SoCal Shooters Basketball

useful
info - Hydration

• Being dehydrated can lead to early fatigue. Dehydration is completely preventable
• Train yourself to drink before, during, and after exercise and to drink before you feel thirsty
• Two to three hours before practice or tip-off, drink 2 to 3 cups of fluid.
• Thirty minutes before practice or tip-off, drink ½ to 1 cup of fluid.
• During the game, drink about ½ to 1 cup of fluid at every timeout and during half-time
• After practice or a game, drink about 3 cups for every pound you lost while you were active.
• Learn how much fluid your sport bottle holds, and use the bottle as a visual reminder to drink enough
• Cramping and heat illness can be caused by dehydration
• Sport drinks can help to replace sodium lost in sweat. Sport drinks provide fluids, electrolytes, and carbohydrates.