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By: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Rink… « Current Skate of Mind

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:09:22 +0000

[...] tale of woah. In last year’s post entitled, “Morning Madness,” (to read, click here), I detailed my extreme difficulty with the morning shift. While some people seem to coach at the [...]

By: nancy

nancy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:16:27 +0000

I also hate the dreaded 6:00 am practices. I even trained my own children to sleep late in the morning after having to get for a 5:00 am practice when I was in training (I am from the olden days of school figures). Then, low and behold, I started having students who needed to skate early in the am. I have now resorted to taking half a sleeping pill early in the evening so that I can unwind and get some sleep. It seems to help. Oh, the wonders of modern medicine!

By: Ann-Marie

Ann-Marie — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:44:38 +0000

You can try what my brother used to do for our 6am practices…as the sun was peeking out, he would play Cat Stevens’ “Morning Has Broken” on his portable CD player. It always made me laugh and wake up!

By: Martina

Martina — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:03:57 +0000

If I had to teach early in the morning I would definitely be wearing my PJ’s sleep-walking and drinking lots of coffee. Preferably something stronger than Dunkin but weaker than Starbucks. Kudos to the morning crew of coaches.

By: DVJ

DVJ — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:41:28 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving Jocelyn!
I laughed so much after reading this past post….good God,I am so happy I dont do early morning teaching anymore.It really is tough but you are so correct to mention how productive the a.m. ice time is…and profitable.
I,too ,was a frequent visitor to Dunkin Donuts for the a.m. sessions and I ,too struggled with the donut or no donut decision.Sometimes I would get a muffin and feel very good about myself but really the calories are the same!

By: sony

sony — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:25:25 +0000

ahh….the joys of early a.m. coaching. really enjoyed this blog! music w/ good vibe is essential. getting up and out the door super early does have a erie feeling about it. always check the weather the night before and lay out what you intend to wear. also turn on the lights when the alarm goes off and as difficult as it sounds, take 10 min to listen to the news/ traffic on the radio or tv, LIGHTS ON, have a cup of tea. if commuting, take a tea in the car and coffee or espresso-up when closer. also consider a cup soy milk/ soy latte, the protein from the soy is beneficial with out filling you up at that hour.

By: peanut

peanut — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:00:32 +0000

I laughed so much at this post that I cried! You’re a very good writer. I have no tips for you though, sorry. Coffee sounds good.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:58:30 +0000

The very first time I had to get up early to go practice at 5AM, I must have been 6 yrs old. My Mother says the night before, why don’t you sleep in your skating clothes so you can sleep to the very last second and you can even put on your skates in the car to save some more time. Then she says, maybe you should just sleep in your skates too.
True Story!!!

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:39:11 +0000

aha! i knew it! coaches are people too! haha (well, some of them…)
good to know that you get as miserable as we do on those dreadful (and oh so strangely productive) mornings! i think all figure skaters should buy stock in dunkin donuts, they strategically place them in close proximity to every rink in the area!
happy thanksgiving!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:53:41 +0000

This gets me outta bed: The alternative is sleeping ’til 7:00 and then going to a job at an office. Couldn’t bear it…