High school athletes finally got a chance to reconnect with their fellow athletes and coaches Monday, and most high school football programs in Garland County are expected to have workouts today.
This was the first time that athletes were able to join together since the COVID-19 pandemic led to a shutdown of the sports world in March.
Lakeside and Lake Hamilton were among the high school programs that took advantage of the June 1 starting date laid out by Gov. Asa Hutchinson late last month.
Coaching personnel for both teams has prepared to take all necessary steps in ensuring that each team member practices and plays safely within the guidelines that have been set forth by the governor, the Arkansas Athletic Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"We had a good morning," said Lakeside head coach Jared McBride. "We had about 90% of our team. ... It was good to see their faces and get back to something normal. You could see the excitement in their eyes just knowing they could do something that they know and that they love. We had a good opportunity to get with them and get started this morning."
"It was really good to get back with our kids and just see (them)," Lake Hamilton head coach Tommy Gilleran agreed. "We had seven kids miss of the 98 we have, so that's not bad. We feel good about that. I think the kids were ready to get back to doing something normal. They're tired of being at home. ... I think they also miss their friends, hanging out and being a part of that.
"Of course we had a talk about that, that the kids need to make sure they're six feet (apart). We gave each kid a face mask, and they had a chance to wear masks; that made it safer for them on that aspect. If they did get close, they had a mask on. We feel good about all our precautions and what we're doing to make sure kids are safe."
With over two months without any kind of regulated training or workouts, players and teams spent the day working to rediscover a rhythm that will allow the teams to get back on track.
For the players, both coaches recognize the need to adjust on a somewhat gradual scale.
"It's gonna take some time. ... We didn't do a whole bunch," explained Gilleran. "There's a one-hour mandated time limit, but 20 minutes of it was lifting, so they weren't running for that, and then we had a break built in there, actually just did 30 minutes of moving around. We didn't really do a lot of conditioning because we know they weren't even ready for that, but we just wanted to get them moving around.
"The main thing is getting them up and getting them back to a regular routine of not sitting at home not doing anything all day or watching TV and playing video games. ... There was definitely a lot of atrophy going on with their muscles and the lack of conditioning from just not outside running."
McBride said that the Rams did all of their workouts on the football field.
"We have two turf fields that we work on and are able to spread our kids out more than the recommended area, and they were able to work," he explained. "We didn't even touch a bar this morning, so we just did body weight stuff and just kind of acclimation to get back to bend and run. We'll progress through each day a little more each time, but we had a good start, and we're gonna make sure that we follow all the guidelines and try to keep everyone safe and still be able to get some work done."
Gilleran said that while the Wolves had spotters at the ready when they were in the weight room, the light lifting the team did left the athletes managing on their own.
"They just kinda stood back away from them then they rotated the lift and made sure the distance was good when they weren't lifting," he explained. "... We just want to make sure it's safe, but also that the kids feel safe and the parents feel safe."
Both coaches made sure that their players understood the need to have the new rules that have been put into place. At Lakeside, McBride and his staff took the time to prepare and develop specific guidelines for the Rams to follow.
"We were able to visit with our kids and have team meetings via Zoom while we were gone, and once we found out what we were going to have to do, we were able to kind of set the guidelines for them, tell them where to park, how to enter and the things that they had to provide and do, and they did all of those things," McBride said. "(They) know that we've got to be able to do it the right way if we want to continue and progress towards being able to play in the fall."
Gilleran explained that he understands the desire of his players to have social interaction with one another and anticipates the return to "normalcy" to be something that will be good for Lake Hamilton's student-athletes and their families.
"I think parents are ready for the kids to be out of the house," he said with a laugh. "I think they're ready for them to do something (different), and I think the kids are ready. Think they really miss the social aspect of what school brings. They've been isolated for so long, and now they get a chance to hang out with their friends a little bit, so I think they enjoy that aspect of it."
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