Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
One of my teams is going to sectionals. I am not looking forward to it and am thinking of bailing.
One reason is that I have a work trip the week prior, so I would have to fly straight to sectionals from there. That means I would have to schlep all that extra stuff around *and* leave the work trip one day early. Going to sectionals would also cost me the opportunity to attend a work-related conference the week after.
Then I would have to pay for hotel and food at a time when we are doing lots of repairs on our house, so I don't want to spend the money.
Plus the captain has a very fair and transparent plan where I would probably play the first match, and if we lost the team match she would start rotating in the other players. And if we win the first match, she would still rotate in some weaker players, but less often. There is a good chance I would play only one match because so many people are going.
I am not the strongest player on the team, but I am close. I haven't been playing well lately (well, I haven't been playing much at all because we're between seasons), so I would have to get after it if I'm going to do this.
And if we somehow advanced to Nationals, no way no how am I spending that time and money. Been there, done that.
Has anyone ever grappled with this before?
One reason is that I have a work trip the week prior, so I would have to fly straight to sectionals from there. That means I would have to schlep all that extra stuff around *and* leave the work trip one day early. Going to sectionals would also cost me the opportunity to attend a work-related conference the week after.
Then I would have to pay for hotel and food at a time when we are doing lots of repairs on our house, so I don't want to spend the money.
Plus the captain has a very fair and transparent plan where I would probably play the first match, and if we lost the team match she would start rotating in the other players. And if we win the first match, she would still rotate in some weaker players, but less often. There is a good chance I would play only one match because so many people are going.
I am not the strongest player on the team, but I am close. I haven't been playing well lately (well, I haven't been playing much at all because we're between seasons), so I would have to get after it if I'm going to do this.
And if we somehow advanced to Nationals, no way no how am I spending that time and money. Been there, done that.
Has anyone ever grappled with this before?