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Hi
It might be a silly reply, but are you wearing shin pads? If the straps of your shin pads are tight around your calf muscle, then as they expand they become restricted and cause cramps. If you are wearing shin pads and this is the problem.....just loosen the strap so that they dont fall off but dont press on the calf muscle.
I know this has been a problem for others
Hope it helps
RICh
-----Original Message-----
From: Lynde Pratt <lpratt@...>
To: 'good-bad-ugly@egroups.com' <Good-Bad-Ugly@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 2:01 PM
Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] calf cramps
From: Lynde Pratt <lpratt@...>
To: 'good-bad-ugly@egroups.com' <Good-Bad-Ugly@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 2:01 PM
Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] calf cramps
I'm a 24-year old female athlete (I swim, play softball, soccer, and am currently training for a triathlon) that has just started playing soccer within the last year. I absolutely love the sport but cannot stray away from getting severe calf cramps at least 5-10 times during games -- whenever I sprint, move my feet fast enough to twitch my muscles, etc. I have purposely tried eating bananas, drinking plenty of water to hydrate my muscles, and stretch plenty before each game but nevertheless, I am plagued by these awful cramps which cause me to be more timid on the field as a result.
Is there a possibility that I have a potassium deficiency? What other sources can I dive into to solve this problem? Certain stretches?
Thank you.
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