Below are links to websites offering research on what to eat, why, and some suggested recipes and meal plans. Parents are encouraged to read this material as educational articles. These are NOT diets, and they are not trying to sell anything. They are simply information.

Dr. Mike Jezercak

Does nutrition research and has presented specifically about volleyball to many organizations, including Youth Olympic Volleyball. Offers volleyball tournament specific meal plans.

Suggested 3-Day Tournament Meal Plan

Gatorade Sports Science Institute

Believe it or not, GSSI is an actual research facility where they study athletes and what happens to the body when we perform. Everyone has heard of Gatorade, and they present a lot of the research behind it, and their continued research. They even touch on hydration and volleyball. Here are two specific articles, but there is a lot to learn browsing their site.

Volleyball: Foods and Fluids for Team Sports

Foods and Fluids for Explosive Team Sports