Injuries

[CajunZ1]

_ The food at UL that is available to athletes, sucks from a nutritional perspective.

I agree. When I got into my mini "eat healthy" kicks in school, I only had a few options:

1. Grilled chicken sandwich at chick-fil-a, and remember to ask them not to soak the buns in butter (that's what she said...).
2. Quizno's subs
3. Iceburg lettuce in the cafeteria

Ideally UL could build a student athletic facility with a dedicated cafeteria. But that may be too ambitious for our budget.

[BeauCajun]

_ Ideally UL could build a student athletic facility with a dedicated cafeteria. But that may be too ambitious for our budget. _

Not allowed by the NCAA.

[cajunbaseball1]

_ Not allowed by the NCAA. _

There are ways around that. Schools that have an "athletic cafeteria" charge a high amount to dine there so students wont eat there and just include the price in the scholarship of the athlete I believe. Not positive on that though. This would make it an open facility, but a student that wasn't an athlete would be discouraged from going there because of the price.

[DrumRoll]

_ Not allowed by the NCAA. _

Actually, I think if you check the rules you will find that the NCAA allows each institution to provide, as part of an athletic scholarship, sufficient funds to cover three meals each day including one meal served by the athletic department training table to student-athletes receiving aid. This meal can be a buffet I believe...a grade "A" fancy one in fact...

[MissingMandy]

I would venture to say that for the most part college athletes are very much aware of what they need to eat to sustain their bodies and perform at a higher level. I would also venture to say that to get to the college level most have had extensive training from a professional above and beyond the high school coach and they have been schooled in nutrition and its relationship to performance and injury, amongst other things. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that an athlete's nutritional needs are very different from regular people and that of course there is a direct correlation between diet and performance. Despite what many have said here...they continue to be schooled in these areas.

[CajunZ1]

Despite what many have said here...they continue to be schooled in these areas. _

Personally, I don't doubt they've been educated about the right things to eat. I'm just saying the right kinds of food aren't as readily available as they should be.

[DrumRoll]

_ Personally, I don't doubt they've been educated about the right things to eat. I'm just saying the right kinds of food aren't as readily available as they should be. _

In fact, to your point, that is exactly why the NCAA allows 1 training table meal per day to be provided by and managed by the athletic department. The NCAA agrees that student athletes require more nutritional content than the average student because they deplete more through physical exertion...

Does UL even have a training table program?

[cajunbaseball1]

_ In fact, to your point, that is exactly why the NCAA allows 1 training table meal per day to be provided by and managed by the athletic department. The NCAA agrees that student athletes require more nutritional content than the average student because they deplete more through physical exertion...

Does UL even have a training table program? _

They have a chick fila and pizza hut

[MissingMandy]

_ Personally, I don't doubt they've been educated about the right things to eat. I'm just saying the right kinds of food aren't as readily available as they should be. _

Have to disagree with you there....perhaps restaurants don't serve the right things but for those who shop and cook for themselves, they can and do make the right choices. Can't speak for everyone but for some.

[DrumRoll]

_ Have to disagree with you there....perhaps restaurants don't serve the right things but for those who shop and cook for themselves, they can and do make the right choices. Can't speak for everyone but for some. _

I think he meant what's available on campus with the meal plan. I agree with you, some of the plyers do buy their own groceries and cook...