Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Flash fuel for soccer players

10 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief coaching video, Kelsey Higginson addresses soccer players and recommends a halftime "flash fuel" to sustain energy for the second half. She suggests consuming simple‑carbohydrate snacks—specifically two GoGo Squeezes or three honey sticks—because they provide rapid glucose without upsetting the stomach. Higginson emphasizes that while proper pre‑game nutrition is essential, the intense effort during a match quickly depletes energy stores, so a quick carbohydrate “pit stop” at halftime helps maintain endurance for the remainder of the game.

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Soccer players, I need you to be eating one of these halfway through your game. Call this in-game flash fuel. We've got 2 GoGo Squeezes, or we've got 3 Honey Sticks. The beauty of this, they're full of very simple carbs. It's gonna give you immediate energy, and they're not gonna hurt your stomach when you're eating them at halftime. To have amazing energy during the game, you have to be fueling properly before the game, but you guys are grinding in the game. You're burning through your energy tanks like crazy. So we have to have a pit stop. We have to have a flash fuel at halftime to make sure that you're able to have the endurance that you need the second half of the game.