Jake missed weigh-in this morning at 7 by five minutes, and so was not allowed to wrestle today. Which means he forfiets both matches.
When he called, he was so very deeply depressed. He had been so nervous last night, he hadn't been able to fall asleep until early this morning. When he sleeps, he sleeps extremely soundly -- particularly after being up late.
The coach did not have a wake-up call planned for the guys. No meeting prior to weigh-in to make sure everyone was up and ready and on time. This man has been coaching for 31 years, and the last two years, has exhibited a "just don't care" attitude. They told Jake they knocked on his door, but neither he or the other two boys heard anything, so all three missed. The other two had lost yesterday and so were going to wrestle in consolation rounds and they're younger, so they'll have another year.
I just cannot believe the coach didn't plan for this. They're kids -- they're not going to do everything right.
If I had had ANY idea the coach didn't have a meeting planned prior to weigh-in, I would have arranged for Jake to have a wake-up call from the hotel and then followed up with one of my own.
He was so upset, he couldn't bear to stay in New Orleans -- so he drove back already. Right now, he's visiting his girlfriend. And it's Valentine's Day -- something he's not likely to ever forget.
Posted by toni at February 14, 2004 02:10 AM