QUALITY PLAYERS WANTED!
16 Oct 2007

Apollo football club is always looking to improve and add to the quality players we already have at the club,

If you are a keen footballer looking for a club and you think your good enough why not come along and have a trial at one of our training sessions?

You never know you might be the club's next star!

TO CONTACT APOLLO F.C FOR A TRIAL:

E-MAIL: apollo.football.club@hotmail.com
             gary.hudgell@hotmail.co.uk 

PHONE: 07904-315-999 Alf (manager)

PHONE: 07718-261-995 Gary (Website Administrator)

 

ARE YOU EATING THE RIGHT FOODS?
10 Apr 2008

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Here’s a fact: footballers can have all the skills in the world but without the proper nutritional support, they won’t be as fit as they could be and their performances will suffer.

They won’t be able to train as hard or as long, so won’t improve their play, and during games run the risk of getting tired.

How they perform during games and training depends on what they eat and drink before, during and after each match or session. If they eat and drink the right stuff, they will improve. Follow our advice and they’ll be a bundle of energy out on the pitch!

First off, let’s look at the essential nutrients footballers need to be eating, and the foods they’re found in.

NUTRIENT FOUND IN:

>> Simple carbohydrates: Sweets, cakes, soft drinks, jam

>> Complex carbohydrates: Rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, cereals, fruit

>> Saturated fats: Butter, margarine, cheese, pasties

>> Unsaturated fats: Sunflower oil, salmon, nuts

>> Protein: Milk, chicken, eggs, fish, yoghurt

>> Vitamins and minerals: Fruit, vegetables, dairy products

>> Fibre: Seeds, peas, beans

>> Water: Foods, drinks, formulated sports drinks

Footballers need increased energy to gain that extra edge, and that’s most commonly found in carbohydrate. Now, in a healthy diet, 55-60% of it should come from carbohydrate, but for footballers, it’s even higher - as much as 70%!

Of course, players need other nutrients too and it’s not easy to get the perfect intake of carbohydrate from eating a regular three meals a day. The way to do it is by snacking - snacks play a crucial role in a player’s diet, especially if eaten immediately after training or a match. That’s when the energy stores in the muscles which have just been working are best refuelled.

SNACK ATTACK:

These snacks are high in carbohydrate but low in fat

Banana, jam or honey sandwiches
Muesli bars or sweetened popcorn
Fruit cake, currant buns, scones, American muffins
Crumpets, bagels, English muffins, scotch pancakes
Pop Tarts, rusks and cereal
Jelly cubes
Jaffa cakes, wine gums, jelly babies
Low fat rice pudding, bread pudding Yoghurts and milkshakes
Fruit and dried fruit

GET YOUR DIET RIGHT AND YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCES...

I HOPE THIS INFORMATION HELPS