Welcome!
I want to welcome each and
every one of you to an exciting time and year!
The
very first ReAL Boise U14 Girls Season!
I know game day is always a
fun event we all look forward to during those grueling days
of practice each week. With each new passing game,
our young athletes let loose their creativity,
abilities, and weave a complex spider web of passes
with a purpose. Our team will leave an imprinted mark in the
eyes of spectators and opponents, letting them know that with
appropriate skills, individual decision making, and collective
sacrifice the whole experience acquires a different dimension. I am
looking forward to working hand in hand with all the girls.
More than ever, we all need to pull our forces together in these tough
moments as we fight our way to the top of the league
standings. Along with the coaching staff, parents will become mental
trainers to lift and encourage each and every magnificent
player, whether before the game at the kitchen table or after a match
in the car on your way home.
Thanks for your support…We do
this together!
Get your
Fall 2008 Game Schedule
here!
Get your Fall
2008 Game Standings here!
Player
Nutrition
Soccer
players have unique energy needs. Games require endurance
with frequent short bursts of high intense energy.
Nutrition affects the way soccer player’s play and
should be taken very seriously.
When
players eat is just as important as what they eat.
Developing good, healthy eating habits is essential.
Players need to develop
healthy eating habits that can be fine-tuned throughout the season.
Water:
Two hours
before a game or practice: Drink at least 16 ounces of water
15 minutes
before a game or practice: Drink 4-6 ounces of water
During a game:
drink as much as you can as often as you can
Night
before Game Meal Suggestions:
The night
before games, eat a meal that consists
of complex carbohydrates (pasta,
potatoes, corn, rice, or beans) lean protein and a
large serving of vegetables.
Pre-Game
Meal Suggestions: Pre game meals
should be eaten 2-4 hours before
game time. These meals can include foods that are high in protein. If
you don’t handle early
morning eating very well, consider a smoothie that will be gentle on
your stomach, but still provide you with the energy you need.
If you eat more
than 4 hours before a game,
arrange for an additional snack between that
meal and game time.
Breakfast:
Low Sugar Cereal, Hot Cereal,
Low Fat Yogurt,
Fruit Smoothies
(Blend together Fresh Fruit, Yogurt, and Ice), Whole
Grain
Bagels or Bread,
Fresh Fruit
(Apples, Pears, Bananas, Berries, Oranges, Kiwi, Peaches), Peanut
Butter, Fresh Fruit Juice (Orange or
Apple)
Lunch:
Fresh
fruit, Tortilla Wraps with lean meat (turkey or chicken) or tuna, Deli
Sandwich on Whole Grain Bread with lean meat
(turkey or chicken) or
tuna, Bagel Sandwich with lean meat (turkey or chicken) or tuna, Peanut Butter on
Whole Grain Bread.
After
Game Meal Suggestions: Parents must
insure that players consume at least 100 grams of carbohydrates within an hour after playing every game.
This is ESSENTIAL for the girls to maintain adequate energy and
hydration.
Energy Bars,
Bananas, Fig Newton, Yogurt, Trail Mix (Nuts, Dried Fruit,
M&M’s, Peanut Butter & Crackers, etc.),
Sports Drink,
or Chocolate Milk
WHAT
TO AVOID: Soda, Candy or
Candy Bars, Hot Dogs, Diet Soda, Chips, Alcohol, Processed Meats:
Bologna, Salami, Pepperoni,
Sugary Cereals, or
Any Fried Foods
Game
Highlights
ReAL
vs. Wood River
ReAL vs. TVSL Fusion
September 6,
2008
September 10, 2008
Score: 1 -
3
Score: 0 - 2
