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[Lethal Weapon]

SEX before an event.
There are some elite sports teams where sex is prohibited because it would "drain" an athlete's energy.  But at the Winter Olympics a few years ago - A Ski racer's husband was specifically flown in before the event to "aid" his wife. 

Now we'rer talking!
Fly in Shania Twain for me before Alcan! the Fish need all the help they can get,  this way if we do badly I won't care as much!
"I feel like a Woman!"
 

[Aquaman]

Maybe it affects men and women differently.  Maybe it "drains" men (although they would never admit it), but "aids" women!!

Bob Beamon had sex the night before his unbelievable long jump at the Mexico City Olympics, arguably the greatest track & field achievement of all time (the jump that is, not the sex).
The record stood for 23 years.

[gunghaggis]

Some good topics are coming up besides just food.

Anxiety control... and "race prep" are very important.  They could do everything to aid you despite poor eating and rest preparation or be your downfall despite the best eating, dietary, and training programs.

If paddlers are too anxious at the race start, they might be too busy looking at the other teams or other stimuli.  If paddlers are not anxious enough, they might not be paying attention in being ready for the start.  Sugar levels and energy drinks can play both positive or negative roles in creating "alertness" or "attention deficit."

Mandachan is correct about finding the right exercises for the team.  Some individuals like to go into a meditation or "quiet time" and practice race visualizations.  Others like to "hype" themselves up.  Some teams like to do cheers.  While it may create a team unity aspect, it can also "give energy away."  Another important thing is to have the ENTIRE team buy into the shared activity.  "Non-believers" became "energy leaks" and can lead to comments and actions that can disrupt a team's preparation.

The best thing is to create a regular routine for your team.  The more you consistently present it AT PRACTICES and before each race, the better there are NO surprises before a race.  One comp team I coached had a race prep routine that included visualization plus some other "traditions."  These continued after I no longer coached them, and the following coach gave me good praise for building the routines.  On the other hand, I have paddled on teams that never did warm-ups for practices, but when they did them on race days - it actually threw off the team, because some paddlers didn't  like the routine or exercises.

And this comes back to the topics of Sex and Shania Twain....

Sex can help people relax the night before an event and get a good sleep.  It can help prevent people staying up late worrying about the next day's race - which was the case for the Olympic skier.  But I think sex immediately before a race would not allow the body to recover yet... as it can be very draining physiologically.  So maybe the key with this topic is simply building up the arousal levels before a race, then channeling it into the race. hee hee...

Shania Twain's song "Up" is a great up beat song.  It may be important for a team to find a regular song to do their warm-up to.  "You've Got the Power" was used for one of my first teams.  "Where the Streets Have No Name" was used for many years for the Canucks @ GM Place during the pre-game skate.  By having a regular song, it builds in a routine... and this can help in controlling anxiety in paddlers.  When they hear that song... or play it in their head as they are paddling out to the start line "It's show time!"

[mandachan]

Sex can help people relax the night before an event and get a good sleep.  It can help prevent people staying up late worrying about the next day's race - which was the case for the Olympic skier.  But I think sex immediately before a race would not allow the body to recover yet... as it can be very draining physiologically.  So maybe the key with this topic is simply building up the arousal levels before a race, then channeling it into the race. hee hee...

Unless the sex is so unsatisfying that you're left with nothing to think about all night except for the next day's race AND bad sex.

[Bolero]

What if you really can't stand Shania Twain!  Sorry, Gunghaggis!