Previously I mentioned a conflict with some players who were going to attend the Notre Dame one day camp and 7v7, well we now have a good idea of what's going on with them and a plan of action for the trip. We have five players on the roster who are attending the University of Notre Dame elite camp on the 21st and two of those players will not be with us for the entire tournament becuase their high school is participating in the Notre Dame 7v7 tournament on the 22nd. The easiest way to accomodate everyone is to book flights, but flights are very expensive and the donation that was given to us through Parkview Hospital will cover the tournament fees and the costs of the condos, but we want to stretch that money as far as possible and booking 27 flights is difficult and very expensive. After some research we found that chartering a bus that would leave Thursday night the 20th and return home by Noon on the 24th would be the most cost effective way to go about it. The three players would fly down and ride the bus on the return trip. In taking the charter bus, each player's fee for lodging and travel went down significantly which is good for everyone. With the logistics of travel figured out the biggest issue with what we do at AWP is how are we going to keep these kids motivated? How can we keep them focused on the "mission" and not on going to Florida to have fun? With the summer comes a lack of structure for the kids because they do not have school to guide their day. Leading up to the trip we decided players report Thursday two hours early and we will have a character development session to get the kids focused on the mission of returning with a national championship. Personally, I have an additional hurdle to clear because I am teaching summer school and I cannot miss any days so I will be flying separately which is not a big deal, but an added stressor leading up to the trip.
Since the majority of the staff will be gone with the 7v7 team for this trip, the Fooball Academy will take a break for the Friday of June 21 and a make-up session will be scheduled for those clients on June 26th. I did not attend this week's academy due to low academy numbers and it didn't make sense for two WR coaches to be present for this week's academy especially since the other coach lives in Ft. Wayne and to compensate my gas mileage wouldn't be smart business on the part of AWP which is understandable so to compensate I have had teleconferences with staff members to determine a plan of action for the coming weeks. It was an interesting conversation because some future plans were spelled out that were exciting to hear and will definitely keep me busy in the coming weeks bey
Since the majority of the staff will be gone with the 7v7 team for this trip, the Fooball Academy will take a break for the Friday of June 21 and a make-up session will be scheduled for those clients on June 26th. I did not attend this week's academy due to low academy numbers and it didn't make sense for two WR coaches to be present for this week's academy especially since the other coach lives in Ft. Wayne and to compensate my gas mileage wouldn't be smart business on the part of AWP which is understandable so to compensate I have had teleconferences with staff members to determine a plan of action for the coming weeks. It was an interesting conversation because some future plans were spelled out that were exciting to hear and will definitely keep me busy in the coming weeks bey
