This is a great thread! It's good to know I'm not way above or below. We
meet two days a week for an hour and a half each time. We're always
scrambling a week before the competition, but they always make me proud.

John


On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Michele Bossick <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Thank you all for your responses. I think I am on target with meeting
> twice a week for a total of 3 hrs a week. I appreciate all the insight from
> other coaches.
>
> Michele
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:34 PM, Wendy Newton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> We meet once a week for a couple of hours. With scouts, tutoring and
>> other responsibilities the kids have that is about all we can schedule
>> together regularly. To help fill in, the kids do research between meetings
>> as well and then when they come together they share, compare, etc.
>> When it gets closer to the regional we add in days where we can. Also on
>> school holidays I usually take the day off and let the kids come over all
>> day. That is when we do any field trips they want to do.
>> The night before the regional is crazy, they never seem prepared but
>> somehow they pull it together.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Lloyd O'Hara <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  We generally meet 5 - 6 hours per week.  Acouple hours on Thursday
>>> nights and  3-4 on Sunday afternoons.  When the regionals come around, we
>>> generally meet a couple more hours leading up to make sure we are ready.
>>> The good news is that this is our 5th year and all of our team members know
>>> what to expect and what needs to be done.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Lloyd
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Laura Dysart <[log in to unmask]>
>>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 6:31 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [VADCFLL-L] practice commitment
>>>
>>> I originally replied to just Michele- but thought it might be worth
>>> noting- we are in our 6th year- we always are half rookie/half done it. Our
>>> team meets on Saturday mornings and Monday afternoons for 2 hours. However,
>>> the team has decided and agreed in the past to increased hours or days if
>>> they feel like they need more time. The nice thing about that is that they
>>> buy into - they feel they need it. Someone mentioned GT kids making it
>>> easier-  we often have a few with attention issues- making it not easier-
>>> so two hours is max in one meeting- with breaks. - we have done a one all
>>> day thing at the agreement of the team- where we also take a break in the
>>> local park and break it up a ton- Half fun day half work. the kids actually
>>> enjoy that in the years we have needed it- getting them to decide on
>>> additional time is key- they buy in.
>>>  On Sep 3, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Michele Bossick wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello all.....Please share how often and how long your team meets to
>>> practice. I am having some difficulty with parents understanding this is
>>> more than club.  I am starting to feel like maybe I am being unreasonable
>>> so I wanted to see how often other teams meet.
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing...
>>>
>>> Michele
>>>
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