[Mike Young]

Mike Young on August 31, 2007 at 1:40 pm #13329

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 allo

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[mortac8]

mortac8 on August 31, 2007 at 10:13 pm #67952

I would ask him to practice on Friday but with a lower workload if necessary.  I have found that the times when you truly need rest and the times when you think you need rest don't always match up.

Or you could do what our team does.  Have mandatory practice on Fri & Sat (who cares that he worked till 2am and it's a rare holiday this weekend).  Piss him off then later kick him off the team cause he skipped one of those practices to catch a ride home with a friend.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on August 31, 2007 at 10:37 pm #66364

Your team's option wouldn't work for us because:

We could ONLY practice at 5am on Friday. Afternoon practice (or any other time for that matter) on Friday was not an option. Nor was Saturday practice. Same thing with a normal practice time on Monday. The cadets rarely get the opportunity to leave campus and when they do we can't hold them back.

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[mortac8]

mortac8 on August 31, 2007 at 11:04 pm #66365

5am on Friday?  Dear lord!  Sounds like you have some really rough circumstances.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on August 31, 2007 at 11:11 pm #66366

It only happens about 5-6 times a year but it can be rough. That's nothing though compared to some of the other mandatory training conflicts that they have here.

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