Saturday's are pretty busy in the Gemini during the winter. Recreation league basketball games go from about 9am until 5pm. While I do not come in until 2pm for Saturday shifts, I find it ridiculous how people just do not listen to rules. I have to tell adults to put away their food or to take it outside of the gym; you would be amazed at how many have complained or talked back to me about this issue. Even after the end of the games, the amount of food in the bleachers or water bottles left by the players on the sidelines is ridiculous. I talk to my co-workers all the time about the fact that I would never disrespect a facility the way that some of these people do. The children do not even clean up their water bottles after a game….why do the parents or coaches not say anything?
On top of that, I have the rambunctious boys who are used to having the courts. I mentioned this in a previous post, but it still astounds me that some of the kids will come at 11am on a Saturday morning, know that they cannot play basketball until 5pm but stay the entire time. The unfortunate part for me is the fact that whenever there is a timeout or a break between games, they like to go on the court. Either myself, the refs or the site supervisor has to constantly tell them to get off or threaten to kick them out of the gym for the day. I need to always be on my toes when there are events going on that prohibit the kids from being active: they will either barge on the court whenever they have a free moment or they will buy food at the vending machines and make a mess in the lobby. Both evils are a pretty common occurrence every Saturday afternoon.
On top of that, I have the rambunctious boys who are used to having the courts. I mentioned this in a previous post, but it still astounds me that some of the kids will come at 11am on a Saturday morning, know that they cannot play basketball until 5pm but stay the entire time. The unfortunate part for me is the fact that whenever there is a timeout or a break between games, they like to go on the court. Either myself, the refs or the site supervisor has to constantly tell them to get off or threaten to kick them out of the gym for the day. I need to always be on my toes when there are events going on that prohibit the kids from being active: they will either barge on the court whenever they have a free moment or they will buy food at the vending machines and make a mess in the lobby. Both evils are a pretty common occurrence every Saturday afternoon.