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cubsphill
02-25-2009, 01:36 PM
what snacks do you have at practice?
what snacks do you have at practice?
Red Bulls and ding dongs. always worked for me.
cubsphill
02-25-2009, 01:49 PM
My favorite was always a toasted footlong sub with a 20 ouncer.
soceric
02-25-2009, 01:57 PM
My favorite was always a toasted footlong sub with a 20 ouncer.
If that was just a snack... what in the hell did you do for a meal.. lol
cubsphill
02-25-2009, 02:07 PM
If that was just a snack... what in the hell did you do for a meal.. lol
I don't really "snack". I just eat many meals a day.
soceric
02-25-2009, 02:10 PM
I don't really "snack". I just eat many meals a day.
I see your a catcher.. You guys can be big eaters.. :D
shake-n-bake
02-25-2009, 02:20 PM
My son leads the league in getting in trouble for eating in the dugout and most plate appearances with BBQ sauce on his face. And, it takes some work to come up with dugout cuisine that you get in trouble for. Chicken seems to be a hot button with coaches. He got yelled at for fried chicken (at least I think it was the chicken - might have been the mashed potatoes or coleslaw) and another time for hot wings. I can see the hot wings though. The sauce is a little messy.
skipper5
02-25-2009, 03:06 PM
Several times each spring and fall I have 5-6 pizzas delivered to the dugout during the game for my players. It doesn't seem to harm performance.
I think Babe Ruth set a fine example.
kylebee
02-25-2009, 03:10 PM
$5 footlongs from Subway, man. Great after-game meals - plenty of good nutrition, filling, and cheap! Can't beat it.
But as far as snacks go, during practice the kids don't eat much. Just seeds. I don't really want them eating full meals.
shake-n-bake
02-25-2009, 03:31 PM
$5 footlongs from Subway, man. Great after-game meals - plenty of good nutrition, filling, and cheap! Can't beat it.
But as far as snacks go, during practice the kids don't eat much. Just seeds. I don't really want them eating full meals.
My son runs around with a pretty good group of kids. They go to each others games. Once a friend told him he'd be there after they finished dinner. My son asked him, "what're you guys having." His friend's mom brought him a plate of food to the game. Spaghetti or lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. He was like 3rd to bat in that inning, so he had to rush through it. It was pretty funny.
cubsphill
02-25-2009, 03:33 PM
I see your a catcher.. You guys can be big eaters.. :D
catching two 7-inning games 3-4 days a week will wipe you out so you always have to eat more than everyone else.
soceric
02-25-2009, 03:40 PM
catching two 7-inning games 3-4 days a week will wipe you out so you always have to eat more than everyone else.
It IS a tough position. ;)
cubsphill
02-25-2009, 03:44 PM
It's tougher when you have some underclassmen pitching.
jofus
02-25-2009, 03:49 PM
My girls are too busy texting to waste time on snacks :crazy
cubsphill
02-25-2009, 03:56 PM
My girls are too busy texting to waste time on snacks :crazy
When I was a junior in high school, our starting cf would do it during games out in cf. He made it look like he was inspecting his glove.
He made 1st team all state so it was no big deal.
Ursa Major
02-26-2009, 02:51 AM
But seriously folks ... FRUIT. Orange slices and watermelon. Maybe grapes.
Oddly, I like food during championship games. It tends to take a little edge off the pressure.
We had one kid a couple of years ago who had a gift for understanding team chemistry. He'd pull out sunflower seeds or start a chant or a cheer at exactly the right time when the kids were too tight or too down. The team was decent but we led the league in having fun. A snack can be a part of that.
SouthSiders05
02-26-2009, 07:04 PM
My son leads the league in getting in trouble for eating in the dugout and most plate appearances with BBQ sauce on his face.
LOL ok that's funny
Coach C
02-26-2009, 08:32 PM
My son runs around with a pretty good group of kids. They go to each others games. Once a friend told him he'd be there after they finished dinner. My son asked him, "what're you guys having." His friend's mom brought him a plate of food to the game. Spaghetti or lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. He was like 3rd to bat in that inning, so he had to rush through it. It was pretty funny.
Plate of food LOL!
I can't fill my son up during games, the older he gets and catches the more food I pack and 6 tips by mom to the snack stand. Cheeze fries have been band after a game last season, they made him sleepy. We ate orange slices in college so the fruit angle that UM mentioned is where I'm going this season
with him.
slugger33
02-26-2009, 08:40 PM
A small bag of peanuts. Lots of good fats will give quick energy needed for practice.
Jake Patterson
02-26-2009, 09:02 PM
I still have fond T-Ball memories of my youngest son playing 3B sharing his ice cream cone with our SS.
AgentX
02-27-2009, 08:04 AM
We banned everything but water in the dugout for the youngest players, meaning 5-8yos.
It makes a huge difference, because kids that age get sugared up easily, and then start acting like jackasses in the dugout. Try the water-only policy and you'll see what a difference it makes.
With the older kids, I allow sunflower seeds, gum and gatorade, although I still discourage anything but water.
We had an All-Star coach one season who banned gum because he said it affected your ability to see the ball by making your head move. But he was an idiot.
g-mac
02-27-2009, 09:10 AM
I still have fond T-Ball memories of my youngest son playing 3B sharing his ice cream cone with our SS.
That is F'n hysterical! :laugh Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning!
jofus
02-27-2009, 10:36 AM
I still have fond T-Ball memories of my youngest son playing 3B sharing his ice cream cone with our SS.
Good Stuff there, Jake :)
I think I'm going to enjoy T-ball more with my youngest (almost 3) than I did with my first two (10 and 14 now). I have things in a little better perspective now :)
I'm still gonna have her batting lefty though. I can't wait til she's in Pony league (our machine pitch, coed), and she's out there bunting and better yet, slapping :D
Jake Patterson
02-27-2009, 01:24 PM
The amazing part was neither my wife nor I had any idea where it came from!
cubsphill
02-27-2009, 01:51 PM
The amazing part was neither my wife nor I had any idea where it came from!
You might want to give Chris Hansen a call.
rkbenn
02-27-2009, 02:45 PM
Several times each spring and fall I have 5-6 pizzas delivered to the dugout during the game for my players. It doesn't seem to harm performance.
I think Babe Ruth set a fine example.
Can you say Fast Times and Ridgemont High?
rkbenn
02-27-2009, 02:58 PM
I had a 9 year old a couple years are get McDonalds from his mom before the game. I told him he was going to start for the first time. He told me he had to finish his meal before he went out there. Needless to say, he didn't start.