Many of my colleagues are down in Orlando this
week for the annual national convention of the United States Track and Field
and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Should I be there? Probably.
However … I’ve got papers to grade from the two courses I teach in the fall
semester. And really … don’t I spend enough time on the road, away from my
family? So, I am home. So, what am I doing?
Well, right now, as I write this, I am home with
a sick child. A lot of illnesses are circulating through the schools, pretty
typical of this time of year. Given that we do not have practice and I do not
have any pressing academic obligations today on campus … I am home.
What else is there to do? Plenty …
--Planning for winter and spring traveling –
booking buses, hotel rooms, meal money, etc.
--Planning an early 2013 fundraising campaign –
if you are reading this, chances are we will hit you up for a donation to your
favorite xc/track program! – in order to fund the many trips we are taking,
especially in the spring season.
--Updating this blog. Duh.
--Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting, recruiting,
recruiting. It never, ever, ever ends. Emails, phone calls. More emails. More
phone calls. Not complaining at all. It’s just relentless, and vital to what we
do.
--And oh yeah, Christmas is coming, and we have
young children expecting Santa to deliver the goods. Looking forward to it!
In the meantime, because there is not a lot of
timely, team-relevant news this time of year, expect some of the posts here to
be stretching the topic a bit – whatever’s on my mind. Hope you don’t mind.
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