Dr. Lawrence Spriet – Fuelling Performance in the Third Period

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Aside from a technical strategy for late in games, do you have a solution for keeping your team properly fuelled and your players energy levels up in the third period (and in some cases beyond)? At the professional levels, team’s invest significant time and resources to obtaining an edge in the conditioning department. It’s likely one of, if not the biggest advancement in our game over the past twenty years.

The good news is that your program doesn’t need to spend any money or go to great lengths to gain an advantage late in the game. All you need to do is pay attention to hydration and watch this video.