Week #4

Last week was the fourth week that I have been at Tekulve. It was quite a long week to be honest. I worked 40 hours, not to mention I also worked at my real job for 15 hours. I am still getting used to that schedule.

There was a mandatory meeting last Thursday that I attended. We basically went through the Active Dynamic Warmup that the kids or athletes do before every workout. We changed some things, took some things out, and added some things as well. Most of the kids did well with the new changes. One change included keeping the kids moving at all times. We want to keep their heart rates up and keep them from being lazy.

The other part of the meeting was to discuss the dress code, work ethic, and summer hours. The dress code is pretty straight forward. Khaki pants, Tekulve tee shirt, and gym shoes. Your shirt has to be tucked in at all times, pants have to be neat with no cargo pockets.

Work ethic is a major part. You have to be dedicated and be enthusiastic the whole time. No matter what happens outside of work, you leave it at the door before you walk in. You don't want to be in a bad mood because that wears off on to everyone else, and that's not something you want when you are working out. My supervisor also mentioned that if he catches the workers not doing their job correctly, will be terminated. There are other people that want to work there and will do the job correctly. This makes me nervous because I'm still in training, and sometimes i'm not sure how to do stuff.

Summer hours are a little bit different than the school hours. The school hours started at 2:45 and went until 8 Monday through Friday. Now, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays our hours start at 9:45 and go until 6, and 11:45 to 8 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is a big change for me considering I didn't have to be there until 11 or 11:30. Although it is a bit earlier, I do get out two hours earlier, which is nice to be out before its dark.