CoachMeg
Coach
Just a question on how your gym operates in regards to sending coaches to meets.
Background: In previous years, most coaches drove up to meets separately (most of our meets are between 2 - 4 hours away) and we would all room separately. We would bring 4 coaches but 2 would stay for compulsories and 2 would stay for optionals. It was nice because we could bring up our significant other and we would make a weekend out of it. Obviously the significant other would pay for all their expenses, but we would share a hotel room and car.
However, we've had a head coach change since last year and things are different. Our fee per session is cut by $25 and we are required to carpool and room together (females in one, males in another). It's completely changed the meet experience for me altogether. Now if I have a 8am session and am done for the day, I have to sit around and wait at the meet because I don't have my car (other coach brings theirs). Also, while we are all close - sharing a room is a whole other type of closeness (showering, changing, sleeping - coach I share a room with has a breathing machine for sleep apnea).
In a couple weekends we are going to a pretty big meet about 3 hours away in a large city. I am bringing up the idea of being able to get my own room and drive up separately so that I can enjoy the city in between sessions with my significant other. Do you think this is unreasonable? How does your gym deal with this type of thing?
Background: In previous years, most coaches drove up to meets separately (most of our meets are between 2 - 4 hours away) and we would all room separately. We would bring 4 coaches but 2 would stay for compulsories and 2 would stay for optionals. It was nice because we could bring up our significant other and we would make a weekend out of it. Obviously the significant other would pay for all their expenses, but we would share a hotel room and car.
However, we've had a head coach change since last year and things are different. Our fee per session is cut by $25 and we are required to carpool and room together (females in one, males in another). It's completely changed the meet experience for me altogether. Now if I have a 8am session and am done for the day, I have to sit around and wait at the meet because I don't have my car (other coach brings theirs). Also, while we are all close - sharing a room is a whole other type of closeness (showering, changing, sleeping - coach I share a room with has a breathing machine for sleep apnea).
In a couple weekends we are going to a pretty big meet about 3 hours away in a large city. I am bringing up the idea of being able to get my own room and drive up separately so that I can enjoy the city in between sessions with my significant other. Do you think this is unreasonable? How does your gym deal with this type of thing?