Napping before games

[analog999 0]

Does anyone take a nap before games? Do you avoid taking naps even if you're tired? Does taking a nap before the game affect your game at all? If you do take them, how much before a game and for how long?

[DLIGHTNING 0]

Does anyone take a nap before games? Do you avoid taking naps even if you're tired? Does taking a nap before the game affect your game at all? If you do take them, how much before a game and for how long?

I find that it makes me more tired , It seems to be more like a all out cool down, It puts me in a different mind set.

I would say NO NAP

[All Torhs Team 0]

I nap before every game, not on purpose but just cause after school im so tired. and on weekends i just fall asleep.

Im used to it and I like it i dont know why. But i would say make sure you wake up at least an hour before the game.

[devilsrule711 0]

i say nap one time i had a 9:00 game in an outdoor rink in the middle of december

took a nice hour nap woke up half hour before i had to leave played great felt energized and refreshed

and i scored my first high school goal that night

1 vote FOR the nap

[Hobbes_86 0]

For me it depends on how long and how far in advance of the game. As long as I get up 2 hrs before gametime grab a shower and stretch I'm good to go.

[badsk8ter 0]

I love to nap, period. For me, 20-30 minutes is all I need to feel comletely refreshed and good to go. I do like to get up at least 2 hours prior to game time though, to feel my absolute best, mentally and physically.

[rawls 0]

As a beer leaguer, naps are essential. We get tough icetimes most of the year, with early fall and late spring being a bit better. Youth hockey gets the good times at all the local rinks so we generally don't get on the ice until 9 p.m. at the earliest. Factor in driving (road soda!) time and wind down time at home and I'm getting to bed at 1 or 2 a.m. then it's up for work at 6 trying to act like I care and waiting to get home for a solid 1-2 hour pre-hockey nap and the cycle starts all over again.

[Reaper 0]

Also chiming in as a rec leaguer, I try to have a nap before every game. I'll lay down for an hour or so and then get up two hours before game time. I find it really helps especially with my mental alertness after a long day at work.

[freq019 0]

One beer leaguer for no. I can't do it, it makes me feel all sluggish and heavy if I do.

[technophile 0]

I think it really depends on your own physiology. When I take a nap I'm invariably really groggy afterwards--often for several hours. I can't imagine that would be good for my hockey. :D

I would maybe try taking a nap on a non-hockey day, and see how your body responds. If you feel refreshed and alert, go for it; if you feel tired and groggy, don't.

[jason37 2]

Beer Leaguer vote for Yes

About 3 hrs before gametime a nice 1 hr nap is awesome

[rawls 0]

I do end up feeling groggy, too, but I commit the ultimate sports nutrition sin of consuming caffeine. I don't know if it actually hurts more than helps, but I know that if I play tired I feel like crap and can't seem to get my feet moving

[hyprlte 0]

if i ever fall asleep before hockey i usually wake up tired, and not really alert enough to be on the ice.

[Shorthanded67 0]

I like to sneak in a nap after work/before playing. I start work at 5am and my gametimes begin anywhere between 6pm and 11:30pm. So if I get an early game, I like to sneak a quick nap in after work but I know I'll get home and get to bed early (provided the team doesn't twist my arm to drink afterwards). If I have an 11:30 gametime, I'll eat dinner and sleep most of the evening. And yes it's really tough when that alarm clock goes off at 10pm!

[kmatt333 0]

No naps for me....If I sleep for only an hour or so, I end up feeling worse than before. But my games (beer league) usually don't start any later than 8:30.

[donkey87 0]

If I have an 11:00 or 11:30 game then I nap for an hour or two. If its any earlier I won't.

[Adam91 0]

I usually take a nap a few hours before the game and as long as I prepare how I usually would I find the nap doesn't effect me negativly

[knights91 0]

What it all boils down to is personal preference. Naps before games may have a positive outcome on some players and a negative one on others, I know for me naps are essential, not just for hockey but just after school each day. As long as you're up well before game time and ready to play I find they have a positive impact as you're refreshed and ready to go.

[Nacho 0]

I feel so tired after I nap. I would be a zombie on the ice.

[hockeyfalcons456 0]

Well our home games were around 7:45 on tuesdays, So I would get home around 3:10 and cook spaghetti,salad,orange juice, go lie down around 4 and sleep till about 5:00, then get up shower,dressed, banana,water, and then head to rink at 6:00.

[Ti-girl 0]

I always sleep for about 20-40 minutes.

I know my brother sleeps for usually 90 minutes before his lacrosse games and eats a plate of spagetti and corn syrup with a banana and glass of apple juice.

[Chopper C. 0]

I also am a beer leaguer that naps before the real late games. In fact I have one this weekend at 11:30 pm. I will surely take a good hour nap. I feel a bit groggy at first, but am ready come game time.

[ctaz 0]

I can nap sometimes, but normally don't. If I can I normally like to get a shower before I go, gets me nice awake and alert. I think if you take a nap, the shower before leaving is key to getting the best during the game.

[Cliff_12 0]

I always try and nap for an hour or 2 in the afternoon of a game, we usually face off at 7pm on a saturday or 6.30 on a sunday. On a road trip if its more than an hour I will sleep for at least part of the journey, if it's under an hour I dont really have time to settle and get to sleep before we get there.

[Sven 1]

Napping is good, but if you fall "deep sleep" you will just make the situation worse, which means that you are even more tired than before.