Young athletes
have had to give-up on so many things, the joy of Holidays should not
be one of them. Coach Cooper of Mesa, Arizona is using InstaTeam to
organize a virtual egg hunt this Easter for his team. “Before even
little athletes could learn to be a team, they have gone into social
distancing. We need to do activities as a team, such that children
relate to it”, says Cooper.
Coaches need to
get creative to involve the younger athletes into team activities,
else there could be emotional problems. Kids may find it hard to
blend into the team. With this premise, Coach Cooper has organized a
virtual egg hunt for his team. Coach has made egg shaped colourful
cut-outs that are hidden in his backyard. He will use live-streaming
with his team and go around the garden. The team players have to spot
the eggs. Each player gets a point for spotting an egg. At the end of
the game, the scores are totalled and each player gets candies equal
to the number of eggs they spotted during the virtual egg hunt.
Parents have also
welcomed the idea. Parents would wrap the candies in fancy packaging
with team logo pasted on the pack to make it look like a team gift.
“Staying connected is important. My eight year old son gets anxious
with the idea of being around people. He fears the virus will infect
him”, says Joan, a team parent. “Desperate times, desperate
measures. But we are pleased Coach Cooper is keeping the team
activity going. Hope there will be more action of this sort to keep
kids active and engaged”, adds Beth, another team parent.
Kids are looking
forward to the activity and so are the parents. Social distancing has
started impacting adults and kids alike. During this testing time, it
is absolutely important that people stay connected, active and
engaged.
We at InstaTeam are there for you. If you have some interesting idea of team
engagement, share it with us, we might be able to help make the idea
work. With so many features on InstaTeam that facilitate connection,
communication and coordination with the team, there is so much that
coaches and parents can do keep kids engaged. Wish to do something
for your team, talk to us. You can use the InstaTeam app to send us
your message. We would love to be of any help at all.
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