Hello everyone!
Wanted to make a quick post to see how everyone handled fall crossover, and if you learned anything going into the spring? Ways to manage your time, barriers you've set for yourself, or even the best way you found to relax during such a stressful time.
When I worked in the secondary school setting, crossover was always a difficult time full of stress. When we first started, these were 12-14-hour days with long breaks in the middle, making it very difficult to have any time to myself as I was always in work mode. Luckily, I had a great support staff and was able to have a meeting and condense the practices into a much more reasonable time, and clearly outline their intended schedules in an online calendar that I managed so that myself and other teams could easily see it.
For myself, I find that activities that don't require too much mental stress (Legos are always fun, at the risk of outing my childish hobbies, lol) or even cooking a nice meal can be fun ways to decompress. Stuff with clear directions so that I can turn my brain off!
What works for you? What difficulties have you had with crossover?
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Brandon Gallimore DAT, ATC
Heidelberg University
Marion OH
(336) 999-4711
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