Post by neil on Sept 28, 2007 8:09:47 GMT -6
Last week I had a Sr. DE/OL tell me his mom had signed him up for an ACT Prep course and it was on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It was scheduled in Baton Rouge (which is about an hour from where we are) and it began at 6:00. He was trying to tell me that he would not be able to come to practice on those days and wanted to let me know. (How kind of him.)
I explained to him that missing practice wasn't necessary. IF he left school at 5:00 he could make on time. We end our Thursday (pre-game) practices well before 5:00 so TH shouldn't be a problem, and while I don't want him missing any practice I would let him out at 4:45 on Tuesday (we usually go to 5:45) so he could go change real quick and make it on time to his prep course. I told him I wasn't excited about him scheduling this course during FB season since it could have been done last spring, summer, on the weekends, etc.
He asked if the for the 1st session he could be excused from Thursday practice because his mom was taking him and they didn't know how to get there. I told this 1 time he could do it but I expected him to be out at practice on TUES the next week.
He was not at practice TUES. Wednesday I asked if he went to the Prep course and he did. I reminded him of our arrangement, which I thought was very fair, and then told him if he missed on Thursday he would not play on Friday. I told him to have his parents call me if they had any problems.
Yesterday (THURS) he came to me and tried to explain that if I made him come to practice and not go to the Prep course I was making him chose FOOTBALL over EDUCATION. I quickly told him to shut-up and to stop that crap right there.
From my explanation from above I clearly gave him a way to attend his prep course and still fulfill his commitment to the team, and he is trying to get out of practice two times a week, play on Fridays, and attend this prep course. As the saying goes, "Have your cake and eat it, too."
He came to practice on THURS and I expect that I will see him everyday from now on.
I explained to him that missing practice wasn't necessary. IF he left school at 5:00 he could make on time. We end our Thursday (pre-game) practices well before 5:00 so TH shouldn't be a problem, and while I don't want him missing any practice I would let him out at 4:45 on Tuesday (we usually go to 5:45) so he could go change real quick and make it on time to his prep course. I told him I wasn't excited about him scheduling this course during FB season since it could have been done last spring, summer, on the weekends, etc.
He asked if the for the 1st session he could be excused from Thursday practice because his mom was taking him and they didn't know how to get there. I told this 1 time he could do it but I expected him to be out at practice on TUES the next week.
He was not at practice TUES. Wednesday I asked if he went to the Prep course and he did. I reminded him of our arrangement, which I thought was very fair, and then told him if he missed on Thursday he would not play on Friday. I told him to have his parents call me if they had any problems.
Yesterday (THURS) he came to me and tried to explain that if I made him come to practice and not go to the Prep course I was making him chose FOOTBALL over EDUCATION. I quickly told him to shut-up and to stop that crap right there.
From my explanation from above I clearly gave him a way to attend his prep course and still fulfill his commitment to the team, and he is trying to get out of practice two times a week, play on Fridays, and attend this prep course. As the saying goes, "Have your cake and eat it, too."
He came to practice on THURS and I expect that I will see him everyday from now on.
