Vaping and smoking is banned at all major Australian stadia. The other issue is players cannot have their phones on them from 60 minutes prior to kick-off - even if they're not part of the squad. Proctor is one of the more experienced players at the Titans but is understood to be off to the Super League next season.
Plain and simple: Vaping isn't a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes. Both vaping and smoking are dangerous to your health and impact your athletic performance.
Health Risks for Student-Athletes
Vaping only adds to the injury risk and can cause dangerous respiratory symptoms for athletes. Nicotine can increase blood pressure and heart rate while narrowing the arteries. That's extremely dangerous in a situation where a student athlete is pushing themselves to the limit.
During breaks players have access to their own drink bottle or they can consume fluids brought onto the field by trainers around breaks in play, as a result of goal scoring. Trainer numbers and opportunity to drink are usually increased in hot conditions with the activation of the AFL Heat Policy.
PRE-MATCH MEAL…
You should aim to consume an easily digestible meal rich in high GI carbohydrates (1-4 g per kilo of your body weight) (2) 3-4 hours before kick-off. So, for an 80 kg player, 2 cups of breakfast cereal plus 1 medium banana and a slice of toast with jam would provide you with 170 g.
Drink 5-7ml per kg body weight e.g. 80kg individual: 80 x 5ml = 400ml.
It's very common for professional athletes to exercise five days per week with several hours each day spent in training or practice sessions alone! The day ends with a cross-training session for those who need it.
Why is that? The practice, called carb rinsing, involves spitting a carb solution instead of water. Many studies suggest that such carb rinsing may help boost athletic performance rather than sipping water which might cause gastrointestinal issues like bloating.
The players are shuffled on and off the field using the interchange bench, the blood rule means that if any player, for any reason, should begin to bleed, no matter how minor or severe, they must remove themselves from the ground to receive treatment.
Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the stadium (this includes all smoking tobacco, e- cigarettes and vaporizers). Violators of this policy may be ejected from the stadium.
Vaping has also been known to reduce sperm quality, count, and motility in males. The lack of quality sperm production makes egg fertilization nearly impossible for couples hoping to conceive.
However growing anti-smoking trends have led to a number of restrictions being put in place surrounding them. Smoking is now largely banned from stadiums around the world but some individual players and managers have continued to smoke.
1: Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it's still not safe. E-cigarettes heat nicotine (extracted from tobacco), flavorings and other chemicals to create an aerosol that you inhale. Regular tobacco cigarettes contain 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic.
Brain Risks
These risks include nicotine addiction, mood disorders, and permanent lowering of impulse control. Nicotine also changes the way synapses are formed, which can harm the parts of the brain that control attention and learning.
Does Vaping Affect Cardio? In short – yes, but not half as much as smoking. Vaping is often hailed as a less detrimental choice than smoking, especially as someone who enjoys cardio activity, due primarily to the lack of tar and other restrictive and damaging compounds being deposited in the lungs.
6–6–6 rule: a rule introduced in the AFL from 2019 to reduce flooding that says that at centre bounces each team must have six players in their forward-50 arc, six players in their defensive-50 arc, and six players between the arcs.
Both kinds of test are administered by ASADA under the auspices of the AFL. Under the illicit drug policy, AFL medical directors and the player's club doctor – but not club management – are told of a positive first test. (More on that below.)
These can be things such as incorrect disposal (ie. a throw), head-high tackle, a push in the back of a player with the ball, an illegal hold, a ball going out-of-bounds on the full from a kick, or even abusive language towards an umpire.
What is the 'bra' device that footballers wear? The vest that footballers wear under their jerseys (and sometimes over them when in training) is a piece of equipment which holds a GPS tracking device.
Many footballers say shaving makes shin pads more comfortable to wear. It also makes it easier to have their ankles strapped for extra support - avoiding repeatedly pulling off tape. According to sports website GetHyped footballers "shave their legs to enhance their performance".
The three most prevalent injuries in the AFL are hamstring strains, groin/hip/osteitis pubis injuries and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) knee injuries.
And it's not just the amount of distance that AFL players cover that is impressive, it's also the speed at which they do it. AFL players can reach speeds of up to 35 kilometers per hour when sprinting!