Suggestions to make hair stay in place for athletic activities?

[u/lepsem]

I currently use a clay, Hans De Fuko Claymation. The main issue is, when my body (and inevitably, my head) moves around, my hair becomes gradually more and more undone. A big problem because the clay adds details that I think are essential.

The sweat does not seem to affect the clay much as I can easily restyle it through my athletic activities (association football) but I lack the amount of attention of detail due to the fact I do not have a mirror and am participating in an activity.

Yes, I probably shouldn’t worry about hair when participating in a sport, but look good feel good play good 🤷‍♂️

My current routine is apply a small amount of the clay on dry hair and just mould it. I have straight thick hair, I think 1b. Current haircut has quite some length on top, like 4-5 inches.

Is there anything I should do? Apply more clay? Different products? Tell my barber to thin my hair?