Nutrition Tips for Basketball Players

Some Quick Nutrition Guidelines for Basketball Players:Eat something every two to three hours (many small meals instead of several big meals)
Include a lean protein and vegetable in every meal. Remember the "Leg Rule"...the less legs the better. Vegetables (one leg) are better than chickens (two legs) which are better than cows/pigs (4 legs).
Focus on your three most important meals: breakfast,

Dwayne Wade on nutrition and a better diet..

From USA Today: MIAMI – Dwyane Wade was sitting on a table in the Miami Heat training room about an hour before game time Sunday, doing something he never would have envisioned a few years ago.
In his lap: Small servings of pasta and fruit.
"When it comes to food," Wade said, "I understand the things that I need now.
Wade turns 30 later this month, and in his ninth pro season nutrition is as

Sport Nutrition Checklists

 Here are two GREAT breakdowns that I would highly encourage you to share with your athletes! The quality is a bit poor so please email me at ChrisPassmore@uri.edu and I'll be happy to fax or email you a cleaned up copy.

Sport Nutrition Quick Hitters

Here are some "quick hitter" notes that I took down when Lesli Bonci spoke to the athletic department while I was working at Roger Williams University:
-After practice or competition, eat a snack within 15min! "Eat to Replete". Trail mix, nuts, bars, fruit.
-Gulp fluids, don't sip (quicker hydration).
-5hr energy/Redbull/Monster energy drinks are stimulation, NOT energy.
-If you drink 1 light

Nutrition

I'll probably touch on this topic a lot more because I believe it is VERY important and something that can easily be overlooked.

The Denver Nuggets team chef talks NBA nutrition.... First, half-time intake:As for halftime, Osterman said they eat Balanced Gold Bars because, “It’s the right mix of carbohydrates and proteins. And it’s low in sugar. It’s a great bar — we buy in bulk. We probably go