PROGRAM BUILDING
5 Ways to Create Continuity During a Crisis High school athletes have been met with months of uncertainty and change. From remote learning to social distancing, the way in which they learn has changed dramatically in the last six months. Coaches need to find ways to provide continuity in otherwise turbulent times. BY DAN GUTTENPLAN, FNF COACHES EDITOR
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ew Mount Saint Joseph High (Baltimore, Md.) coach Dom Damico
knows something about providing continuity for a high school football program. Prior to his hire at Mount Saint Joseph, he spent 24 years at McDlonough, leading the team to a 149-74 record during that stretch including one A Conference title and four B conference titles. In fact, part of the reason he was hired at one of the top football programs in Baltimore is because of the way in which he values continuity. “His passion for impacting young men, understanding of our Catholic Xaverian mission, and his relationships with our current players and coaches make him the right man for the job,” said Mount Saint Joseph athletic director Kraig Loovis. “I am confident that The Mount’s football program is in good hands.”
Mount Saint Joseph is coming off of a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship. The Xaverian private school finished with a top-20 ranking in the nation from MaxPreps. It was the first MIAA championship for the team in 12 seasons along with the first outright championship for the school since 1949. The program is returning a number of Baltimore Sun AllMetro players in quarterback Billy Atkins and wide receivers Don’t’e Thornton and Ausar Crawley. “I know the talent level that is coming back from last year’s championship team has the ability to do that, so that’s going to be our main goal,” Damico said. Damico is prioritizing continuity as he embarks on his new post with a perennial state championship contender. Here are five ways to provide continuity to a program.
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