10 Tips on drinking for cricket players | Cricket coaching, fitness and tips

10 Tips on drinking for cricket players

Filed in:

This is part 4 of the series "What every cricketer ought to know about nutrition". To go to part 1 click here.

cricket hydration

  1. Water is vital to cricket. Even 1% dehydration can cause a marked reduction in performance.
  2. To combat dehydration, cricketers should drink between 1-3 litres during the day (the hotter it is the more you drink)
  3. Its better to have a small drink every half hour to hour than one long drink.
  4. However, in club cricket drinks breaks can be rare so it is better to drink too much than not enough when you do have the chance.
  5. If you are thirsty you are already dehydrated. Drink often to avoid feeling thirsty.
  6. If you are lucky enough to have a 12th man or willing volunteer, get them to run out with drinks bottles when a wicket falls.
  7. The best types of drinks are juice, sports drinks or plain water.
  8. Tea, coffee and alcohol are not recommended during play (unless its a beer match!) although a mug of tea at tea time is not going to have an adverse effect.
  9. There is no evidence that sports drinks are more efficient than orange juice.
  10. Energy drinks such as Red Bull provide a short term boost but could be counted as doping and make you want to go to the loo meaning you may get dehydrated if you drink too much.

Click here to go to the final part of this series to bring all our new knowledge together and build a diet you can be proud of.

© Copyright miSport Holdings Ltd 2008

Broadcast Your Cricket Matches!

Ever wanted your skills to be shown to the world? PV/MATCH is the revolutionary product for cricket clubs and schools to stream matches, upload HD highlights instantly to Twitter and Facebook and make you a hero!

PV/MATCH let's you score the game, record video of each ball, share it and use the outcomes to take to training and improve you further.

Click here for details.

Comments

[...] A quick guide to drinking [...]

[...] Play Better Cricket - Harrowdrive.com 10 Tips on drinking for cricket players » « Why is nutrition important for cricket? The only 6 foods you need for cricket [...]

[...] are as a person the better your life is and the better your cricket. If you are not eating healthy, drinking enough water, getting enough sleep and avoiding stress where possible then you are likely to be tired on the [...]