Just remember that the Packers riding kids bikes is a PR stunt. Kids can bring their bikes and say, "This bike was ridden by [favorite packer]!"
Now, if they players actually rode their bikes to practice, that would be something else. And in the same vein, let's look at the Badger Football team, or any other revenue sport. I used to tutor for the UW Athletic Department, and was told by several first string players from the big sports that their coaches didn't want them riding their bikes because the coaches wanted to control all their training. So they were encouraged to ride mopeds instead! Now it's possible that this is all a bunch of BS, or the athletes completely misinterpreted a comment by the training staff, but I heard it more than once! I also heard, "I already get plenty of exercise. I don't need to ride my bike. I just want to get home after practice." Robbie On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Schimpff, Jeff A - DNR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > She definitely should be required to go to Green Bay when the Packers do > their bike-around with kids near the end of the pre-season. She can get an > eyeful of really big guys in tights on bikes, and it could be pointed out > that while these guys are strong and have short-distance endurance, they are > not generally trained to run a marathon. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
