Nutrition For Cricket: by Muhammad Latif University of Karachi H.P.E.S.S

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Nutrition for cricket

By
Muhammad Latif
university of Karachi
H.P.E.S.S
HISTORY OF CRICKET: 

• Cricket grew out of many


stick-and-ball games
played in England
500years ago.
• Marylebone Cricket Club
formed in London in 1787
• The ‘Home of Cricket’
• Rules
– Basics
– Equipment & Field
– Players
– Play: Scoring & Getting Out
– Winning
Field
• Oval Field ≈ ‘Diamond’
– No size restrictions, 100-160 yards across
• Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’

Pitch
Training Activities
 One-on-One Coaching (30%)
Experienced Coaches
Planned Sessions
 Net Sessions (25%)
Practice skills in a live situation
 Fitness Sessions (15%)
Cricket-specific drills and activities
 Game-Based Scenario Training (10%)
Developing mental skills and Game Awareness
 Workbook Sessions (10%)
Planning – Review of Progress – Notes on Key Coaching Points
 Video analysis (5%)
Regular Technical sessions for groups and individuals
 Oval Sessions (5%)
Fielding Drills
Bowler’s able to work on run-ups
Energy requirements

The energy needs of a cricket game vary with the type and
duration of the match (i.e. one day vs. multiday).
Fast bowlers for instance often have higher energy needs than
batsman .
For example, a 70kg cricket player would expend approximately

342kcal/hr batting and 371kcal/hr bowling.


An 80kg cricket player would expend 396kcal/hr batting and
426kcal/hr bowling
A balanced diet
When considering where to get the energy needed for sport,
it is more helpful to think about food in terms of what
molecules it contains, rather than where it comes from.
Energy in food comes in three main forms:
Carbohydrates

Proteins

Fats

The body also requires vitamins, minerals, fibre


and, of course, water in order to function properly.
Cricket Nutrition Plan Guidelines
 A meal containing a protein source and a combination
of carbohydrates should be eaten within an hour of
finishing a game or training session

 After a hard training session or match, fruits,


sandwiches, and protein shakes start
the refueling process
Review your protein intake - you probably need a bit
more if you are training hard and playing regularly
Emphasize low-GI, carbohydrate-rich foods rather than
high-GI foods in your normal diet.
 Eat high-GI foods-bananas, sports drinks, pasta, for example-
immediately after exercising

 Eat fewer refined and simple carbohydrates, such as white


bread and sugar.

 Eat smaller meals and eat more often to encourage stable


energy and blood sugar levels.

 Eat as much variety as possible - instead of focusing on wheat


based products (such as cereals, breads and snack bars)

 Eat complex carbohydrates three hours before a competition or


hard training session.
The meal plan is an example for an active cricketer to follow for a typical
training day

Breakfast Large bowl of porridge made with


jumbo oats + 200ml skimmed milk
+ water with a tsp of sugar and
raisins if desired
250ml fresh fruit juice
Tea/coffee
Sandwich made with granary bread + olive
oil based spread with lean
ham/chicken or large mackerel fillet
Lunch 100g mixed nuts & seeds
Mixed salad
Low fat, low sugar yoghurt
Drink

2-3 oatcakes with low fat soft cheese


100g mixed nuts & seeds
Post training
Item of fruit
Drink
Lean fillet steak or chicken breast or fish +
herbs to taste
Boiled new potatoes or basmati rice or dry
Evening meal roasted sweet potatoes
Loads of vegetables
Low fat, no added sugar yoghurt
Drink
100g cottage cheese / quark / low fat
natural yoghurt
1 hour pre-bed Banana
Small handful mixed nuts & seeds
Drink
ETHIC OF CRICKET

 In ethics, the concept of fairness


involves treating everyone equally
and impartially.
 'Fair play' is usually understood to
mean using only tactics that are in
accord with the spirit of the sport.
QUESTIONS

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