one with a nipple?

The green G2 & blue G2 is okay. Same with Powerade Zero. The orange is bad and the grape is even worse. In fact, I think the guy who came up with that grape one should be forced to drink a quart of it while being filmed for youtube.

I can (and do) go either way on this. I buy a big can of Gatorade powder at the start of the season and take a quart bottle with me to games. I mix it about 50% strength because any stronger and it leaves my mouth feeling all sticky. I don't obsess over hydration and drink as I begin to feel thirsty. So some days I'll bring half the bottle home with me, and some days I'll finish it and refill it with water from a drinking fountain.

Some days, for whatever reason, I'll forget to pack my sports drink. I'll just have water from the drinking fountain or the home team's water cooler. And I usually do just fine that way too.

So if there's some significant benefit to sports drinks, I haven't noticed it. Perhaps one must be capable of actual performance? ;)

PS. The studies I've seen on post-workout recovery drinks have suggested chocolate milk. And being a big fan of the stuff anyway, I highly recommend it :)

BITS, where do you keep your bottle, at the table? The reason I ask is that several on various fora have "frowned" on the practice of having a bottle of water at the table. In my area, for sub-varsity anyways, it is common practice to have water at the table. Just curious how its viewed in your area.

Just saw this...I'd recommend that only if you're Padgett.

Depends on the type of game. For HS games, it's in the dressing room. If I need a drink during the game I'll sneak over to the team cooler during a time out or quarter break.

For rec/AAU stuff, the bottle's at the table.