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Topic: Nutrition - November 03 2026
Fuel Your Focus

Goalkeepers need more than energy for their bodies. VIS Mentor Anna Karpenko, Morgan McAslan, Danielle Krzyzaniak and VIS Expert Christina Chu, MS, RD, CSSD, explain how food and hydration support focus, reaction time, decision-making and cognitive performance.

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For athletes, focus is often treated like a mindset. Lock in, stay present. Be ready for the next play.  But concentration doesn’t exist separately from the body. The brain needs energy, and what an athlete eats and drinks can help support the ability to think, react, and make decisions when the pressure is on. That is especially obvious in goalkeeping. A goalkeeper can go 20 or 30 minutes without touching the ball and then have a split second to decide whether to come off th...
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