Pro Bowl running back C.J. Anderson and Team Nutritionist Bryan Snyder took that message on the road to high school students on Friday at Cherry Creek High School at the 11th annual Gatorade Beat the Heat program during the Football University Denver Camp.
"The Gatorade Sports Science Institute found that 70 percent of high school football players from around the country show up for practice dehydrated," Synder told the students. "This is not only unsafe, but it also affects how you perform on the field.
"So it's important that you pay attention to how you hydrate before, during and after hitting the field.