I truly think that we were prepared and did everything we could to make sure our season happened. It took a great deal of work from everyone. Coaching during a pandemic was never something I thought I would ever do. I am just glad that we had so much support to make it happen. I don’t think any of us thought we would get a season in but knowing that we took all the precautions we did proved to be beneficial. It wasn’t easy to do all of the things we had to do each day, but in the end, we were able to play and the girls were safe. Knowing that we were able to make it through and keep our team safe was the best feeling in the world. It may not have been ideal, but everyone managed to cope and do their part. I think it shows just how great our athletes are at Mater Dei.
Watching Mater Dei During Covid
Athletics There was no doubt this year would be challenging when it came to athletics. There were times we weren’t even sure if any of our sports would have a season. Thankfully everything worked out and even though we didn’t have many fans in the stands, these kids showed just how resilient they are. We were pretty fortunate with football in that all but 1 of our regular season games were streamed by either WFIE or WEHT.
By Joe Herrmann
We also have a new camera system in the gym that allowed us to stream all of our home volleyball games and we will carry that on into the winter and stream wrestling, girls’ basketball and boys’ basketball on our YouTube channel. All swim meets at Lloyd Pool will also be streamed. We understand its not the same as being there live, but it at least gives our fans that aren’t able to attend the event a chance to watch and stay updated. 27
