ATHLETICS GPS ATHLETIC NEWS FOR 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR By Jay Watts, Director of Athletics
THIS SCHOOL YEAR saw a welcomed return to a near pre-COVID level of competition across all our athletic teams. Competing in sports provides a healthy outlet for stress, allows girls to form bonds with their teammates and coaches, offers leadership opportunities, and sets students up for long-term success. Plus it’s just a lot of fun playing with people you love being around! And our families sure enjoy seeing our girls complete. Read below for recaps of a year’s worth of athletic endeavors.
Through Bruiser Boosters, a group that includes eight corporate sponsors in addition to dozens of parents, the athletic department was able to purchase Teambuildr, a software that best supports our athletes with specialized
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programming in the weight room. Head Strength Coach Matt Green now considers the platform an essential part of training strategy. “This software allows us to easily track our athletes' progress and fine tune their workouts accordingly to help put them in the best possible position to be successful,” Green says. “More recently, this software has also provided an important additional benefit through allowing us to easily and quickly deliver online workouts whenever needed so our athletes can keep training regardless of the situation. I am incredibly thankful that our GPS Bruiser Boosters gives us the resources to support our girls this way.”
