High School Athletes Can't Have Java

Earlier, high school athletes couldn't have wings, since they banned all the active ingredients in those "energy" drinks except caffeine. Well, they just closed that door. You know, I didn't begin to drink coffee regularly until I got to college, because it was common knowledge that the amount of caffeine in cup of coffee was bad for developing children. Nevermind all the cola we drank, but whatever. Then Starbucks came around, and then all the little high schoolers wanted to look grown up next to the college kids studying at cafes. Starbuck's grew so fast that they had a little stunt of closing their stores for three hours a couple of days ago to teach the staff how to make espresso. Um, weren't you supposed to do that when you hired all those part-timers? I'll drink Starbuck's bagged coffee, but I'll never drink espresso at one of their stores. Well, at least the investors were fooled by that PR gimmick.

So, caffeine reappears as a banned stimulant in athletics. I remember when it was banned in international sport. Olympians were always yawning, cyclists were sleepy, and they all had to worry about how much chocolate they ate. Well kids, grow up fast and get to college! Then you can have a morning cup of joe before your next track meet.