gymgal
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- Aug 22, 2008
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DD just began this - Monday through Friday, 20 hours total, as a L7. The gym prefers this schedule to allow family time on the weekends. Also, during meet weekends, the coaches are usually gone all weekend long.
How does your body feel with this schedule? Physically/mentally. Are you worn out by the end of the week? Do you wish you had a day off mid-week to recoup? For coaches, why do you feel 5 in a row is better than splitting it up?
I'm not asking in hopes of changing our gym. I personally like it because our weekends are free for our other kids' sports. But I would like to get some perspectives to share with dh. He feels that it is important at dd's age (11), to have a recoup day mentally and physically. I can understand this reasoning but I still feel having 2 days in a row of rest is better than 2 one-days. For now, we have agreed to disagree and have also agreed to keep an eye on her. If we are feeling she needs a rest day periodically, we will make it happen. We have never had to do this in the past. She has only ever missed practice due to family obligations.
Thanks!
How does your body feel with this schedule? Physically/mentally. Are you worn out by the end of the week? Do you wish you had a day off mid-week to recoup? For coaches, why do you feel 5 in a row is better than splitting it up?
I'm not asking in hopes of changing our gym. I personally like it because our weekends are free for our other kids' sports. But I would like to get some perspectives to share with dh. He feels that it is important at dd's age (11), to have a recoup day mentally and physically. I can understand this reasoning but I still feel having 2 days in a row of rest is better than 2 one-days. For now, we have agreed to disagree and have also agreed to keep an eye on her. If we are feeling she needs a rest day periodically, we will make it happen. We have never had to do this in the past. She has only ever missed practice due to family obligations.
Thanks!