Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Rating athlete habits

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube dialogue, Speaker A lists common athlete habits while Speaker B rates each habit on a 0–10 scale and offers practical advice. The conversation covers soda consumption during the season (rated 1, occasional use acceptable), skipping warm‑ups (rated 0, injury risk), daily water intake (rated 5, varies by athlete size), eating breakfast (rated 10, essential fueling), staying up past midnight (rated 0, detrimental to recovery), in‑season weightlifting (rated 10 if guided by a proper program and trainer), and training on rest days (rating not stated). The tone is conversational and advisory, with Speaker B providing clear, cautionary guidance.

Drinking soda during the season.
One. If this is something you want to do once a month after a game or something, I think that's fine, but I don't recommend it like during the week or anything like that.
Skipping warm-ups before practice.
Zero. That's a good way to get injured.
Drinking a gallon of water every day.
Oh, it depends on the athlete and the size of the athlete, so I don't know, five. Not every single athlete needs a gallon of water every single day, and some athletes might need more than a gallon of water every single day.
Eating breakfast every single morning.
Oh, 10. That's really important. Make sure you're fueling your body from the get-go.
Staying up past midnight every night.
Zero. It's terrible. Don't do that. Your body needs good sleep and rest to recover.
Lifting weights during the season.
10 if you have a good program that you're following and a good trainer that knows what they're doing.
Training on rest days.
1 or 2. Rest days need to be intentional. They need to actually happen. One thing that you could do training-wise on a rest day is yoga or stretching or going on a walk or a light jog just to move your body and get your blood flowing.