Football players are seen spitting instead of drinking water on the field, know the reason

In any game in sports, you may have seen that players often drink water, sometimes you have also seen that players spit instead of drinking water. So today we will talk that when the players are playing in the football field, they don't drink water, but they rinse the water. Why does this? Also what is the reason behind this, does it have any benefits, or is there a ban on drinking water in the field. So let us know today why football players spit water on the field?

Be it cricket or any other sport, you have often seen players spitting on the field. There are some sports where spitting is banned on the field but something is different on the football field, where players often spit, but let's know about why they do it, what is the reason behind it.

Players are not allowed to do so

Doctors believe that, while playing a game like football, a large amount of saliva becomes in the mouth. Which the player feels good about spitting. This is a type of mucus. Also called MUC5B. which thickens your saliva. Players like footballers, cricketers and rugby players are always seen spitting on the field. While in tennis and basketball players are not allowed to do so.

What is Carb Rinsing?

Players spit out drinks during breaks on the field. Also called carb rinsing, the athlete flushes the water instead of drinking it. A player does not drink water while on the field but contains electrolytes that contain various sodium calcium and carbohydrates. This carbohydrate water goes into the player's mouth, at which time a signal goes to his brain that energy is coming.

In this way a message goes that the energy should be increased. That's why we see athletes holding liquids in their mouths for 5 to 10 seconds and spitting them out. But some studies show that carbohydrate rinsing improves athletic performance.