My dd has practice on 12/23, then she is off the 24th, the 25th and the 26th, then she has practice on the 27th. I think she is off the weekend and then has practice on Monday, the 30th. The compulsory girls do not have a meet until the 11th/12th of January and the optional girls won't have a meet until the 17th/18th, so having a little time off won't really hurt them. I could understand them practicing more if they had a meet the weekend after New Years.