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Post by codered on Feb 21, 2006 15:55:55 GMT -6
What do you feed the players for pre game meal? Where does it come from? What is it?
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iahc
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Post by iahc on Feb 21, 2006 21:04:25 GMT -6
We do ours on Thursday night - call it Pasta Night. Parents of players sign up for various dates and bring a dish. They are encouraged to bring pasta, but we will take anything. Great night for team unity.
On Friday nights, they are on their own, we just provide suggestions for them.
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Post by Coach Huey on Feb 21, 2006 21:50:13 GMT -6
have thursday night team meal
feed players pizza at field house on friday's before we travel.
feed players burgers after road games.
at previous school we had the team meal immediately after school on game days at a resturant (reserved room) for all home games.
for road games we brought in subway sandwiches which we ate before loading the bus.
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Post by thurman on Feb 21, 2006 22:05:44 GMT -6
We have a local catering service come over.. they bring spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and grilled chicken breasts. We mix up two coolers full of poweraide.. We eat this every week around 3pm on game day.. It did get old sometimes.. but they always cooked like double the chicken needed.. so the coaches ate chicken on saturday and sunday.. was great.. but it gets old week after week..
Last year.. we had a local restaurant where we could go in and they would serve almost the same thing.. spaghetti, green beans, salad, grilled chicken tenders.. They went out of business.. so we had to find someone else..
None of this was free.. but we got a really good price..
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easternkycoach
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Post by easternkycoach on Feb 22, 2006 0:30:28 GMT -6
Subway has always been good for our pre-game meals. Have never had a kid get sick or anything like they might with spaghetti or a greasy meal.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Feb 22, 2006 7:14:28 GMT -6
My first year we had pre-game meals of pasta, salad, watered down gatorade, etc. Kids that weren't used to eating this stuff would get the squirts so we stopped all that. Plus our booster club sucks so guess who baked the ziti...you know it...I did with- all thursday night.
This past year we decided as a staff to quit banging our heads against the wall and let the kids get there own pre game meal. We did have them on thursday, after our run-throughs, eat pizza and watch film together as we gave out the helmet stickers for the past week. I think it worked well.
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Post by coachdawhip on Feb 22, 2006 7:52:48 GMT -6
pasta, salad, chicken with pasta, gatorade watered down and pb & j.
At my alama mater it was Baked Chicken, Green Beans, Banana Pudding, and Potato
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Post by brophy on Feb 22, 2006 8:46:31 GMT -6
Thursday is a family sponsored "Pasta night" for about an hour and a half.
Friday night (three to four hours before kickoff) we have the Varsity attend a pregame meal through a local (group deal) restuarant. We usually get basic (no crazy ingredients) hoagies / grinders, an apple, and a cookie. The Sophs & Varsity all get pizza after games.
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Post by thurman on Feb 22, 2006 9:21:21 GMT -6
I can really see how it could ge difficult if you had to prepare the food yourself.. We do not let ours go home.. We keep them there after school.. They have to be in either 1 of 2 places.. Then once the food is ready.. we all go in a classroom and they have a walk through line.. Its very easy for the staff..
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Post by rooster on Feb 22, 2006 10:06:06 GMT -6
Let me ask this question? Aren't you supposed to stay away from meals high in protein (ie. chicken) on game day? It seems that I read something that it's best to load up on protein the night before because protein takes longer to break down. Hence, the reason for pasta on game day. Does anyone else stay away from chicken on game day?
Our game day pre-game meal is prepared by our parents and takes place after school at 3:00. We have meals loaded with carbs (pasta, pasta, pasta), a side salad, fruit and veg., and gatorade. Absolutely, NO SWEETS!
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Post by unc31 on Feb 22, 2006 10:13:57 GMT -6
We have local churches feed us on Friday right after school which is about 4 hours before kickoff. We have boneless skinless chicken breast, baked potatoes, whole wheat rolls, and salad. Water to drink. Pregame meal is for performance, post-game meal is for enjoyment.
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Post by phantom on Feb 22, 2006 10:30:44 GMT -6
If we left it up to the kids a lot of them wouldn't get a pregame meal so we feed them before a Friday night game. The meal is a chicken patty sandwich, fruit, macaroni salad, and bottled water. For us that's the best compromise between price, taste, and inoffensiveness.
