This week’s discussion focused on one important question:
What kind of fuel are you putting into your tank?
Players talked about:
- How healthy foods help them play better
- The importance of staying hydrated
- How nutrition affects performance on the field
- How alcohol and marijuana reduce endurance, slow reaction time, weaken muscles, and make it harder to perform at their best.
Through training, players experienced firsthand how energy, focus, and effort all work together to help them succeed.
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The Play Smart, Live Strong initiative by the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association empowers our youth to make healthy choices on and off the field. Together with the Saipan Soccer School After School Program, we are using the power of soccer to promote substance-free lifestyles and reduce the risk factors related to underage drinking and marijuana use.
Every week we will share about our practical lessons, group discussion highlights, and soccer skills we learned to support our players as they Play Smart, Live Strong!
