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Ken Frank is what they call a "Baseball Lifer."

The legendary Toms River High School South baseball coach has spent his springs on a baseball diamond for more than 60 years.

Since 1970, Frank has spent his springs coaching baseball at Toms River South. New Jersey's all-time winningest baseball coach with 894 had begun his 43rd season as the Indians' head coach March 6 when practice for the season began.

Now, with the closure of schools and the spring sports scholastic season in limbo due to the coronavirus pandemic, Frank, like everybody else is adjusting to the "new normal."

"I guess it doesn't feel like spring without baseball," said Frank, 73."This is the first spring I haven't been on a baseball diamond. Not being on a baseball field does feels a little different.

"Every time you think you've seen everything, something new happens. Right now, I'm worried about the health and safety of everybody. What the governor (Gov. Phil Murphy) is doing right now (with all the safety measures that have been put in place) is the right thing for all of us.

"Everybody has to understand why things are being done, be supportive of them and make it work. Whatever the governor wants us to do, we've got to do it."

Toms River High School South head coach baseball coach Ken Frank, shown in June 2017, is currently experiencing a spring without baseball for the first time in more than 60 years.(Photo: FILE PHOTO)

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As competitive as ever, Frank was excited with what he had seen from his team before practices were halted late last week.

"I was enjoying myself and enjoying being around them and the coaches (his assistant coaches).The kids were working very hard and showing a lot of energy,"Frank said.

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Frank, whose teams have won 56 championships (a Shore Conference-recordfive NJSIAA group championships, a Shore-record 10 NJSIAA sectional titles, a record 12 Ocean County Tournamentchampionships,a co-record seven Shore Conference Tournament titles and 22 Shore Conference divisional titles), always tells his players they have to be prepared for everything during both life and the course of a baseball game.

His message, in these unusual times, has even more truth to it.

"Youhave to be able to adjust in life,"Frank said. "This is an adjustment. You have to be able to handle adjustment and difficulties in life."

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One of the things Frank, who has coached some of the legendary players in the Shore Conference, including current Texas Rangers' third baseman Todd Frazier, has always preached is there are aspects of life that are more important than baseball.

"Number 1 is family first. Then yourself and your kids 2ndand baseball's 3rd,"said Frank, who along with his wife Cecila has four daughters and 10 grandchildren and has a younger brother, Bill Frank, the former highly successful Toms River High School East head coach. "I worry all the time about my kids and family."

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Frank is concerned for both his current and his former players, especially those who began their collegiate season, like 2017 graduate Justin Fall, who was 1-0 at Arizona State before his season was halted. He wonders how they are handling life without baseball. The NCAA has canceled all its tournaments through the spring, including the College World Series.

"I'm concerned for every ballplayer at every school who had their season stopped. It could affect their future as far as signing (with either a professional team or getting a collegiate baseball scholarship) goes,"Frank said.

With way more spare time on his hands than he is used to at this time of year, Frank, who keeps almost everything from both his family and baseball history, has been going through all his family pictures andall the albums of every team he has coached going back to his time as an assistant coach to the late Al Fantuzzi at Toms River South. He has alsowatchedtapes of old Toms River South games.

"I'm trying to do things around the house to keep me busy,"Frank said.

Like everyone else, Frank wonders when, and if the crisis will pass and whether he will get to coach even what would be a much shorter season should one actually take place.

"We've been in contact with our kids,"Frank said. "Right now, there's nothing to tell them. Nothing to say. We've got take things a couple of weeks at a time.''

Steven Falk covers scholastic football, wrestling and baseballfor app.com and is a life-long resident of the Shore area who loves the rich history of sports in the Shore area. 732-643-4267; sfalk@gannettnj.com

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Gonzaga coach Mark Few responds to a question from NCAA.coms Andy Katz after the Zags claimed the WCC Tournament title with a win over Saint Marys in Las Vegas. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

A GRIP ON SPORTS College sports is different than the next level, as many commentators like to call the professional ranks. The biggest difference is, with college, the players come and go, but the coaches remain. For the most part. Our list of most accomplished college basketball coaches in the Inland Northwest over the past 50 years includes coaches who has stayed for decades and others who passed through rather quickly. But they all had success.

