![]() ![]() For the athletes that we're going to recruit in the years ahead, we've been able to have more conversations with them. Prior to the pandemic, you may have talked on the phone a couple of times and then they come to visit (campus) for 48 hours. "Getting to know someone over an extended period of time, I think we've had more interaction than we have had in the past. ![]() "I can sit down with a family from anywhere in the world without hours of travel," she says. "For the tournaments that are going on, the teams and clubs that have live-streamed and recorded have provided me with more games to watch than I ever have had before."Īnd, in some ways, through the magic of online platforms like Zoom, Rayfield says that in many cases she's probably nurtured even better relationships with prospective athletes than she had in the past. ![]() Technology has been the answer to a lot of the pandemic challenges," said Illinois soccer coach Janet Rayfield. But for young athletes from the state of Illinois and beyond state borders, fear not!Īrmed with the finest and most advanced tools of technology and a slate full of creativity, the coaches at the University of Illinois feverishly worked to figure out who they are and where they live. ![]() When securing scholarships, high school student-athletes across the country have worried that the coronavirus pandemic has left their prospective college futures in a state of uncertainty. ![]()
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