Here are some helpful tips because you care about your little athletes, and we care about you.

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• Always carry extra equipment with you to practice and games. Even if your child doesn’t need any of it, someone on the team might.

• Instead of buying expensive bottles of water at a practice or game, keep a thermos of water in the back of your car.

• When the team decides to celebrate its victory at your house, serve them Bagel Bites^® instead of sugary snacks.

• Keep kids hydrated during practice or a game. Give them a squeeze bottle and have them drink 5 to 9 ounces of a sports drink every 20 minutes. (Studies show that sports drinks do a better job of preventing dehydration than water.)