John O’Sullivan sent me his answer to the question, “During These Trying Times, What Should WE Do?”
His, “How to Help Your Athletes During COVID-19 Webinar.” addresses the needs of our D-7 coaches current predicament of reaching/teaching our players.
John began his response by quoting advice he received from, Madeline Levine years ago about parenting, which was…
Define success and expectations
Help your athletes understand:
o What they are going thru right now
o What they can control
o How the can best use their time
o Keep them and their parents in the loop
He continued with…
- Enforce limits and consequences
- Honor health and well being
- Expect best effort and focus on process
- Never rupture relationships
- Build a sense of purpose and responsibility
And with your team you can…
- Assign: Individual work they can do on their own or with family/siblings
- Assign: Strength and conditioning work they can do
- Suggest: A video each week to motivate them
- Create: A contest to inspire them
- Suggest: A book to read or documentary to watch
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