Voluntary Activities

Word from SEC and word from Greg Byrne.

June 8th. Coaches aren’t allowed to be on the field.. similar to summer workout.

What I’m curious to see how the safety rules will be implemented. Will it be certain groupings and etc?

I fully expect our team to get faster and have less injuries. I'm slightly curious to see if we give up some brute strength to get those two things. Not saying it's not a good trade, just curious to see how that balances out. If we are fast as hell and never get injured but are getting pushed around in the trenches, that would not be ideal.

With Cochran gone, who will be the primary staff member at workouts? Jeff Banks? Or will it be one of the new S&C coaches? Or maybe someone else?

Pretty sure it will be David Ballou, our new S/C coach.

With no other sports on at the moment, I hope offseason programs get more coverage. Would be cool to see some look-ins, etc

The only reason I asked is the new S&C duo have yet to see these guys do anything in person. I thought it might be Banks simply because he is more likely to be familiar with the players, routines, etc.

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With Cochran gone, who will be the primary staff member at workouts? Jeff Banks? Or will it be one of the new S&C coaches? Or maybe someone else?

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As an on-field coach, Banks is not allowed to supervise or monitor during voluntary workouts (per NCAA Bylaws). Only S&C staff or other off-field staff are allowed to do that.

ETA: The NCAA actually just released this update, along with the extension of the recruiting dead period:

Division I recruiting dead period extended through July 31 (NCAA.org)

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The Division I Council Coordination Committee extended the recruiting dead period in all sports through July 31.

“The extension maintains consistent recruiting rules for all sports and allows coaches to focus on the student-athletes who may be returning to campus,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Pennsylvania. “The committee is committed to reviewing the dead period again in late June or early July.”

The committee will regularly evaluate the dead period, continuing to be guided by medical experts.

Virtual physical activities

Additionally, the committee decided to allow strength and conditioning coaches to virtually observe voluntary physical workouts for health and safety purposes but only if requested by the student-athlete. The measure goes into effect June 1. The strength and conditioning coach will be allowed to observe the workouts and discuss items related to voluntary workouts but not direct or conduct the workout.

The decision was supported by the Committee on Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports Prevention and Performance Subcommittee. The subcommittee encouraged schools that decide to allow their strength and conditioning coaches to observe voluntary workouts to proactively consider the school’s overarching responsibility to protect the health of and provide a safe environment for each student-athlete. More specifically, the subcommittee stressed that schools should plan for how the strength and conditioning coach should respond if they observe an unsafe workout environment or in the event that a medical emergency occurs during a voluntary session.

The committee will continue to explore the opportunity for strength and conditioning coaches to conduct voluntary workouts virtually, as they do during in-person, on-campus voluntary workouts.

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