.....Are those athletes worried about their safety?“That is not their primary fear or concern,” Dr. Shannon said. “I think they’re trusting the adults in all of these situations to lead them in terms of safety. If anything they’re concerned with kind of the mental safety of returning to sports, meaning they have not been practicing in the way that they know how. They’ve been limited in terms of facilities and things like that.”.....
....."I think honestly, if anything, they have more concerns about not playing in front of fans,” she said. “I know that sounds strange to people our age, but I think our student-athletes are fairly focused and they live in a little bit of a bubble at times that allows them to trust the people around them to protect them. If the NCAA decides that spectators are an acceptable thing to do, I think that they’ll embrace that. I think, if anything, most of our student-athletes are used to playing in front of large crowds and so if that goes away, that actually would be more of a disruption to them.”.......
Bethany`s Notes: What might make us worried as coaches or educators may not be the same thing that student athletes are concerned about. Their voice matters and it is important to have an open conversation, as a group and individually, about their concerns regarding return to play.
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