I find that one of the hardest things to do when coaching is trying to decide when to cancel practices because of weather. I look at the hourly weather reports all day to see if the rain will hold out or stop long enough to squeeze in a practice. I know with older kids, you can practice in the rain, but with Pre-K - 1st graders, I feel like they are just too young to be out there in the rain. Especially when it has been so cold.
This past week has been rough. It has been cold, and raining almost every day. I waver on if I should cancel, and when. I don't want to cancel too early, but I want to give the parents enough notice before hand. I canceled 2 out of our last 3 practices. The first was the right decision, as it started to down pour the entire we would have been on the field. The second was questionable, as it stopped raining. But the field was really wet, and as I said it was cold! With our first game coming up I was torn between getting in the extra practice time, and making sure these kids don't get sick. Oh well, better to be safe then sorry. Let's hope the watrm dry weather finally arrives and stays starting today.
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