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Post by thurman on Feb 22, 2006 11:17:41 GMT -6
Let me ask this question? Aren't you supposed to stay away from meals high in protein (ie. chicken) on game day? It seems that I read something that it's best to load up on protein the night before because protein takes longer to break down. Hence, the reason for pasta on game day. Does anyone else stay away from chicken on game day? Our game day pre-game meal is prepared by our parents and takes place after school at 3:00. We have meals loaded with carbs (pasta, pasta, pasta), a side salad, fruit and veg., and gatorade. Absolutely, NO SWEETS! All I know is that our first game of the 04 season.. we didnt do anything for pregame meal.. sent them home.. we had 9 starters leave thag game with cramps.. We were down by 9 points going into the 4th.. We ended up losing by 23.. From then on.. we started pumping them full of poweraid during the week.. and started eating the pregame meals of chicken and pasta.. havent had one cramp since that game.. |
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easternkycoach
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Post by easternkycoach on Feb 22, 2006 11:26:06 GMT -6
Our pre-game meals are more about not getting sick, keeping them feeling full and not eating so much junk. Absolutely no sweets would exclude gatorade, fruits, and pasta, pasta, pasta, which is all sugar, sugar, sugar. You would want to load up on carbs on thursday night for energy, and load up on carbs (not empty calories like candy) on friday, you would want protein on friday night post-game and through the rest of the week to repair damage and build muscles.
Chicken patties have been good for us as well. If you're winning games do what you do, if you're not maybe you change should change.
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Post by thurman on Feb 22, 2006 11:54:06 GMT -6
The craziest thing we have done.. we have had to travel almost 2.5 hours each of the last two years to play a game.. So we decided to stop on the way at one of those all you can eat buffet's.. Well, we just tell the kids to be smart about it.. but the only thing we control is them drinking water instead of anything else.. Most of them are smart enough not to stuff themselves.. But both games we won big.. Both years we had to travel far for the playoffs.. and both times we went in and had a sit down meal.. Once at Luby's cafeteria.. and once at a place in Baton Rouge called TJ Ribs.. we lost both of those games.. lol..
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Feb 23, 2006 17:14:45 GMT -6
Our pre-game meals are more about not getting sick, keeping them feeling full and not eating so much junk. Absolutely no sweets would exclude gatorade, fruits, and pasta, pasta, pasta, which is all sugar, sugar, sugar. You would want to load up on carbs on thursday night for energy, and load up on carbs (not empty calories like candy) on friday, you would want protein on friday night post-game and through the rest of the week to repair damage and build muscles. Chicken patties have been good for us as well. If you're winning games do what you do, if you're not maybe you change should change. I think he's on the right track here...but here's the deal Avoid: Fatty Food Sugar (soda/gatorade/sweet tea) High Fiber Have: Lean Protein (small amount) Complex carbohydrates (PASTA, PASTA, PASTA is way different than SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR) Something they're used to (no time to test new foods) Remember: You should feel fullfilled after the meal but don't over do it Time it up so that the kids have 3-4 hours after the meal before kickoff. During Game-Drink some Carb-filled beverage (any "ade" will do) Post Game: Within 25 minutes of end of competition- carb+protein (yogurt/bananna, energy bar)- restores glycogen in body and makes muscle receptive to recovery. 2hours after- regular meal Hope this helps |
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Post by bluboy on Feb 23, 2006 18:26:05 GMT -6
We play most of our games Friday nights. We eat at 3:30 when playing at home and 3:00 when away. We eat in the cafeteria; we served by players' mothers (from our booster club). Everyone gets a a small chicken breast and some pasta, in addition to salad and fruit. We drink gatorade.
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Post by dmp225 on Feb 23, 2006 19:27:14 GMT -6
my pregame meal consists of a fruit and yogurt parfait and double cheeseburger from mcdonalds. But after seeing the movie "super size me" i will never eat mcdonalds again
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Post by airman on Feb 23, 2006 21:20:58 GMT -6
pasta must be popular. I am not a big noodle guy.
my pregame meal is 4 eggs, 4 strips of bacon,3 slices of toast with butter, hashbrowns(crisp) and a large glass of milk.
before you laugh, my cholesterol is 142.
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