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My son plays H.S. football for Manual and the entire team brought home a booklet put together by U of L about hydration.

Everything they said we already do.
I tell my son hydration starts the day before and on practice and game days he should be drinking water all day.

I was suprised they said sports drinks over water but it's for the sodium and fighting off cramps.

The last thing the booklet said was "BREAK IT UP" increase frequency of breaks to help stay hydrated and cool.

When I played for the Bulls we had a guy start to cramp up on the bus on the way home from a road game.

I had never seen this before but his cramps went through his whole body, started in his calves, went to his thighs, stomach and chest. We had to exit the highway, went into a store and bought water and Gatorade and Ice, he drank fluids until he almost puked and was soaking wet in his street clothes from being packed in ice, he slept like a baby the rest of the trip home but I had never seen anyone go into full body cramps.

I have heard of boxers losing 15 pounds during a fight and it's all water weight, so I wonder why they don't cramp up or get dehydrated?

Maybe it's the water and breaks every 3 minutes.