So I survived the first road tournament! We only had one casualty also so I consider that successful.
We left Friday around 11:30am and pulled into the hotel around 7:30pm due to some construction and traffic. We got some time to get settled, which I used to do some rehab/treatments and then we met back up at 8:30 to drive up to the school for an hour long practice (where the guys worked out to drop weight) This time was spent doing some more rehab and hoping my injured guys did not hurt themselves before the tournament even started! Note: I am a worrier, wrestling and I are not necessarily a match made in heaven...
After practice we grabbed some Arby's (Ew) and went back to the hotel. I did another round of treatments and then crawled into bed around 11:30pm. I had not slept on the bus, despite my best efforts and being drugged (I am getting over an upper respiratory infection) so I immediately fell asleep.
Wake up was at 6:15am. The bus left for the school at 7:00, Weigh-ins and skin checks were at 8:00, wrestling started at 10:00. I was so tired and I wanted to cry. I entertained myself part of the time with a movie and then I called my Dad...I was mostly just bored. But then wrestling started and I did get a break until we left at 8:00. I luckily did get a chance to eat lunch this week though. Last week I wasn't so lucky.
We stopped at Wendy's after we packed up and iced up and then we started the drive home! I got back to my apartment at 2:00am this morning! I am still super tired because I can not sleep on that stupid bus to save my life but I am determined to find a way! I also plan on investing in a potable DVD player so I can entertain myself!
As far as wrestling goes, I am beginning to understand the sport and it's fun to cheer for all my guys! We will see how the rest of the season goes but for now it's not so bad. For now, my biggest problem is covering multiple matches at one time. We had ten mats going at once yesterday. But, I am superwoman so it's no big deal.
Just a day in the life of an athletic trainer. :o)
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