Minor Bantam AA, 2017-2018, Rep (Orangeville Minor Hockey)

by Dr. Jim Taylor What do you need to do to play your best on game day? If you ask the best athletes in the world in your sport, you will probably get 20 different answers. But, having asked this question of many world-class and professional athletes, I have found five themes that underlie their responses.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.  Alexander Pope

If you look around at what some young athletes are eating, it’s not the fuel you’d expect to find. Athletic fields are riddled with cupcakes, candy, and cola. Concession stands are loaded with more junk food than healthy fare. And while the food options could use an overhaul, the eating habits of young athletes aren’t stellar either.

30. You have more kilometres on your '02 minivan than a '67 Chevy.