Monday night, out of nowhere, came a cold front dropping the temperature from a nice 60 degrees to nearly 32 degrees after it got dark. This crazy drop in temperature sent all of Washburn's students back to their rooms to get coats, sweats, and coffee to keep them warm. Not only did it effect the students, but it had a huge impact on the athletes as well.
Because of the chilly temperatures, softball and baseball won't be practicing outside any time soon forcing us into the gyms. Now I know that doesn't seem like much of a problem, but at WU there are only 2 full size courts. When softball and baseball and possibly the men's and women's tennis teams, are forced into the homes of the volleyball, and men and women's basketball teams, things can get a little hectic.
Just yesterday, we had hitting practice in the tunnels upstairs which was open and available. For warmups we started in the upstairs gym, almost finished, but got kicked out by the women's basketball team. We had to play catch on the stage on the side of the gym trying to avoid the tables and other stuff left up there. When it came time for conditioning, our pitchers and catchers were throwing on the track just behind the stairs in the gym, the janitors were getting the court ready for the volleyball game that night so running on the court was not an option. We were forced to run on the little strip of track on the side of the gym.
People always say "just go with the flow", and that's usually what I do, but when all athletic teams have to share facilities you really have to be open and ready to change what you're doing at the drop of a hat.
Hopefully we can all workout designated practice times so this catastrophe doesn't happen again!
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