UConn Travel Vent

[glastonbury50]

I also feel like logistically there is much more that goes into this than just flying straight to Texas for four days. Do they have somewhere to practice there?

 

[krinklecut]

I travel regularly. If I had a business meeting in New Orleans on Sunday and a meeting in Fort Worth on Thursday, no way I'm staying in hotels in Texas Sunday-Wednesday rather than my own bed.

Are you pushing your body to its physical limits in your meetings? Travel takes a toll on you physically and mentally. To pretend it doesn’t is silly.

 

[Slappy]

I really don't see it as a big deal either lol.

Clearly neither of you travel for work

 

[pj]

Are you pushing your body to its physical limits in your meetings? Travel takes a toll on you physically and mentally. To pretend it doesn’t is silly.

Travel is tough on athletes, that's why home-away splits are so different.

But traveling New Orleans to Forth Worth is almost as time-consuming as New Orleans-Hartford. So you're really only saving one trip, and you're costing everyone several days at home.

 

[polycom]

I travel regularly. If I had a business meeting in New Orleans on Sunday and a meeting in Fort Worth on Thursday, no way I'm staying in hotels in Texas Sunday-Wednesday rather than my own bed.

lol at a business meeting... because that is equivalent to playing sports. Yeah if I had a 1 hour meeting in Fort Worth I’d sleep in my bed but to argue that travel doesn’t take a toll on someone’s body is ridiculous.

First off, all these kids are giants getting cramped in an airline seat sucks. To increase that frequency makes it worse. On top of that they are “students” with classroom responsibilities. There is a reason that the travel is mentioned multiple times as the reason we are leaving the AAC.

But sure please keep telling people that the travel is no big deal because if you had a meeting you’d sleep in your bed.

 

[NJHoops]

The travel is not helpful, obviously, and it‘s yet another reason why it’s good to be almost done with the AAC. At the same time, going home gives them access to their own stuff (practice and training/recovery facilities, film room, etc.) and keeps the game prep the same familiar routine.

 

[Edward Sargent]

No one is mentioning the fact that we are in the middle of a pandemic and the potential for exposure in airports is through the roof. Just look at the Biogen case in Boston where 13 or so cases came out of one meeting and ultimately traveled to Indiana, Tennessee, Madrid, Germany...

 

[UofCT]

First of all, one can argue two extra nights in a queen sized hotel bed is better than the comforts of their full sized dormitory bed. Secondly, we have like four road wins over the past two seasons. If i am weighing the pros and cons I feel limiting the unnecessary travel is more of a pro

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

I think there is an NCAA rule where if there is class being held the next day, the team must go home for class.

I certainly hope class is not the reason, especially if it’s not an NCAA rule. We’re living in 2020 now, if the school can’t accommodate to online learning, that is ridiculous.