What he eats — and won't
Before a game, after it, across a two-match tournament day. The honest version: some of it is right, a lot of it is a negotiation, and the article never met our kid.
There's a wide gap between what the nutrition articles say and what a nine-year-old will actually eat. And a growing body has its own plans. Here's what we're learning about fuelling a kid who runs all day.
Before a game, after it, across a two-match tournament day. The honest version: some of it is right, a lot of it is a negotiation, and the article never met our kid.
The spurts, the suddenly-tired weeks, the days the legs just aren't there. Learning to read whether it's effort, growth, or just a nine-year-old being nine.
The sore back after Goa, the knocks that pass and the ones to watch. When to push through and when to sit him down — still the hardest call we make.
Bangalore afternoons, the Kochi grass in peak heat. Hydration sounds obvious until it's the reason a good player fades in the second half.
Still being writtenThese are starting points, not conclusions — the specifics, the stories and the numbers get filled in as we live them.