Virtual Coaching During the Pandemic

Many high schools are opting for online coaching

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/// with the spring season cancelled, many minnesota high schools are opting for online coaching for student athletes.

Kimt news three's zach gilleland has the story of how one school is going virtual.xx "it's a new reality for student athletes?

You won't find them on the field because there are no games.

Everything about sports is online at the moment and coaches, they're learning to interact with their athletes through a screen."

The minnesota state high school league made the announcement last week?

All springs sports are cancelled.

Like many schools, albert lea is trying to navigate through the pandemic.

With limited i?

Person contact athletic director paul durbahn said the school switched to online coaching as a way to keep in touch with athletes.

"coaches are checking in with them, making sure they're doing ok and then just providing workouts.

Coaches will check in once a week, giving instructions and workouts to stay in shape.

But with the season shutdown?

Their focus with athletes has changed.

"we shifted from providing more instructional sports specific stuff and focused more on the mental side, making sure our kids are doing ok with the more recent news."

With so much uncertainty, they are looking into possibly extending this into next season.

"we don't know where this is going through the summer and potentially leading into the fall.

And so we're having conversations right now about what's sports in high school going to look like