Come support your Mustang Varsity Volleyball team as they perform at the Vype Houston Shootout this weekend!

Freshmen and JV athletes and parents, 

Please make sure your child eats breakfast this week. Every year we have athletes who are unable to complete their workout due to symptoms stemming from a combination of low blood sugar, heat and too much water in their stomach. They don't have to eat a big breakfast but something is typically better than nothing. While everyone is different with what they can handle and digest, there are a few foods that we see typically don't work well for these intense workouts in the heat including greasy, fatty foods like bacon and sausage, dairy such as milk or yogurt and liquid only breakfasts like protein shakes and smoothies. I have included a graphic of some examples of easily digestible foods for your athlete to try. A good start would be to pick two foods from the graphic (or something similar) and keep the volume of food on the lower side. We typically see more issues with our freshmen simply because they are too nervous to eat or simply don't know what to eat and opt for nothing. We also see many cases where athletes don't eat in the morning because they wake up late and have to get out the door quickly. It is always a good idea to have a few things that can easily be grabbed on the way out and eaten in the car. If you have any questions or need any advice, please don't hesitate to ask. We just want to see all of our Mustang football players be able to complete their entire workout without any issues.