Regionals

[andymoss]

Who's going?

I'm Dallas bound on the 18th.

[intechpc]

I headed off to Sioux Falls, SD on June 18 for Region II.

[gosellit]

Who's going?

I'm Dallas bound on the 18th.

So tell us Andy, what's your greatest fear? Picking up your assignment and seeing that the assessor is, well......ME!!!!

seriously mate, see you there

[boylanj64]

I'll be at NJ this weekend for Region 1 ODP

[Another NH Ref]

I'll be at NJ this weekend for Region 1 ODP

Likewise...

[soccerman8067]

I will also be in NJ.

[Spaceball]

I headed off to Sioux Falls, SD on June 18 for Region II.

I have always had a special place in my heart for Sioux Falls. It is where I first went to Regionals way back when I was just starting out as an 8. Several years later it was where I was selected for Youth Nationals. For those reasons, it will always be my favorite Regionals location. I had hoped to make it back this year as a mentor, but my schedule is just not going to work. Good Luck!

[Doug the Ref]

Busy weekend. Girls State High School Championships and PDL match.

[603 Ref]

off to NJ

[scref]

Who's going?

I'm Dallas bound on the 18th.

Maybe I will see you there. I am volunteering as a cart driver for the referees

[andymoss]

Maybe I will see you there. I am volunteering as a cart driver for the referees

Tall, dark and handsome, that's me.

Well, one of them anyway!

[scref]

Tall, dark and handsome, that's me.

Well, one of them anyway!


I can't think of anything witty to say......

[andymoss]

Region III guys, it's going to be hovering around 100F for the weekend and Monday.

Drink lots now. Then drink some more.

I'm hyperhydrating (which some people DO NOT advocate) and expect to weigh about 6lbs (3% - 4% of total body weight) more than I did a week ago by the time 8:00am on Friday comes around.

[bluedevils]

I'm hyperhydrating (which some people DO NOT advocate) and expect to weigh about 6lbs (3% - 4% of total body weight) more than I did a week ago by the time 8:00am on Friday comes around.

Do you have any links about hyperhydrating? On the face of it, it sounds like a bad idea. Six extra pounds of water? Why is it necessary? Can't one prepare for a game by getting enough water into the body, and then keep drinking water and/or sports drinks during and after the game?

I don't think I could hold an extra 6 pounds of water, even if I wanted to. Unless you are doing or taking something else to retain the water??

[andymoss]

I'm not hyperhydrating in the truest sense, just drinking a lot more than normal and exercising less. I'm pee-ing about 70% of what I take in and am gaining about ½lb a day.

A more typical hyperhydration method (which I will be practicing in Dallas) would be to consume about a pint of water about two hours before going to bed and another pint of fluid (juice, milk or water) first thing the next morning. Then I'll drink 1) just enough water to maintain euhydration, 2) ½ - 1 pint of diluted sports drink (3-4%) an hour before kick off and then 3) an additional ½ - 1 pint (1-2.5%) 30 minutes before kick off.

I can't count on being able to drink enough during the first half to sustain me late in the second as realistically, the most I'll be able to drink at HT will be ½ pint.

Post-game, I'll drink not only water but a mix of sports drinks and eat a lot of bananas to keep the electrolytes balanced else hyponatremia may be serious risk.

As this is not your typical exercise routine, post-game and after all games rehydration is crucial if performance the next and in subsequent days is not to be compromised.

[boylanj64]

As Andy hinted, hyperhadrating is not recommended because it can quite literally kill you; it is much easier to die from drinking too much than not drinking enough. It kills people in marathons every year. Typically, it will hurt you if you drink way more than you need very rapidly and do not exercise very hard - it is the slow runners who are afflicted, because they are not sweating as much and take time to drink at every station. In 100F if you're running as hard as you should be, it won't be as dangerous - Rider wasn't bad this year, but when I used to play there I'd just go back to my room between games and chug a gallon of water an hour.

[bluedevils]

I can't count on being able to drink enough during the first half to sustain me late in the second as realistically, the most I'll be able to drink at HT will be ½ pint.

If I've got my units of measurement correct, a pint is 16 fluid ounces right? I don't have a problem taking 32 fl oz at halftime, if necessary. I agree that a pint, aka 16 fl oz, may not be enough for a referee to get thru the 2nd half if he/she is really sweating and working hard.

[andymoss]

I sweat like you wouldn't believe. I lost 5lbs in a hard hour long hill session last week. I just can't replace that much fluid at HT and drinking enough immediately before to offset is not the answer.

You have to know your body and what works for you.

I wasn't advocating my admittedly extreme methods (which I've honed over many years of distance racing), rather just advising R3 chaps start to pack the fluids away now rather than waiting until tomorrow night.

[billf]

A friend of mine overhydrated at Region 1 a few years ago and ended up in the hospital. Its really not a good idea. The problem is that you lose lots of essential vitamins and minerals when you sweat and pee and that has to be replaced. Just hydrate normally.

[bluedevils]

A friend of mine overhydrated at Region 1 a few years ago and ended up in the hospital. Its really not a good idea. The problem is that you lose lots of essential vitamins and minerals when you sweat and pee and that has to be replaced. Just hydrate normally.

I've never been hospitalized, or even felt sick, from overhydrating. But I've suspected on a few occasions that I had been drinking 'too much' water in the 24 hours or so before a game. Peeing every half hour seems like a sign that maybe your body is carrying too much water?!