AFCA Insider managing editor Paul Markgraff conducted a panel discussion with six directors of strength and conditioning from colleges across the country amid the coronavirus epidemic. Those strength coaches included:
- Darl Bauer, Director of Strength and Performance, University of Houston
- Dantonio Burnette, Director of Strength & Conditioning, NC State University
- Bryan Fitzpatrick, Director of Strength And Conditioning, U.S. Naval Academy
- Brian Johnson, Director of Strength & Conditioning, University of Arizona
- Justin Lima, Director of Football Performance, Towson University
- John Williams, Director of Strength & Conditioning, East Carolina
The discussion surrounding coronavirus included a variety of important topics including:
- (0:05) First thoughts when student-athletes were sent home because of coronavirus
- (5:15) Shelter-in-place workouts and motivation
- (9:30) Connecting with student-athletes
- (14:30) Modifying the connection with student-athletes
- (21:04) The big challenges from coronavirus
- (28:00) When we come back
- (30:40) What does comeback look like?
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