What’s with all the cramping??

[ClownBaby]

Last night was mild and 75 degrees yet game after game was delayed by players cramping up constantly. I personally blame the lack of doubles guys aren’t in playing shape in week 1 and fatigue cause cramps.

 

[Anon430504]

Haven’t these guys heard of pickle juice! Alcoa 11 time in a row state champ drinks it before each game & not a cramp

 

[crusader_of_90]

No Bowie Bars.

 

[sporthog_9er]

I sometimes wonder if all these energy drinks have anything to do with it. No idea if it does. But I see a ton of athletes drinking them like water. Not on the sidelines of course, but during the day and morning.

 

[chitown-irish]

Cramping happens at all levels of football the 1st week. These kids are not put through the same conditioning as back in the day. There are no more 2 a days heavy conditioning practices any more. That includes college and the nfl. Where the same thing will happen week 1

 

[SiuCubFan8]

Cramping happens at all levels of football the 1st week. These kids are not put through the same conditioning as back in the day. There are no more 2 a days heavy conditioning practices any more. That includes college and the nfl. Where the same thing will happen week 1

Kids cramped “back in the day”.

 

[chitown-irish]

Kids cramped “back in the day”.

Not even close to as much as now

 

[McCaravan]

ESL cramped during the Fenwick game when it was 10 degrees.

Take an IV.....drink a ton of liquid IV if you can't stomach pickle juice, and take Midol!

 

[crusader_of_90]

Not even close to as much as now

Althoff was awful last night.

 

[SilverHelmet]

Not even close to as much as now

Hard to tell. Didn’t have social media back in the 80’s

 

[chitown-irish]

Im not talking the 80s I played in early 2000s. When you were still able to condition kids. Yes of course there is always cramping but not like today. 7 on 7 doesn't exhaust the body like a full contact practice plus conditioning.

 

[FB1976]

Some teams have mastered the art of having kids go down with a "cramp" as a way to garner an additional timeout (or two).

 

[4Afan]

Some teams have mastered the art of having kids go down with a "cramp" as a way to garner an additional timeout (or two).

Yes, but last night it was kids going down every other play in some games.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

Not even close to as much as now

I think there is some revisionist history there, JMO.

 

[chitown-irish]

Not at all played in early 2000s . Coached until 2016

 

[ClownBaby]

Not at all played in early 2000s . Coached until 2016

1996 opening game we played at Glenbard West in mid afternoon it was 90 degrees and humid, 2 kids total between the teams got cramps, today that would be 3.5 hour game with all the stoppages for cramps.

 

[PowerI66]

1996 opening game we played at Glenbard West in mid afternoon it was 90 degrees and humid, 2 kids total between the teams got cramps, today that would be 3.5 hour game with all the stoppages for cramps.

Scientific

 

[Wags14]

I sometimes wonder if all these energy drinks have anything to do with it. No idea if it does. But I see a ton of athletes drinking them like water. Not on the sidelines of course, but during the day and morning.

Yes, it 100% does. .

 

[SilverHelmet]

1996 opening game we played at Glenbard West in mid afternoon it was 90 degrees and humid, 2 kids total between the teams got cramps, today that would be 3.5 hour game with all the stoppages for cramps.

That Hitters team was pretty bad. Light work for the Tigers that day at Duchon