NHSSCA - South Carolina
Newsletter, September 2021
Contents:
We Need content from YOU to make this newsletter better! We want to feature SC coaches and athletes each month. Please contact someone from the Advisory Board (see bottom of newsletter) if you have something you would like to contribute or that you think we should feature.
Upcoming Events
SC Family Day 2021
This event is FREE TO ALL, you DO NOT have to be a member!
Other FREE Family Day Events in our Southeast Region
NatCon 2021 Recap
Click on image below for a recap of the summer 2021 NatCon by Tobi Jacobi
NHSSCA Program of Excellence!
The NHSSCA is announcing a new program to feature and promote excellent High School programs.
Click HERE for more information.
The Training Table
with Trevor Hutson
A new monthly feature with Nutrition Information you can share with your student-athletes
Hydration
Proper hydration delays physical and mental fatigue. Dehydration forces your body to work harder, keeping your from performing your best.
Exercise or games longer than 90 minutes, replenishes electrolytes optimizes recovery. Items like this would be Gatorade or Powerade.
Before Exercise
500-600mL of water during the two hours before competition. If it makes you feel bloated or heavy, consume less.
During exercise
250mL of water every 20 minutes. Add electrolytes if your sessions are longer than 90 minutes.
Sip water or sports drinks, do not chug
After exercise
Consider weighing yourself before and after practice or workouts.
500-700mL for each pound lost
add electrolytes if over 90 minutes of exercise
Sports Drinks
Sessions that last 60-90 minutes you will need to look at adding electrolytes.
American College of Sports Med recommends the following
460-490mg/L of sodium
78-195mg/L of potassium
5-10% of carbohydrates
South Carolina NHSSCA Advisory Board
If you have questions about, or would like to get more involved in the NHSSCA please reach out to one of our state advisory board members. We would love to feature you, your athletes, your facility, or your content in future editions of this newsletter.
Eric Cash (State Director)
Trevor Hutson
Robbie Cole
Garrett P. Knight
Stephen Venugopal