Abstract
Sports drinks create confusion as 67.5% (n = 199) indicated that sports drinks should be consumed within 2 hr postexercise, and 41.4% (n = 122) indicated that sports drinks are advantageous over water. 41.4% (n = 122) responded that a sports drink should be consumed rather than water when exercising longer than 1 hr, but only 27.3% (n = 75) of athletes follow that guideline. 78.5% (n = 216) of throwers are following guidelines related to preactivity fluid consumption.