A Not So Gentle reminder to display Gracious Professionalism

[Jeff_Rice]

Out of curiosity, are you against saving personal seats? I kept my coat on my seat to save it and keep it out of the way. As did many team members. I did not think that this was going against GP. However, we did not do as you described and save empty seats. Team members who saved seats saved their own.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

i think it is important that teams sit together, even if they are not all there at the same time. Some teams do not have 92387923759324 members that can site in the stands constantly. There are alot of teams on which there are only say, 10 members, that need to run in and out of the pits all day(such as us). Also, i think seats should be on a first come, first serve bassis. If your team is motivated to get up early to get good seats, then get there first and run for those prized possesions.

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by ToMMan b182

Some teams do not have 92387923759324 members that can site in the stands constantly.

But there are some teams with a lot of members that block off a whole section of seats for their team. And they're never in the stands for very long.

Or the teams that block off 50 seats for their 10 members and two coaches -- but are saving the other 38 "just in case parents show up". That's not fair to everyone else who is already there.

Though I do agree it's important that teams sit together, I don't agree with teams blocking off a whole section of seats for the whole day when only a small portion of their members will be in the stands for most of the time. I think this is the problem most people deal with - not a few people leaving their coats on the backs of their chairs so they have somewhere to sit later on.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds

Or the teams that block off 50 seats for their 10 members and two coaches -- but are saving the other 38 "just in case parents show up". That's not fair to everyone else who is already there.

Yes, that is pretty annoying.. but if all the seats are blocked off just for students and advisors, i dont see a problem with it.