Winter is so busy. There are basketball practices and different events that take place in all of the gyms almost every night. While it is great for the Gemini Center to stay so active, it is very difficult for the kids. There are kids who are in the Gemini Center from 3pm after school until 7:30 or 8pm. However, when the gyms are closed starting at 5:30pm and they are too young to be on the fitness floor, it leaves them sitting in the concession area for hours on end.
I’m not going to lie; it is definitely a load off of my mind when the gyms are full. There are coaches or instructors to lead everything which essentially make me obsolete since I do not have to come and constantly check if they are following the rules. That is when I can sit down, talk with other employees, etc. On the other side of that, the kids do not go home. They stay and eat and make a mess or they are playing music with swear words that I need to tell them to turn off. Sometimes they will walk a few blocks away to get food and just bring it back to the Gemini Center just to sit around. It makes no sense to me but I also find it sad that these kids have nowhere else to go when the gyms are full.
I’m not going to lie; it is definitely a load off of my mind when the gyms are full. There are coaches or instructors to lead everything which essentially make me obsolete since I do not have to come and constantly check if they are following the rules. That is when I can sit down, talk with other employees, etc. On the other side of that, the kids do not go home. They stay and eat and make a mess or they are playing music with swear words that I need to tell them to turn off. Sometimes they will walk a few blocks away to get food and just bring it back to the Gemini Center just to sit around. It makes no sense to me but I also find it sad that these kids have nowhere else to go when the gyms are full.