Overflowing

We have a Jiu-Jitsu club about to start at the high school, and I'm the instructor

At last count, 35 have signed up. This must be some kind of record.

I'm not freaking out at all. It is actually quite manageable. How, you might ask?

The first thing is we're going to divide them into two groups of about 18 kids that will meet on different days. That is still a lot, but less than it seems.

They will always be working with others, so that is only 9 pairs on the mat. It's really not hard to keep track of 9 things. There will also be a helper coach present. I can focus on technique, and they can watch out for behavior.

Likely we'll also lose a few quite quickly. Kids tend to try things out at school clubs. This is one of the main reasons they exist. If we assume a quarter of the kids quit after a few sessions, things will be almost spacious.

One of the girls said her dad is willing to come help, and that he's a 6^th Dan in Judo. How cool it that?