Pre-game and game drinks

Before a game my 13 yo drinks water with Emergen C in it. It is a packet that is full of vitamins. Grandma's idea but he was hitting well during Fall/Winter so now it's more of a superstitious thing I think. During the game he drinks either water or Gatorade, depends on what we get him

I usually enjoy an ice cold beer or three.

Huh....wha....OHHH.... what does Beezer Jr Like? It's gotta be Gatorade. He won't drink anything else. Would LOVE to get him hooked on water.

Gatorade and water the night before,...and during the day,..and lightly during the game, and then start the process all over again.

No Mt. Dew,..waaaaay tooo much caffeine which can cause hydration. ( or so I have been told )

I try to get my kids to follow my pre-game softball regimen.

A quart of espresso and a large cannoli.

They never go for it.

I'm with Beezer, the kid drinks gatorade or water

Water and Gatorade

This isn't a drink, however for really hot days we make this for the boys.

http://www.decatursports.com/drills/soft/ammonia_water.htm

It's amazing how refreshed you feel. Put some rags in the bottom of the bucket. Over fill it w/ ice, put in the bottle of aromatic ammonia, fill up w/ water, stir a little bit. Kids take out a rag, wipe down their arms (wrists especially as they're most sensitive to temp.), neck and then hold the towel over their face and take two deep breaths. Instant refreshment.

My doctor, an athlete, recommended 50% Gatorade/50% water to drink after running. Logic is the electrolyte content in GA is higher than necessary and cutting it with water saves money and fridge space, too.

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bottle of aromatic ammonia

Isnt that smelling salts? Hey, I'll try any drink with a skull and crossbones on the label. (my old college philosophy)

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Originally posted by micdsguy:

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bottle of aromatic ammonia

Isnt that smelling salts? Hey, I'll try any drink with a skull and crossbones on the label. (my old college philosophy)

It's not the smelling salts. It's something a little different. It comes in a small bottle. You can get it at walgreens....and you do NOT NOT drink it. lol....maybe I'll put that in bold in the original post.

We had a dad on our travel team ask I his son could drink a Monster in the dugout and our team mom said NOWAY!!!!


Do you think energy drinks such as Monsters,Red Bulls and Rockstars could be a gatway to someday taking steroids???

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and you do NOT NOT drink it. lol....maybe I'll put that in bold in the original post

Oh I see now. You just wipe it on with a cloth.

I don't remember hearing of the drink called "monster" until I read Cleanups' post on saturday.
Funny thing, a day later on the way to practice my 13yr old son told me he was getting his own drink this time. I normally stop and get him a propel if we don't have any at home. Imagine my surprise when he came out with a "Monster"! He doesn't read the hsbaseballweb, he said that him and all of his buddies got some when they went snowboarding a week earlier.
Does anyone know any thing about the stuff?

I think that these energy drinks aren't a great idea for athletes in general, let alone kids. with the sugar, and caffeine content, it seems equivalent to letting your kid drink a large coffee, and eating a couple of sugary doughnuts before playing baseball. My son doesn't like to eat a lot before games, and I know that sugar and caffeine would give him the jitters, and of course, as we all know, that kind of energy isn't sustained for long before an energy crash. My son is into drinking Vitamin Water, and I also like to have Propel available. For the most part, of course, water is quite under-rated!

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Originally posted by wrstdude:
Water and Gatorade

This isn't a drink, however for really hot days we make this for the boys.

http://www.decatursports.com/drills/soft/ammonia_water.htm

It's amazing how refreshed you feel. Put some rags in the bottom of the bucket. Over fill it w/ ice, put in the bottle of aromatic ammonia, fill up w/ water, stir a little bit. Kids take out a rag, wipe down their arms (wrists especially as they're most sensitive to temp.), neck and then hold the towel over their face and take two deep breaths. Instant refreshment.

We picked up on this in Florida lots of years ago. Although for every 5 gallons of water, we put 2 cap fulls of ammonia (not a whole bottle). We tape over the tap, put big signs on it not to drink, and we only allow coaches to touch the towels. We put the towel over their heads, or on the back of the neck. 30 seconds with one of these towels really takes the edge off a hot and humid day.

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Originally posted by larrythompson:

We picked up on this in Florida lots of years ago. Although for every 5 gallons of water, we put 2 cap fulls of ammonia (not a whole bottle). We tape over the tap, put big signs on it not to drink, and we only allow coaches to touch the towels. We put the towel over their heads, or on the back of the neck. 30 seconds with one of these towels really takes the edge off a hot and humid day.

I wonder if the stuff you use comes in a different type of bottle or is just a different brand. Ours is a bottle that is no more than 3-4 oz. Two cap-fulls from our bottle in a 5 gallon bucket probably would add little to no effect.

Cytomax...Orange flavor (bottles not powder).