Easier Soccer Week

With the cancellation of last weekend's games due to hurricane Ike, this week seems like an easy going schedule. We only have 2 games scheduled for Saturday, one of which is away in Bedford, TX. The craziness is the number of pictures we'll be taking: 4 for 4 teams, 3 of which are prior to the first game of the day. My day will start with 3 hours field monitoring for the association, including opening up the park for the early birds. My morning will run from 7am at the park through about 4:30 at the conclusion of the last game whereby we'll dash off to our church's picnic social. Upon conclusion of the event we'll return to pick up our oldest son from his ref'ing gig back at the soccer complex. Much easier week :)

Did I mention 8 hrs of practice between now and the first game on Saturday?

Crazy Schedule Outlined

For those of you that may have wondered just how crazy my schedule as a recreational soccer coach really is, here goes:

Mondays -
--1st Monday of the month KSA Board Meeting

Tuesdays -
--4:30 - 5:30pm U9B practice
--5:30 - 7:00pm U13B practice

Wednesdays -
--4:30 - 5:30 or 6:00pm U11G practice

Thursdays -
--4:30 - 5:30pm U9B practice (and this week U6G practice at the same time)
--5:30 - 7:00pm U13B practice

Fridays -
--4:30 - 5:30pm U6G practice
--5:30 - 6:30 or 7:00pm U11G practice

Saturdays -
--any combination of 4 teams playing scattered from Lake Worth to Lewisville, TX
--2 hours of voluntary field monitoring as a part of my service on the Board of Directors
--possibly refereeing games when needed

Sundays -
--no games, no practices, merely rest (well, and a lot of meetings)

How do select coaches function? Sure they get paid but I've known guys that have 9 teams. When do they eat and sleep? I enjoy this game, and my schedule is bursting but I can't imagine much more than what I have. If you're a select coach reading this, drop me a comment. How do you do it?