Yes, its a dark time in the world. And it's a dark time in sports as well, what with the cancellations and postponements (see below for some huge local news) of every season and event we look forward to this time of year.

That leaves a void. Were trying to fill it with some thoughts on seasons past, including todays look at the most accomplished college coaches in this areas past 50 years. (We picked 1970 as the starting point because we can remember back that far and these are our lists. Before then, we have to rely solely on the historical record. Thats not as much fun.)

Usually countdowns begin at, say, 10 (or in this case, like Nigel Tufnel's amplifier, at 11) and work their way toward the top spot. But we all know who is at the top this list, right?

No one has done more than Mark Few.

Gonzagas head coach has not only won more games 599 than any other Inland Northwest college coach, hes only the second ever to lead a team to the NCAA title game Jack Friel, in 1941 with WSU, is the other and the only one to win 30 games in a season, an accomplishment the Zags have reached six times in the past eight years. Hes head-and-shoulders above not only the Inland Northwests list the past 50 years, but would be for many other regions as well.

But who else in on our list?

Lets count them down

11. Kelvin Sampson (WSU, seven seasons, 1988-94): The Cougars were in disarray when Sampson took over for his former boss Len Stevens. Three years later they were even worse, finishing 1990 7-22, including a 1-17 Pac-10 finish. Then came four winning seasons, including 20-11 and an NCAA Tournament berth in 1994. Then Sampson headed to Oklahoma, leaving WSU with a 103-103 record.

10. Ray Giacoletti (Eastern Washington, four seasons, 2001-04): Not many coaches in the area can say they had a winning record every season they were at a school. Giacoletti can. His 69-50 stint in Cheney included three second-place finishes in the Big Sky and, in his last season, a conference title and NCAA berth. After three seasons as Utahs head coach, Giacoletti returned to the area and spent six seasons sitting with Few as a Gonzaga assistant.

9. Jerry Krause (Eastern Washington, 17 seasons, 1967-85): Krauses accomplishments as Eastern head coach cant be diminished. He won 262 games, though the Eagles were in the NAIA for much of his time in Cheney. But Krause also has to be judged by his influence outside EWU, including at Gonzaga (as director of operations), a member of the NCAA's rules committee and as a prolific writer of basketball-coaching books.

8. Dan Fitzgerald (Gonzaga, 15 seasons, 1979-1997): Fitz had two stints as Gonzagas head coach and was the first to take GU to the NCAA Tournament (1995). His 252-171 record seemed remarkable at the time, though it pales in comparison, of course, to what Few has accomplished. However, he earns bonus points for identifying young coaching talent, including Few, and giving those with it an opportunity.

7. Shantay Legans (EWU, three seasons, 2018-20): One of only two current area head coaches on this list, Legans has done enough to be included. Heck, this season alone might have earned him a spot. The Eagles finished 23-8 overall, were 16-4 in Big Sky Conference regular season play and were the top seed for the canceled conference tournament. Win that, and they would have earned the schools third NCAA Tournament berth. As it is, Legans already has a conference title trophy on his mantle. Add in his eight seasons as Eastern assistant and his legacy in Cheney is only growing.

6. Matt Logie (Whitworth, eight seasons, 2012-19): Logie has moved out of the area but his eight seasons at Whitworth included seven of 23 wins or more and seven NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. His record as the Pirates head coach: 194-35.

5. Jim Hayford (Whitworth, 10 seasons, 2002-11; EWU, six seasons, 2012-17): Hayford is the only coach on this list who was successful at two area schools, an accomplishment in itself. Whitworth had experienced success under Warren Friedrichs (251-195 from 1986 to 2001) before Hayford arrived from Sioux Falls near the turn of the century but Hayford lifted the Pirates to another level. He took them to the NCAA Division III Tournament his last five years, won at least 21 games in each of those seasons and reached the Elite Eight in his final year. At Eastern, Hayford became only the fourth coach to win 100 games at the school and the second to take the Eagles to the NCAA Division I Tournament.

