Thread: To go to Championships...or not....
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Unread 27-07-2010, 07:56
JaneYoung JaneYoung is offline
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Re: To go to Championships...or not....
I'm a little surprised that the whole team hasn't been looked at during this discussion:
- the college mentors
- the high school students
- the parents who may or may not support the team but will also be stressing because of the pressures/decisions met with added pressures for their children and for the team.

If everyone is carrying the weight of stress/pressure due to the academic schedule - magnified by the competition and travel involved at Championship level - that could make for an intense season before even attending Kick Off. If not carefully monitored and planned, setting very clear priorities that support the health and safety of the team and its individuals, it could become the straw that broke the camel's back. My question would be - why go through that, compromising the tests and the team's competitive edge?

Just some thoughts.

Jane
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Last edited by JaneYoung : 27-07-2010 at 08:00. Reason: additional thought
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