John Shulman didn’t have a practice scheduled for Tuesday.
Then he set one for the afternoon following his University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball team’s 88-36 win over Warren Wilson on Monday night. But he canceled it Tuesday morning to give the players a day off.
“I’d practice 17 hours a day if I could,” Shulman said. “But [PGA Tour golfer] Ken Duke taught me a lesson: You can’t learn and can’t get better if you’re fatigued mentally or physically.”
The Mocs (1-3) have taken two days off since their scrimmage at Virginia Tech on Nov. 5, and one day came after returning from Butler at 5:30 in the morning.
“I think it’s healthy to get away,” senior point guard Keegan Bell said. “Coaches don’t like to admit it, but they can get over-psycho and think about things too much. A day to relax the mind and body is good, so you get better the next day because you’re not stressed and worn out.”