EATING TIPS

The following are tips to help players eat properly before, during, and after a soccer game:

Eat far enough ahead so food doesn't make you sick to your stomach during the soccer game.

Eat a healthy meal about 3 or 4 hours before your practice or match.

If you must snack, eat only a small quantity of a complex carbohydrates.  Foods such as cereal, English muffins, pasta or a piece of toast.  Just make sure you don't eat less than an hour before the game!

Three hours before any sport activity, drink a couple of glasses of water.  Don't gulp!  Sip the water slowly.  One hour before game time, drink a little more water.  During the game, drink a little water every 15 minutes or so.  After the game, drink some more water.

Thirty minutes after any competition, eat a meal high in complex carbohydrates to help restore your body's blood sugar.