4. Don Monson (Idaho, five seasons, 1979-83): The season before Monson arrived in Moscow, the Vandals were 4-22. The year after he left for Oregon, they were 9-19. In between, UI won 100 games. And lost just 41. In 1982, the Big Sky champions won 27 games and reached the Sweet Sixteen. No one, not even Hec Edmundson a century ago, has been more successful at Idaho.

3. Tony Bennett (WSU, three seasons, 2007-09): Its hard to include someone who only coached in the area for six years, three as a head coach. But Bennetts accomplishments in Pullman earn him a spot. All three of his Cougars teams played in the postseason, with the middle one earning a Sweet Sixteen spot in WSUs second consecutive NCAA berth. In those three years, Washington State won 69 games (and only lost 33). If Bennett had stayed longer in Pullman, he probably would be one spot higher.

2. George Raveling (WSU, 11 seasons, 1973-1983): No one in the past 50 years has had a more sustained run of success at Washington State than Raveling. In his final eight years in Pullman, he finished in the upper half of the Pac-10 (or Pac-8) all but one time. Thats remarkable. His 167-136 record at WSU looks even better when you realize he lost 48 of those games in his first three years. He also earns high marks for breaking barriers as the Cougars' first African-American basketball coach, not a small accomplishment in 1972.

I didnt really notice until I started putting this list together, but the coronavirus outbreak cost Few a chance to cross a milestone mark this season. Six hundred wins are impressive. Only a couple of coaches who plied their trade in the Northwest, even for a little while, have passed that mark.

Ralph Miller and Marv Harshman spent either all (Harshman) or most (Miller) of their life coaching in our corner of the nation. Some, like Kelvin Sampson, passed through on their way to either better or worse things.

It seems more than likely Few will pass everyone who has ever coached Division I basketball in the Northwest. In a little more than three years, if things return to normal, hell be over the 700-win mark. After that, who knows where he will end up.

Before we get to the majority of the links, we interrupt with some news. Late last night Bloomsday announced it was postponing the race to September 20, marking the first time in 44 years Spokanes biggest one-day event wont fill that first weekend in May. Dave Nichols has our story.

If the number of people who have been running past my house recently is any indication, the postponement is going to be felt throughout the community. It seems as if the recent virus-induced slowdown has released a desire to get out and run. Doing so with a Bloomsday T-shirt waiting down the road wont happen, however, until late summer this year.

Other large events were pushed back yesterday as well, including the French Open tennis tournament, the Kentucky Derby and another of golfs major events, the PGA.

WSU: It was a good year for Washington States basketball team, which is telling. A .500 record the Cougars finished the truncated Pac-12 Tournament at 16-16 is a step up these days. But it wasnt just the record, as Theo Lawson knows. It was how the Cougars got there. Over the course of the season there were many highlights, including the 10 he shines the spotlight on in this story. Around the Pac-12 and everywhere in college hoops, the NCAA will have trouble financially with the cancellation of its tournaments. The conference is at the forefront of the NIL issue. Washingtons Jimmy Lake is worried about things other than football right now. Oregon is moving ahead with plans for a new video board. It will be big. John Canzano delves into Jim Bartkos recent death and his life. The lack of pro days wont hurt the stars. It will limit the other players. The womens basketball polls were released yesterday and the conference was well represented, led by Oregon at No. 2. HBO has a documentary on the recent college basketball scandal. Its not kind to Arizona. The Wildcats final ranking is their highest in years. Utahs future seems bright. Arizona State is losing a player.

Gonzaga: The Zag women finished the season with its best-ever ranking in the Associated Press final poll, 13th. Jim Allen has more in this story. Jim also shares the news the women received a commitment from a player set to arrive in 2021. The interesting thing about Esther Little? She is another international player, joining a long list of those for the Bulldogs.

EWU: Larry Weir yesterday spoke with Shantay Legans, who may end up on the list we had above at some point. The interview is part of the latest Press Box pod. We will be talking with Larry this morning and will have a link to that conversation tomorrow.

