6am Soccer Practice at DHS

Decatur Metro | February 10, 2012

DHS teacher Chris Billingsley sent in this picture taken early Thursday morning…

I noticed the lights to the DHS stadium were on [Thursday] morning when I arrived at work. The girls’ soccer team, coached by Stephen Gathany, were on the field getting ready for the upcoming season. 6:00 A.M. practices, even when it’s dark and cold, is what it takes to win a region championship.

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4 Responses to “6am Soccer Practice at DHS”

  1. Stu says:
    February 10, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    go girls! that’s some dedication.

  2. sarahph says:
    February 11, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    I thought the whole idea behind the early start times for the high school was to prevent stuff like this. I don’t have a problem with it particularly aside from the fact that admins were saying that one reason they wanted to start early was so that there would be time for sports in the afternoon.

  3. MZD says:
    February 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    It has nothing to do with start times of schools but rather very limited access to practice fields. There just aren’t enough fields to accomodate the spring sports. Lacrosse has practice at 6am many times in the past.

  4. Bulldog says:
    February 11, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    If school started at 7:30, they should still have early morning practice. Kids need it – they have it too easy these day! Kudos to Coach Gathany!