And more inconvenience for many smaller schools who are more reliant on kids who play multiple sports, not to mention the coaches who are involved in a winter sport.You must've missed the memo. Starting with 2020, OHSAA new rules have the season starting 2 weeks earlier. Rationale is that it allows for more training prior to the start of the outdoor season. Better conditioning, better safety.
And more inconvenience for many smaller schools who are more reliant on kids who play multiple sports, not to mention the coaches who are involved in a winter sport.
I know at Tartan's school, the head track coach is also the head boys basketball coach. The boys basketball team doesn't play its first tournament game until Saturday. If they win, they don't play again for another week. At my school, the throws coach is also the wrestling coach. The sectional tournament is this weekend. If any kids advance to districts, we're without a throws coach for at least 1 more week.
And more inconvenience for many smaller schools who are more reliant on kids who play multiple sports, not to mention the coaches who are involved in a winter sport.
I know at Tartan's school, the head track coach is also the head boys basketball coach. The boys basketball team doesn't play its first tournament game until Saturday. If they win, they don't play again for another week. At my school, the throws coach is also the wrestling coach. The sectional tournament is this weekend. If any kids advance to districts, we're without a throws coach for at least 1 more week.
And more inconvenience for many smaller schools who are more reliant on kids who play multiple sports, not to mention the coaches who are involved in a winter sport.
I know at Tartan's school, the head track coach is also the head boys basketball coach. The boys basketball team doesn't play its first tournament game until Saturday. If they win, they don't play again for another week. At my school, the throws coach is also the wrestling coach. The sectional tournament is this weekend. If any kids advance to districts, we're without a throws coach for at least 1 more week.
And if athletes make it to the wrestling state tournament, they will not start practice until 3/23 (due to week off between seasons) as the wrestling post season is a week later this year.And more inconvenience for many smaller schools who are more reliant on kids who play multiple sports, not to mention the coaches who are involved in a winter sport.
I know at Tartan's school, the head track coach is also the head boys basketball coach. The boys basketball team doesn't play its first tournament game until Saturday. If they win, they don't play again for another week. At my school, the throws coach is also the wrestling coach. The sectional tournament is this weekend. If any kids advance to districts, we're without a throws coach for at least 1 more week.
Instead of 4 weeks training in crappy weather before the first race it is now 5, a tough sell as always, now a bit less appealing for the dual meet kids who are done the first of May
Some validity to this point.Instead of 4 weeks training in crappy weather before the first race it is now 5, a tough sell as always, now a bit less appealing for the dual meet kids who are done the first of May
Instead of 4 weeks training in crappy weather before the first race it is now 5, a tough sell as always, now a bit less appealing for the dual meet kids who are done the first of May
One benefit from the extra 2 weeks is it makes it more palatable to cancel practice on a day when the weather is sketchy as opposed to feeling like you can't afford to give up a day of practice. In discussing whether or not to cancel on a cold day or a chilly day with a driving rain (like yesterday was at the time we had to make a decision and get it on the PA system), we're generally asking each other, "how many kids might we lose today by practicing in this weather?" We're not so worried about injuries as we are worried about kids saying "this is miserable, I quit."Some validity to this point.
To me this adding these two extra weeks is s advantage for the schools in the southern part of the state their weather during the extra two will typically much better. Try having track practice this week in northern Ohio.
Give me a hallway and some steps and we have a viable practice. Time to make some chicken salad out of ......
My feet and shins hurt like heck after a day on my feet in the building, and I have long since taken to wearing the style of dress shoes that have more of a soft athletic shoe sole. Hallways and staircases have become an absolute last resort for me. After having the kids run some hallways and steps a handful of years ago in bad weather (the older 1/2 of our building offers a staircase going from the basement to the 4th floor), I found 15 minutes to be the max that they could tolerate. After that experience, I will look to go outside as long as people are properly dressed for the weather. If they're not properly dressed, I'm likely better off sending them home and having them try to get something in on their own versus subjecting them to a round of zig-zagging the hallways and staircases in the school building.Do that more than once a week it will turn into "give me legs injuries." The hallway floors are even more unforgiving that the gym floor.
I know of at least one school that choose to just wait until next monday to have their first practice.