@Catrin Johnson @Sherriden Sherriden — this one's basically for you two this week 😅 I've been putting together a full Tournament Survival Guide. What to feed them 48 hours out, the night before, hour-by-hour on game day, fast food orders that actually work, hotel breakfasts, hot/cold weather curveballs, all of it. Before I finish it off, I want the people who actually live this to tell me what's missing. Here's a taste of two of the chapters: What NOT to Stress About: "My child had a chocolate bar." Fine. One chocolate bar isn't undoing a weekend of good fuelling. "They missed breakfast." Not ideal, but recoverable — just adjust the next meal and move on. "They had McDonald's." It happens on tournament weekends. A plain burger and a drink is a completely reasonable tournament meal, not the end of the world. Fast Food Guide (McDonald's): A plain cheeseburger or hamburger with a small fries works ok 2+ hours out. Closer to a game, keep it to juice or a soft drink with a small fries. A Big Mac or anything heavy on sauce suits a longer gap better. (Nuggets get reached for as "the protein option", but they're fried. Better for a longer gap than the 45 minutes before kickoff.) Genuine questions for you: - What's the one tournament moment that always throws you, that I haven't covered here? - Anything in here that doesn't match what's actually worked for your kid? - Would "The Tournament Survival Blueprint" grab your attention, or does something else sound better? (Poll coming on this soon 👀) Drop your answers/thoughts below. Building this with the people, for the people who'll actually use it.

Big weekend incoming for a lot of you ⚽ Before kick-off tomorrow I want to know — what's your child having for breakfast? Drop it below 👇 🍳 The meal ⏰ What time kick-off is 🧒 How old they are I'll go through every single response and give you honest feedback — what's working, what to swap, what to add. And parents — read through each other's responses too. You'll pick up ideas you can use this weekend. No judgement here. Ever. That's not what this space is for. Let's fuel our footballers properly this weekend. 🥞⚽ — Craig

Huge congrats to @Catrin Johnson , @Sherriden Sherriden , @Jessica Vo , and @Rajasekhar Uppalapati for levelling up to Level 2 in The Football Fuel HQ! 🙌 You’ve all been showing up, putting the work in, and it’s paying off. As a reward, you’ve each unlocked the Smoothie Recipe Book. If you haven’t received it yet, check your DMs/profile for access. This is exactly the kind of consistency that moves the needle for your young athlete’s fuelling, proud of every one of you. Who’s next to hit Level 2? Drop a 🔥 below if you’re close!

Hi, Could I have some reccomendations of what snacks to pack for my Son who is 8 for a tournament he has this Sunday please? I am currently thinking, pretzels, watermelon, banana, chicken pieces, lots of water is any of that wrong or anything else I can add please?

Football Fuel HQ: it’s Sunday and I want to hear from you 🏆 Did your young footballer have a win this weekend? Big or small. On the pitch or off it. Every single one counts. ⚽ Did they score a goal? 🏅 Player of the match? 🍌 Tried a new food? ⚡ Had more energy than usual? 😴 Slept better after the game? 🥞 Nailed the pre-match meal? Drop it in the comments below 👇 I’ll be reading every single one and celebrating every win personally. This community is built on real families making real progress. Let’s hear what happened this weekend. — Craig