It’s 4:30 am and I’m awake so I can be ready for 5:30 am practice. Usually there’s a greater chance I’m still awake at this time than there is of me having woken up. Not a regular occurrence by any means but something we’re forced to do several times a year when the athletes are allowed ‘pass’ on holiday weekends such as this one. Pass basically just means they are allowed to leave campus….a privilege that doesn’t come too often for the underclassmen.
One of my event group captains will have likely been up til 2 am performing mandatory school duties.? If so, his practice is optional. In this scenario, if we don’t practice this morning, it would mean there would be no organized practice from Thursday until they return on Monday evening….when practice is at 7 pm. This brings up an interesting question: at what point does the importance of practice supersede the importance of rest?
Mike Young
Latest posts by Mike Young (see all)
- Mitigating the Interference Effect - June 17, 2019
- Dan Pfaff highlights High Performance Athletic Development Conference Lineup - March 31, 2018
- Coaching High Hurdles [Slidedeck] - February 3, 2018
- Means & Methods of Eccentric Training [Slidedeck] - January 30, 2018
- Implementing a Mechanical Model for Plyometric Progressions [Slidedeck] - January 23, 2018