Preps: A fan at the 2A and 1A State basketball tournament in Yakima has tested positive for COVID-19. Dave has more information in this story. Dave also has another interesting piece on how the ban on gatherings is affecting sports-dependent businesses.

Seahawks: Folks, Russell Wilson and Ciara get it. The Hawks haven't been linked to many big names other than Jadeveon Clowney. But they are busy with the mid-level free agents, including an offensive lineman. Teams may reach agreements with players in the free agent period, but it wont be official until the contracts are signed. That may take a while.

Is there anyone else you would add to our coaches list? Or do you think the order should be changed? Let me know. If youre good, dont worry. Well have something else tomorrow for you to get upset about. Until later

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When you help a team put together a record-setting season, it should come as no surprise to be named the Coach of the Year in your sport.

But even after guiding Williamsville Souths Federation hockey team to a Small Schools championship-game berth and a school-record 18 wins this winter, finding out he had been named the 2019-20 All-Bee Boys Hockey Coach of the Year still caught Sean Green off guard.

Its a completely humbling thing, Green said upon learning of his selection. We play in the strongest section in New York State, and Id put the coaching in this league up against any other section in the state. Youve got to be ready to coach and have the team ready to play because, on any given night, anyone can beat anyone. Im just completely humbled by this, given all of the other good coaches in our league.

I have the easy job, getting to coach the kids, Green continued. For these kids to dedicate hours a week to a sport with so many other things they could be doing, its incredible. I might get this honor but so many more are involved in it, like my assistant coaches Scott Horton and Bill McGowan. I couldnt do it without them, and we do it because we love the sport and love the kids.

Green, who took South to the state final in his debut season, called this winter by far the best single season, on paper, that weve ever had. The Billies, though they lost to Starpoint in that Small Schools title game, constructed an 11-game winning streak heading into that contest en route to finishing the season with a school-record 18 wins overall.

This year we knew would be a special year with the kids we had, but what made a difference this year was the senior leadership and what they brought to the team, Green said. They completely changed the culture of our program for years to come. Their example will carry on to the next group and the next for years to come. Early in the year we talked about how we were an enigma to everyone else; we started winning game after game, carried that on, and just kept believing not hoping that we could win. Its easy to coach guys like that.

Hockey has been a big part of Greens life for many years. He won a couple of national championships through Amherst hockey, played collegiately at Oswego State College and went on to play professionally overseas for a few years before turning to coaching. Along the way, he learned quite a bit and drew bits and pieces from everyone that he worked with to form his own coaching practices and ideals.

I think one of the bigger aspects of my coaching style is that I want players to have their own hockey ability and hockey sense, and not feel stuck in any one style or system, Green said. Theyre the ones in the heat of the battle, so theyll say, Hey, we can do this or that, and that open communication we had with them was so vital to our success. We just try to get the right chemistry all the time, trying to have everyone together and be all inclusive.

And we always try to teach them life lessons as well, Green continued. We all want to win, but during the course of the season there are so many opportunities to teach life lessons. Ive had so many former players come back and tell me how much they enjoyed all the things they did together as a group off the ice as much as they did the games on the ice. It just makes everything so much more satisfying.

Green called beating Kenmore West in overtime in the semifinals his favorite memory of the season, but it wasnt so much for the outcome as it was for the reaction in the locker room afterwards. Similarly, the somberness in the locker room after the finals loss stands out in Greens mind when reflecting on the ups and downs of this past winter.

With so many tough small schools out there, its truly tough to have postseason success, so getting to watch them celebrate after that win over Kenmore West was great, Green said. And then to watch them leave the locker room after the loss to Starpoint but watching the bonds of those guys between the hugs and the tears you could see that they had learned some valuable life lessons. They said goodbye to the season that day but enjoyed the success that we had at the same time.

Green is one to constantly seek out new lessons to learn as well when it comes to better ways to get the most out of his current crop of players. Green, who called Google a wonderful thing, will listen to coaches speeches or podcasts, just to hear how they communicate with their teams. Hell also read up on other things coaches do, just to see if theres a little thing he could take and try and fit into his approach.

