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[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Maybe it's geographic-centric but high school athletes around here are taught about the dangers of water intoxication (or poisoning). Football players, wrestlers and long-distance runners in particular are warned about drinking too much water. I always thought it was fairly common knowledge but I guess that's based on having several coaches throughout my childhood telling me so.

I'm not sure of your age but maybe its just something that coaches are now aware of and teach their kids. I'm 42 and if we went back 20 some years I be surprised if any coaches knew of the dangers of drinking too much water. Back then at half time we got a snack of cupcakes and soda at halftime and I'm sure thats not what they give the kids today. If they did they it would have to be fair and they would have to give the other team a snack so they would not get offended.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I'm not sure of your age but maybe its just something that coaches are now aware of and teach their kids. I'm 42 and if we went back 20 some years I be surprised if any coaches knew of the dangers of drinking too much water. Back then at half time we got a snack of cupcakes and soda at halftime and I'm sure thats not what they give the kids today. If they did they it would have to be fair and they would have to give the other team a snack so they would not get offended.

I'm 100 years old...(minus 68). 20 years ago I ran JV cross-country and wrestled as an 8th grader. Both coaches (Coach Nicely and Coach Burns) used to tell us about drinking too much water. Like I said, it may be related to the specific area as to what people know or don't know. All it takes is for an informed Athletic Director to issue a memo to all school coaches to advise student athletes of the dangers of water poisoning. I would have to assume our AD did such a thing.

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

I'm 100 years old...(minus 68). 20 years ago I ran JV cross-country and wrestled as an 8th grader. Both coaches (Coach Nicely and Coach Burns) used to tell us about drinking too much water. Like I said, it may be related to the specific area as to what people know or don't know. All it takes is for an informed Athletic Director to issue a memo to all school coaches to advise student athletes of the dangers of water poisoning. I would have to assume our AD did such a thing.

Its kinda like smoking around gas pumps. You know its probably dangerous to some people, but not me...