Pre-game routine

[The Dark Knight]

Day off today DK?
Your not normally posting during the day...

RDO. Overtime has been cut back , so no work for me today!

[Number 36]

I wear the same jocks (now Speedos) until they pretty much fall apart, and always put right sock/left sock/right boot/left boot on in that order - If I'm rucking and wear shinguards they too go on in that order. Of course the obligatory nervous toilet trips occur, mostly because of water and weet-bix consumed that morning...

Always put my guernsey on only just before we run out too, and run out towards the front of the group but never first. I NEVER do is touch the ball during the on ground warm up. I think that was probably borne out of pure laziness when I was younger but I had a fair bit of success over the years and didn't want to change it up!

[Baron Greenback]

Coach the under 17 side.
At about the 10-minute mark of the last quarter get changed on the bench.
If it's close I might not get changed until after the game.
If it's a blowout then I might pop into the changerooms in the 4th Q briefly.
Certainly not ideal preparation!

[BIG SEXY]

i show up to the ground 80-90 mins early, rag the crap out of team mates and opposition for a bit. walk into the changerooms, abuse people for sitting in what used to be my spot. get changed, abuse people for looking at my beatiful body. get my calves and hammies rubbed (i too am getting old) abuse people for talking when im trying to sleep getting my rub down. then run out onto the ground and try and keep up with the rest of the team during warm up

[Dogwatcher]

That routine seems familiar to me for some reason.

[LMA]

Spray the porcelain bowl with crab mustard
Read the paper
Listen to music
More crab mustard
Grab a water and Mars Bar on the way to the game
Arrive 30min before start
Think WTF am I still doing playing

[Pag]

Couple of Scotch & Cokes on the Friday night.

- Get to the ground between 12-12.15
- Head into the changerooms halfway through the third quarter of the two's
- Put shorts on, get shins and wrist strapped.
- Left sock, right sock, left boot, right boot.
- Gurnsey is always last, with a warm-up top over the top (mandatory)
- A casual kick on the ground at 3/4 time of the two's
- Always last one out of the rooms
- Touch the ground on the boundary line with both hands as I'm running on (don't know why)
- Take warm-up top off as I head to position before the siren

[jointman]

Couple of Scotch & Cokes on the Friday night.

- Get to the ground between 12-12.15
- Head into the changerooms halfway through the third quarter of the two's
- Put shorts on, get shins and wrist strapped.
- Left sock, right sock, left boot, right boot.
- Gurnsey is always last, with a warm-up top over the top (mandatory)
- A casual kick on the ground at 3/4 time of the two's
- Always last one out of the rooms
- Touch the ground on the boundary line with both hands as I'm running on (don't know why)
- Take warm-up top off as I head to position before the siren

what about a smoke and a pie before the game aswell lol

[White Line Fever]

Couple of Scotch & Cokes on the Friday night.

- Get to the ground between 12-12.15
- Head into the changerooms halfway through the third quarter of the two's
- Put shorts on, get shins and wrist strapped.
- Left sock, right sock, left boot, right boot.
- Gurnsey is always last, with a warm-up top over the top (mandatory)
- A casual kick on the ground at 3/4 time of the two's
- Always last one out of the rooms
- Touch the ground on the boundary line with both hands as I'm running on (don't know why)
- Take warm-up top off as I head to position before the siren

Few things in common there mate!

['00'02'03'07]

When I played in the A's it used to be arrive same time as B grade have to arrive and watch there warm up and have a bit of a walk around the oval and a few kicks.
Slowly stretch out after 1/4 time then get into the rooms and changed as soon as B's were out then put the club shirt back on until all the warm ups were done.
Lay down on one of the benches and close the eyes and just try and shut everything out till about 3/4 time then try and have 5 minutes just kicking the ball to myself and a bit of a walk if I can and that is it.
Now it is buy a beer at the start of the game, usually only have 3 or 4 then head home

[human blanket #3]

one of our players watches miley cyrus on sat morning

[The Dark Knight]

one of our players watches miley cyrus on sat morning

No wonder you guys have been going so well!

[whufc]

I play amatuer soccer myself but my warmup is.

-Pack bag the night before
-get to ground as early as possible
-grab something to eat from canteen at half time of C Grade
-At half time of the B's on the pitch for a kick around, i go out there with the lads but never kick or touch the ball just talk rubbish to all of them
-half way through the B Grade second half head into changrooms.
-MANDATORY turn CD player on as loud as possible mainly we listen to tiesto, calvin harris, prodigy etc, etc
-show off our dance moves from the night before for the next ten minutes
-jocks, shin pads, socks, shorts on in that order, shirt does not go on until we walk onto pitch
-soak the hair before going onto ground (did it once in hot weather scored a hatrick done it everygame since. Add to that i wear my shorts backwards after coming of at full time in the same game realised i had my shorts back to front.
-pre game warm up, do as little as possible conserving all energy while making it look like im putting in effort
-first whistle, kick someone as early as possible to keep myself amped and on my toes.

[Booney]

Spray the porcelain bowl with crab mustard
Read the paper
Listen to music
More crab mustard
Grab a water and Mars Bar on the way to the game
Arrive 30min before start
Think WTF am I still doing playing

LMFAO - Chuckling at that one.

Many moons ago mine was :

One or two cans of coke and a Balfours Pasty from the shop next to my house for the drive to the ground.
Listen to some sort of very quiet music, perhaps Metallica, Iron Maiden or the like.
Always early into the rooms and probably the first one to be kitted up ready to go.
Wander in and out of rooms, have a kick and mess around before the warm-up / stretch even began.
Very vocal in the rooms, I sort of am anyway.
Be one of the last out of the rooms.

[BenchedEagle]

5 Weetbix for brekky.
Get to ground talk a bit of crap
Make obvious observations on the weather.
Left sock 1st the rest in any order.
Clap hands as cross white line.
And always spit on hands and rub them in dirt/grass
Always shake opponants hand
Attempt to get a kick

[Choccies]

5 Weetbix for brekky.
Get to ground talk a bit of crap
Make obvious observations on the weather.
Left sock 1st the rest in any order.
Clap hands as cross white line.
And always spit on hands and rub them in dirt/grass
Always shake opponants hand
Attempt to get a kick

Note to self - Never shake Duncs hand before a game

[TheAussieBogan]

Mine isn't very exciting.

- Wake up & Shower.
- Get dressed in my footy gear with jumper and track pants over the top
- Rock up with plenty of time
- Kick and a catch while talking about Friday nights adventures
- Get let thumb strapped and both calves rubbed down
- Remove track pants and jumper
- Walk around saying the common cliche's while others get ready.
- Go do warm ups & stretches

[lebron]

In a time long, long ago;
No breakfast, sipping water/weak cordial.
Put 2 teaspoons of Bi-Carbonate soda into a glass of water, drink about 3-4 hours before game time.
(Prevents cramp, no really, never had cramp doing this, used to get it all the time)
Get to ground before 1/4 time of the B's.
Get strapped, ankles and left thumb, before half time.
On the ground at half time for walk around.
Clothes on, no particular order, jacket/shirt over the top.
Rub to hammys/calves/back.
On the ground at 3/4 time for kick and a catch.
Never been a big believer in stretching heaps.
Listen to the coach.
Before entering the ground, touch the ground with both hands before white line.
Warm-up with jacket/shirt over the top, after huddle, give to young water boy with a smile!