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August 19, 2008 5:06 PM

Midnight practice?

So the first day that fall teams can practice is tomorrow -- yes, it's really here -- and one school is getting a jump on the competition by going as early as possible. Evergreen High in White Center and new coach David Lewis are starting at 12:01 a.m. tonight (or tomorrow morning, if you'd like; I'm sticking with tonight). Here's the schedule for their Midnight Madness practice:

6:00 pm: Individual photos, height/weight/body fat measurements taken, paper work
7:30 pm: Fitness testing (weight lifting max, sprints) and a guest speaker
10:00 pm: Bar-B-Que
11:45 pm: Players prepare for practice
12:01 am: Practice begins
2:00 am: Practice ends
3:00 am: Lights out
7:30 am: Breakfast
9:00 am: Conditioning practice

This would be, for sure, the first such time I've heard of this in high school (colleges, especially in basketball, have midnight madness events all the time). That's a late night and an early morning. But Evergreen might get two practices in before most schools go for the first time tomorrow.

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Posted by HS Fan

10:11 PM, Aug 19, 2008

Our HS swim team has had a midnight practice for years, probably going back to the early 90's. No big deal to us.

Posted by jhs fan

1:20 AM, Aug 20, 2008

This is the most rediculous thing I have ever heard of. As if there is some type of advantage to messing with the player's sleeping cycles by having them practice till 2 in the morning, and depriving them of sleep by only giving them 4 hours and then contitioning the following morning. I knew Evergreen was in trouble when they lost Shaun Tarantola as a head coach, but I could have never predicted this outcome.

Posted by Z

5:36 AM, Aug 20, 2008

I remember Interlake doing this awhile back. I think they went 0-fer that year. Honestly, how productive is a practice in the middle of the night and another one after (maybe) 4 hours sleep? It will be interesting to see how Evergreen fares this year.

Posted by Verde

7:44 AM, Aug 20, 2008

Sounds more like some fun and bonding time to me, rather than trying to get a big advantage. Having a good time together could benefit the team more than one extra practice. It also sounds like no one actually asked the coach what his motivation for this was - that might be a good place to start.

Posted by 8086

2:07 PM, Aug 20, 2008

Wouldn't it be a violation if the players were being supervised by coaches while preparing for practice prior to August 20th? The hands off period didn't end until midnight.

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