Respond to a Situation · #RTS1-028

Training Time Change

The situation

You play for your university's football club, and the coach has just moved weekly training from Wednesday evening to Tuesday afternoon. The new time clashes with a compulsory tutorial, so you could not attend last week. You want to stay in the team. Speak to the coach: explain the clash and suggest a way to keep training.

Model answer

Hi Coach, have you got a moment? I wanted to explain why I missed training on Tuesday. The new slot clashes directly with a compulsory tutorial for my degree, and attendance there is marked, so I can't skip it. I really want to stay in the team. Would it be okay if I did the fitness session with the reserves on Thursdays instead, and sent you my training log each week? Or, if the group's open to it, maybe we could try starting Tuesday sessions an hour later? Thanks for considering it.
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