You have to constantly be trying to learn and better yourself, Green said. You have to be flexible with what you do we changed up three of our systems this year because of the kids we had in our lineup because thats one of the best ways you can make sure youre doing right by your players. So, for me, just listening to other people is so invaluable.

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SALT LAKE CITY A symptom of COVID-19 is causing some additional stress and anxiety from those with underlying conditions.

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, nearly 40 million people in the United States experience an anxiety disorder in a year.

'Shortness of Breath' is listed as a symptom along with a fever and/or cough for the novel coronavirus according to the Center for Disease Control.

However, the pandemic in itself might be the reason for additional stress and anxiety, not the symptom of COVID-19.

"I think a lot of folks are experiencing some anxiety and some stress naturally as we're in the face of something that's really unprecedented and just a lot of uncertainty," said Amy Blunck, a Mental Health Counselor at Weber State University. "I think every one of us has experienced some kind of stress or anxiety as a result of this particular pandemic but definitely societally a lot of us are experiencing stress and anxiety and depression and just feeling stressed out."

According to the Utah Department of Health, the 'shortness of breath' symptom typically goes hand-and-hand with fever and/or cough.

Social media and the constant need for new information may be contributing to some of the stresses and pre-existing anxiety.

"You've got to think about what you can do to get that positive mentality because if you're online constantly scrolling, looking for the next update you're going to work yourself into a panic," said Melissa Rose Player, a life coach with New Bloom Coaching. "Make sure you're checking your sources, just because you see something posted on Facebook does not mean it's real information."

The World Health Organization also recommends trying to access information at specific times of day and finding accurate, sourced information from reputable organizations and news outlets.

Helpful links:

The American Psychological Association shares tips to help manage stress during the pandemic.

In terms of stress, anxiety and dealing with COVID-19, the CDC has numerous resources on their website.

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Just like every other college basketball coach in America, Frank Martins job has come to an abrupt halt due to coronavirus concerns and precautions.

On Tuesday evening he joined local sports radio host Heath Cline and guest Carey Rich on 107.5 The Game.With campus closed and athletic facilities shut down at South Carolina, Martin was asked what the last handful of days have been like for him since the Gamecocks returned from a canceled SEC Tournament in Nashville.

Its not what Im used to, Martin said. The way our calendar is laid out, you're programmed. You know you coach, coach, coach and then your season is going to come to an end in March with the exception of one or two teams. Whenever that day is you go right to player meetings and from player meetings you are on the road selling (your program to recruits). All of a sudden Im at home doing all of the stuff my wife has been beating me about for the last five years that I havent done. Its a weird feeling, it really is.

With the doors to the Gamecocks basketball facility closed, Martin has not been able to meet individually with his players yet, something he normally does the week after the season ends. A.J. Lawsons thinking about pursuing the NBA goes hand-in-hand with that. Due to closures, Martin has not able to sit down with his sophomore guard.

I have not spoken to any of our players about (the NBA), Martin said. I have not been able to engage our players in NBA conversations because there is no answer. There is no clarity. What I do know right now is everyone is at a standstill.

Below is more of what Martin had to discuss with Cline and Rich during the uninterrupted 20-minute radio segment. His thoughts on the Gamecocks 2019-20 season and how he is managing his personal life amid coronavirus concerns is included.If accessing this story from Planos Proving Grounds message board, please click the link below to read the entire story.

CLINE: Have you had a chance to do anything with your guys, a group session of anything yet?

When we were traveling to Nashville I was already feeling uncomfortable about everything going on, the fact I had to stay at the hotel not knowing who had slept in those beds before we checked in. I had all kinds of thoughts going on. As soon as I got word that the tournament was being stopped my whole objective was to get the players some clarity as to what was going on and get them home so they could be with their families and I could go about doing my due diligence with my family and my staff and make sure they were ready to go deal with their families. As much as I love basketball, with all due respect to the university and the game of basketball, I love my wife, my mother and my children a little bit more.

RICH: What was your initial reaction when they decided to cancel not only the tournament, but the duration of the college basketball season?

