Life of an Athlete It is not just that you put on uniform, or show up every day at practice or for the games… You are an athlete all the time, on and off.

Life of an Athlete

It is not just that you put on uniform, or show up every day at

practice or for the games…You are an athlete all the time,

on and off the field.You represent your family, your community, your school , your

teammates, your coach and YOURSELF.

In a few years it will be our time… Leave us a legacy … Set an example for us…

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated…

TEAMA common group on the

same side, as in a game. A group organized to work together: a group with a common goal and desire to achieve a goal. All for

one and one for all…

Friends Teammates

FamilyCommunity

A SHADOW

OF YOURSEL

FAre you at your best or are you just a shadow of what you could be?

Are you really an ATHLETE?

Is the life you are living conducive to being at

your best?

Live the Life of an Athlete.

What if you could do it over?

Would of, Could of, Should of, Didn’t.

What might have been, counts for nothing

The biggest reason for failure in life or in sports, is giving up what you want most for what

you want at the moment.

ATHLETEI am seriousI am focused

I am dedicatedI am motivated

I am an

The Last Huddle

How quickly it will pass by… How unknowingly it will come to an end.The game will be over and you will not

even realize the magnitude and significance of what has just ended.

Later you will wish that you had called for a last huddle, to say to all your teammates

that this is the last time we will be together like this… as a TEAM, as TEAMMATES…

One of the most special times and experiences of your life will pass by.

It will never be the same after this.

From the time you start systematic training , the clock is running

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS DON’T

WASTE IT

FOCUS

MAKING IT COUNTYour finest day is coming… Will you be at your best?

Nothing good happens after midnight

Remember what is important… You are an Athlete

You are our heroes… We watch you and wait for the day we will be just like you. Teach us how to live the life of an Athlete and be champions. Set the example for us, because we are the future of this program.

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AAI has researched the effect of alcohol on elite athletic performanceProven Scientific Facts:

Alcohol increases the time for recovery of androgenic training hormones (Up to 96 hours- 4 days)Alcohols diuretic effect diminishes water soluble vitamins required for hormone catalytic/conversion actions

HGH (Human Growth Hormone) release is reduced up to 70% during the sleeping hours when release is at peak levelsAlcohol greatly increases the release of cortisol (the stress hormone) Cortisol negates training effect

Alcohol decreases the protein synthesis for muscle fiber repairAlcohol can impair the blood glucose system for up to 36 hours

Alcohol reduces the immune system capability - Athletes who drink get sick more often.Drinkers are twice as likely to become injured as non- drinkers

Alcohol reduces performance potential by up to 11.4% in elite athletes and perhaps by as much as 15-30% in h.s. athletesAlcohol disturbs the REM sleep time, reducing the CNS restorative/recovery ability

Alcohol impairs reaction time up to 12 hours after consumptionAlcohol negatively affects heart lungs and muscle performance (<VO2 > Lactate < Ventilation >H.R.)

Heavy episodic drinking results in projected losses of up to 14 days of training effectSUMMARY:

Alcohol is a metabolic poison that crosses all barriers and negatively affects all systems of the human physiology simultaneously

Time to educate your Athletes, Coaches…

Great things don’t just happen…They are made to happen.

American Athletic Institute

Live the Life of an Athlete…©

• American Athletic Institute has studied the impact of alcohol on condition in elite athletes. Impact has shown significant projections in lost physiological condition that correlates to as much as 14 days of lost training effect…

for each time drunk…AMERICAN ATHLETIC INSTITUTE 2005

What kind of performance will you have?

Scans by Amen Clinics

HEALTHY NORMAL BRAIN

HEAVY TEEN ALCOHOL USER

What kind of performance will you accept?

Think about what you are doing off

the field…

That will ruin what you do on the

field…

American Athletic Institute

Underwood

The most overlooked aspect of reaching elite level in anything is LIFESTYLE

Blood flow in brain

8 HOURS SLEEP NO SLEEP

The CNS can only be at maximal intensive level for physical activity and function for 2-3 hours

during a 24 hour period.

Over stimulation of the Central Nervous System eventually results in chronic fatigue and breakdown.

What works better: a fully rested brain or an exhausted brain jacked up on stimulants?

TO REMOVE AS MANY NEGATIVE INFUENCES FROM YOUR LIFESTYLE AS POSSIBLE

YOU CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE FOR THE THINGS GREAT

CHAMPIONS DO…

YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS AND MORE

TRAIN

RECOVER

ADAPT

Nerve impulses travel inside the body at speeds in excess of 250m per second…

NON USER

SIMPLE HAND SKILL

MARIJUANA USER

SIMPLE HAND SKILL

Note: Subject not under influence during scan.

SkillRecallArea

Remember when you are not training…

That somewhere, someone is training…

And when you meet them…

They will beat you.

Remember when you are partying…That somewhere, someone

is not partying…And when you meet them…

They will beat you.

Alexander Karelin USSR 3XOlympic Champion 9X World Champion

Matveyev USSR

Underwood USA

All things of value come with a price … What are you willing to give up to achieve greatness?

The power within each athlete is far greater than you can imagine…

I will surround myself

with positive

PEOPLE

PLACES

THINGS

I refuse to associate with anyone

who keeps me from my goals…