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“We did that for two weeks. With the blessing of the task force, we increased the number (of athletes) to 10 per pod.”
The task force Ensing referred to is the Hancock Return To Play Advisory Task Force.
“The task force included athletic trainers, a couple of coaches, a representative from the facility, myself and the equipment manager.”
Ensing said veteran Hancock baseball coach Chris Stevens, who is also the school’s physical education department chair, and first-year head football coach Seth Damron, a former veteran Hancock football assistant, were the coaches who were on the task force.
“A lot of planning went into this. There were a lot of Zoom meetings to get everyone prepared,” Ensing said.
“We did not just turn on a sprinkler and start. This has been a very slow, very gradual process that has taken months.
“Before we could bring our student-athletes back to campus for workouts, all coaches, staff and athletes had to receive training and pass a quiz concerning the virus and protocols.”
The people who watched Ryan Church play Little League baseball in Lompoc probably weren’t too surprised to see him carve out a solid seven-year career in Major League Baseball.
They may have been surprised to see him do it as a position player.
Ensing said the on-campus workouts take place weekday afternoons and are staggered amongst athletes.
“For instance, there are six different football pods,” she said. “Pods one and two will work out Monday and Wednesday. Pods three and four will work out Tuesday and Thursday.”
Ensing said that if the state, county and CCCAA give the go-ahead, her school’s fall and winter sports teams will begin regular team workouts Jan. 4 and spring sports teams will do the same on Jan. 18.
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