Marching Storm Update
Sweat Camp Edition, June 2-9
Camp schedule and details
Saturday, June 3 (Day 2) *eat a wholesome breakfast before camp
Weather: High of 84, Low of 56, 20% chance of precipitation
9:00 am Practice begins (be early so you can be on time)
Noon Lunch Break
12:30 pm Practice resumes
5:00 pm Supper Break
6:00 pm Practice resumes
9:00 pm Students dismissed
Sunday, June 4 (Day 3) *eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch before camp
Weather: High of 84, Low of 54, 0% chance of precipitation
1:00 pm Practice begins (be early so you can be on time)
5:00 pm Supper Break
5:30 pm Practice resumes
9:00 pm Students dismissed
Monday, June 5 (Day 4) *eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch before camp
Weather: High of 78, Low of 49, 10% chance of precipitation
1:00 pm Practice begins (be early so you can be on time)
5:00 pm Supper Break
5:30 pm Practice resumes
9:00 pm Students dismissed
Tuesday, June 6 (Day 5) *eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch before camp
Weather: High of 80, Low of 57, 0% chance of precipitation
1:00 pm Practice begins (be early so you can be on time)
5:00 pm Supper Break
5:30 pm Practice resumes
9:00 pm Students dismissed
Wednesday, June 7 (Day 6) *eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch before camp
Weather: High of 80, Low of 57, 20% chance of precipitation
1:00 pm Practice begins (be early so you can be on time)
5:00 pm Supper Break
5:30 pm Practice resumes
9:00 pm Students dismissed
Thursday, June 8 (Day 7) *eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch before camp
Weather: High of 79, Low of 56, 10% chance of precipitation
1:00 pm Practice begins (be early so you can be on time)
5:00 pm Supper Break
5:30 pm Practice resumes
9:00 pm Students dismissed
*see next section for information on healthy eating options.
Special Sweat Camp activity for all!
Students are asked to use paint that is water soluble. Avoid glitter and other agents in the paint. You must provide your own paint. (No puffy paint)
Wear clothing that can get colored with paint! The students have a great time with this event. Below are some photos from previous years!
Colors for your section
Flutes and Clarinets: Purple
Saxes: Orange
Trumpets: Green
Trombones: Red
Low Brass, Tenor Saxes and Horns: Blue
Drumline: Pink
Colorguard: Black
Honor Guard: Yellow
Healthy Eating for active students
Food Is Fuel
You wouldn't put cheap gas in a luxury car, so why put unhealthy fats and added sugars in your teen athlete's body? Active teenage boys need 3,000 to 4,000 calories a day, while active girls need 2,200 to 3,000 calories. Choose quality calories from fruit, vegetables, whole-grain breads and cereals, low-fat dairy, lean protein and heart-healthy fats. These foods provide the vitamins and minerals athletes need.
- Breakfast is a great time for whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk and fruit or whole-grain waffles with peanut butter, banana and fruit juice.
- Prior to lunch at school, review the cafeteria's menu and help your teen choose performance foods instead of fried or fast food. Bean and beef burritos topped with salsa or grilled chicken sandwiches with coleslaw delivers nutrients needed for afternoon practices.
- For dinner, spaghetti with meat sauce accompanied by a salad and whole-grain Italian bread with olive or canola oil spread plus low-fat milk is a perfect recovery meal.
- Keep healthy snacks handy — fresh fruit; veggies and hummus; low-fat cheese and yogurt; and low-fat microwave popcorn.
Carbs Are King
Carbohydrates are the most important fuel for an athlete. Carbs are stored as fuel inside muscles and athletes need full carbohydrate stores before activity. Carbs are also needed after a workout to get ready for the next day's events. Carbs are the only fuel that can be used for power moves — a slam dunk, a sprint to the goal line or an overhead smash all need carbohydrates.
- Eat a light snack before practice (especially if your teen has an early lunch period), such as half of a turkey sandwich or an orange and string cheese, along with 1 to 2 cups of water.
- After practice or a game, refuel with a sports drink or low-fat chocolate milk, a banana and a handful of trail mix.
Build Muscle with Protein from Foods
Eat real food and shun expensive protein supplements. Muscles can get all the protein they need from foods!
- Lean meat, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, low-fat milk, cheese and yogurt are high-quality protein sources.
- Tofu, beans and lentils are good sources of protein.
- Include some protein in every meal to help muscles recover.
Pack Snacks
Active teens need snacks to boost calories. Here some backpack-friendly snacks:
- Sports drinks or juice boxes
- Trail mix
- Peanut butter crackers
- Granola bars
- Fig bars
Reviewed August 2016
Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RD, CSSD, is the sports dietitian for Georgia State University athletics.
Protect your skin!
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Hydration
Keeping mentally fit
When you body is sluggish, your brain and thinking is also impaired. Getting quality sleep helps you function mentally when you are asked to remember counts, routines, and memorize music. This process takes a great deal of mental energy. Being sleep deprived hurts your potential for success.
Keep yourself in shape for our marching season. Focus on quality sleep!
Trailer work day
Thursday, June 8 will be our day of construction. We will have the materials and our shop teacher, Adam Johnson will be here with the ability for us to use the school's tools. We will need a good crew on this day to be able to finish everything. Start time is 1:00 pm (same as students report time). If your work schedule prohibits you from being here right away, please just come when you can.
Wednesday, June 7 will be our day to do any final repairs on the frame and under sides of the trailer. I anticipate that there will be rust that can be ground off and we can apply a rust inhibiting product as needed. We can also look at the wiring and make sure we don't have wear on any of the wires running from the front to the rear of the trailer. Again, we can start at 1:00 pm since that is when we begin practice. If you can help, just come when you are able.
Tuesday, June 6 will be our day to do the final removal of pieces that need replacing. We will take inventory of what can be done to improve the frame and either begin work or get supplies to do the work. Items that you can bring from home include cordless drill with a wire brush, screw heads for removing old screws, gloves, etc. We can start at 1:00 pm, but come when you are able.
Sunday-Monday, June 4 and 5. Remove the old flooring. The floor is plywood with screws into the frame of the trailer. Cordless drills with screw bits will be needed. We can start at 1:00 pm, but come when you are able.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide in helping us maintain our trailer!
Picture Day!
Pictures for us will most likely begin at 1:00 with students and sections doing buddy shots or group shots. We will aim for the group shot at 2:30 pm. Following our pictures, high school students will have a break until 4:30 pm. This is when we will practice putting our street show on the track around the football field. Then, students will be able to eat their pizza supper at 5:45 and then will need to change into uniform for the 7:00 pm performance. Following the performance, we will need to clean up the grounds, help put items away and load the trailer with our equipment.
Performance Preview
Schedule:
4:30 pm High School marching band will practice on the track around the football field.
5:45 pm Pizza supper is served for student marchers
6:00 pm Pizza supper is served for all family and friends.
6:30 pm High School marching band students change into uniform
7:00 pm PREVIEW PERFORMANCES BEGIN!
7:30 pm Preview night is finished and clean-up begins.
Pre-purchase your Performance Preview meal
This is a fundraiser for the Marching Storm. Help us continue to provide quality experiences for students by encouraging friends to come and join us!