We just got done with today's practice and I have to say that we had more late swimmers today than we have had so far this year! I'm curious to see what everyone's policy (if any) you or your team have with showing up on time? I definitely don't want to be a harda$$, but I want people to show up on time as well!
Look forward to the comments!
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I am getting that impression from my swimmers, but showing up almost 45 minutes late for an hour and a half practice is sort of ridiculous, no?
They're only hurting themselves. I show up 30 minutes early, and I am always the last one out of the pool. We have a few people who are like this, but the majority show up 5-10 minutes early and leave with everyone else. We do, however, have one or two people who will show up at 7:45 or almost 8pm when our practices are only 7pm-8:30pm. Personally, I would feel so stupid showing up that late, but I don't know their situation. They might have to work, and that's the earliest they can get there--something is better than nothing, right?
I think that having a late policy on a masters team is just going to encourage them to not bother showing up if they're late. Would you rather them not show up or show up late?
I am getting that impression from my swimmers, but showing up almost 45 minutes late for an hour and a half practice is sort of ridiculous, no?
They're only hurting themselves. I show up 30 minutes early, and I am always the last one out of the pool. We have a few people who are like this, but the majority show up 5-10 minutes early and leave with everyone else. We do, however, have one or two people who will show up at 7:45 or almost 8pm when our practices are only 7pm-8:30pm. Personally, I would feel so stupid showing up that late, but I don't know their situation. They might have to work, and that's the earliest they can get there--something is better than nothing, right?
I think that having a late policy on a masters team is just going to encourage them to not bother showing up if they're late. Would you rather them not show up or show up late?
