When I started to play soccer I didn?t had a clue of what to eat before and after my practice or games. In fact, I didn?t even know how important proper nutrition was for my performance on the field. However, I was aware of that eating properly helped me to perform better, but I wasn?t able to figure out what to eat.
I thought that eating pizza and drinking coke before a game was the ultimate soccer food. Today I feel pretty dumb but we all learn from our mistakes 
In this article I will give you valuable soccer player nutrition tips that will help you avoid making same mistakes as I did. Let?s start?Soccer Player Nutrition Tips – Carbohydrates
Eating quality carbohydrates is vital for your performance. You can see carbohydrates as car fuel. A car will not come any far without fuel and you will birmingham womens rugby not run any long without carbohydrates. However, carbohydrates will not help you with your ball handling.
Keep in mind that the more quality carbohydrates you eat the more easily will it be to maintain a high tempo through your whole game.
You should try to start to fill your carbohydrate fuel one day before your practice or game. Try also to eat a big portion that contains a lot of quality carbohydrates 4-5 hours before the start of your soccer practice/game.
Here is an example on a quality soccer meal.
- 60% carbohydrates
- 15 % protein
- 15-25% fat
- Lot of fluids Soccer Player Nutrition Tips – Fat is Good
You may have heard that fat will make you overweight. Make yourself a favor and don?t listen on people claiming that. Fat is good and you should try to eat it often.
