The coronavirus pandemic canceled sports for the time being. Even college football practices have been called off.
And Tyson Helton and his Western Kentucky coaching staff couldn’t be busier. The vast shutdown of college sports to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 came just days before the Hilltoppers were set to open their March 17 spring practice.
Keeping more than 100 players and a coaching staff on the same page with social restrictions requires its own level of organizational leadership. It’s another thing to do it strictly through technology while maintaining social distance.
The WKU athletics department Friday released the first of a series of podcasts titled “Beyond The Hill” that takes an in-depth look at how those involved with WKU sports are adapting to lives around sports in the current era.