COVID crisis means no spring football
Annual time for teams to start getting back in shape no in store with restrictions still in place, but adjustments being made to help players remain ready
Cedartown and Rockmart’s football programs are trying to make the most of the hands they have been dealt this Spring Football season.
Both teams have been connecting virtually with their players over livestream formats this Spring. Additionally, the two coaching staffs have sent out workout regiments in attempts to get their players in “football shape.”
“We are doing the same thing as pretty much everyone else,” said first-year Cedartown Head Coach Jamie Abrams. “It wasn’t what we had envisioned for this year but we just have to roll with it.”
The former McEachern offensive coordinator said that he holds leadership meetings with team captains on Monday nights, a full-team meeting on Wednesdays, and meetings with the upcoming freshmen on Fridays.
“Along with the meetings, we have sent out workouts to all our players. They have to log in on an app that checks their progress and makes sure they’re staying active,” said Abrams. “We are all ready for things to get back to normal so we can really see what we are working with.”
Across Fish Creek on the east side of the county, the Rockmart Yellow Jackets find themselves in a similar situation.
“We’ve been in constant contact with our players. Our coaching staff has done a phenomenal job of regularly checking in on their position guys,” said Rockmart Head Coach Biff Parson.
“The main thing for us has been staying available for them: encouraging them to find something to do and making sure they have places to run, workout, and practice,” said Parson. “It’s hard when you don’t see