Riders, coaches and parents,
This weeks afternoon practices will continue with the normal riding schedule. tues/thurs 3:15 at the public library.
Scattered showers are OK; Steady rain will cancel the practice.
If  the rest of the day is not enough time for someone to study for finals, they will be excused from practice.

While I am on the subject of attendance at practice rides, If anyone is regularly missing practices, I would like to know that there is a legitimate reason beyond just " I didn't feel like going".
Being on a team means you are committed to your practices and only things like educational needs, health needs, family needs or previous commitments should interfere. There are always exceptions but please remember that many people put a great deal of time and energy into volunteering for the team so these practices can happen and casually skipping rides is disrespectful of those people and their efforts. It is also not fair to the riders who make sacrifices to show up.
Most team riders are eager for the practices but others are more relaxed and I want to let everyone know where I stand on the subject of missing practices.  If riders attendance is lacking, I will implement a policy based on absences to cause them to decide if they are serious about the team practices, or not. And if they are not, they don't belong because too many people work hard to be there and make it happen.
If someone is feeling lazy, sometimes a little nudge to get them to go on a ride will get them out the door and they usually will not be sorry they went, because it is usually fun, and that is why we do it.
thanks
Adam