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Aloha Power Surge,
There's a slight change to practice this Saturday, 15 Jan. I will be issuing warm ups and we will be collecting everyone's vertical stats. Please pass the word along to everyone. Here's the schedule.
12:00 - 12:30, U18s and U15s, setup nets, warm up, and collect vertical stats
12:00 - 12:30, U17s collect vertical stats, sign for warm ups
12:30 - 2:30 PM, U18s and U15s, practice, sign for warm up uniforms at the end of practice. 18s continue practice up to 3:30 PM.
2:00 - 2:30 PM, U16s and U14s, coaches collect vertical stats, warm up
2:30 - 4:30 PM, U16s and U14s, practice, sign for warm ups at the end of practice.
4:30 - 5:00 PM, finish issuing uniforms, put equipment away, clear the gym.
5:00 PM - Be out of the gym for Kids Night.
18s - Our tournament this weekend, 16-17 Jan, will be in the main gym at Tillicum MS, which is near Bellevue CC. However, you all need to be at Bellevue CC no later than 7:30 AM, 8 AM is opening ceremonies at BCC, 9 AM we ref at Tillicum, then play right after. I will have directions to Tillicum MS at BCC.
I will post this change on our new website at http://eteamz.active.com/powersurgevb/. Once there, click on "My Site News" for the latest news or changes. Always check here for the latest information.
How does missing practice affect my playing time?
Posted by Kama Kalalau at Jan 11, 2005 4:00PM PST
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Practice Attendance Versus Playing Time. The holidays are over and now your absences from practices will affect your playing time at your next tournament. As I put out in December, it is club policy that when you miss a practice, you cannot start in pool play at your next tournament, and you have to sit out the entire first match in pool. Coaches may compensate if the first match is a must win match, or if the number of absentees leave less than six players to field a team. In either case, coaches will stagger players so that each player who missed a practice sits out an entire match during pool play. An absence from practice, for any reason, is an absence, and the reason does not exempt anyone from this policy. Remember, this is a not a team policy, it is a club policy.
Why this policy? On a team, every member is important, regardless of ability. Put a better way, no one person is more important than the other. I mean that sincerely. Even though we always play to win, winning isn't always why we play. If you show up for every practice, you deserve to play! And even though no one is guaranteed any playing time or equal playing time for that matter, your faithfulness demonstrates character and is something that ought to be rewarded, not punished. We're not perfect beings but I believe we all need to be faithful in the things we commit to. Put a better way, your team, your coach and I all have a right to expect you to follow through with your commitment. Does it mean you are not faithful or committed if you miss practice because you are sick, you have a school project due the next day, or you have a family emergency. Absolutely not. This policy doesn't prevent anyone from missing practice, nor does it question or judge your reason for missing practice. It simply lets you know what the consequence is should you miss practice.
I know you all are the kind of "team player" that is committed to being great stewards of your time so you can meet your commitments to your family, your friends and your teammates.
Mahalo,
Coach Kama
"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." Phillip Brooks
