Hydration

0H20 or water is a natural fluid accustomed to the body since you were born. Your body requires it, your body needs it, your body loves it. Water is a main part on how to survive in this grueling sport. Most people think that popping open a Gatorade or an energy drink before practice and guzzling it down will get you through the day. If you think this, you my friend are definitely wrong. If you are one of the people who do this, this is a high chance of you having a surge 30 minutes into practice (warm up, stretches, drills) and the other 120 minutes of practice you will burn out. Your going to be wishing you had more energy when you actually need it (contact, running through plays, 11 on 11, practice scrimmage and hard core conditioning). People say that there is no way else to get more energy and there is no way of playing this sport. If you are this person, my friend you are wrong once again. There is a way to survive, and it is called Hydration.

http://www.extremenutrition.co.uk/news_and_articles/understanding-importance-hydration.php.

That is a site that has very interesting facts about water drinking. Here are some important ones you need to know. When you are mildly dehydrated (lack of water), that is enough to slow your metabolism down by 3 %. One of the most daily fatigues people go through is caused by a lack of water. 10 glasses of water a day can keep back pain and joint paint away at about 80 %, which is amazing. If people did that, it would be less trips to the doctor and more money saved. Your muscles and brain are about 75% water. You wonder why your muscles get tired, it is because your not feeding them. You need your whole body in football and your brain for focus in football. Water is what feeds them. Hydration is super important and it is recommended for everybody, even if your not in football.