 29, 2019 14:22:30 GMT -6
you guys are too healthy, we drop a bag of candy on the floor and tell the, if we pick up a wrapper they do up downs on the sideline.
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