When everything hit I was on scramble mode. I have a responsibility that these parents trust their children with (me) along with being away from my wife and my kids. I have a son in college and two at home with my wife. Im trying to figure out how to do my job and still be there for my family. Over the last 24 hours it has finally hit me.

There is disappointment. Our kids had battled so hard to give us a pretty darn good season that we were right there and had an oppournity to compete, which is the one thing I will always remember this team for. They never gave in to injuries to bad days to a public opinion. They grew up because they believed in each other. We were right there. We were, I thought, two wins away from being right back in the middle of that tournament. It wasnt meant to be. There is disappointment because I knew how much those kids grew up and how much they believed in each other.

A.J. is so much better right now than he was last year. Its not even funny. Hes more prepared as a human being and hes a better player. Jermaine Couisnard, to know what he went through last year and see him go through his journey this year and get to where he is at; then the year Maik Kotsar was having, its just so many things that disappointment is the one word that comes to mind. But I fully understood (to cancel the tournament). Im at peace that what needed to take place took place and I have no resentment whatsoever.

RICH: Have you had the opportunity to step back and reflect on this years season?

Yeah when you are out back working on your yard and cleaning your deck and cleaning your garage by yourself you have a lot of time to think. (The season) was frustrating at times because we were so young. Its not frustrating because we have bad guys. Its just immaturity. Freshmen dont understand how hard they have to work every day to have a successful day. They dont comprehend that until they live it. At times it was a little frustrating.

There are games I wish we could have back, but there are also incredible moments. Just like Clemson gets no credit for playing us, we get no credit for playing them. We went into Clemson and beat Clemson, the same building Duke and Louisville didnt win in. We went in there and won by double digits. We went into Virginia and won. We went into UMass with Keyshawn Bryant just off the injured list and in the lineup and we won when we were continuing to discover ourselves on the road.

Then you carry that over and have that bad loss to Stetson. Then you start league play and were down Couisnard and lose to Florida at home. We go to Tennessee and lose on a bang-bang play. We come home and make a shot to beat Kentucky and go on a run. At the end we had some opportunities against some real good teams; a one possession game at Mississippi State, a one possession game at Alabama, the loss to LSU at home without Justin Minaya and Jalyn McCreary to a concussion and we just didn't play well. We had chances and then lost to Vanderbilt to close out the season. With all of that said I had the time of my life coaching this team.

CLINE: Were all trying to kind of figure this out. For you, what do you do now?

Ive been texting with the players for the last two days. They taught me how to do this group chat deal. Im able to text with them. I text an English paragraph and they text me emojis back. Im trying to figure out of those are good or bad.

Im not big on having individual player meetings the day after the season. I dont believe in that. We both need to take a step back and take a deep breath. I dont like waiting until when we are going to have to wait (this year). These meetings I like to have in person and not on the phone. As of right now the earliest anyone is coming back on campus is April 15th. Thats still up in the air.

Ill continue to communicate the best I can until were given the green light to get them back around and have my usual end-of-year player meetings, which I thoroughly enjoy. Its a great way to communicate with young people, not just them understand me, but me understand them as we go through this together.

Recruiting is going to be unique. Its going to be like it was back in the day, where there is no April recruiting. Everything is going to be on the phone. We have to make sure were happy and in a place from a recruiting standpoint were full and not scrambling, trying to replace somebody.

At the end of the day, basketball and what were ranked and what my record is, all of that stuff to me is irrelevant. My whole thing is everyone is safe and were all making sure were in a good place because were dealing with an unknown.

If you told me to fight a grizzly bear, Ill fight the grizzly bear. If you told me take a bullet, Ill take a bullet. If you tell me to live through a hurricane or tornado, Ive done them both. Dealing with this (virus) unknown, Im not big on dealing with unknown. It drives me nuts. Right now my whole thought process is friends and family and people I care for, our players and their families. Hopefully in the near future this too shall pass and were all healthy and we can worry about basketball again.

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Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak International Network of Coaches Emerge to Support Their Communities and One Another - Send2Press Newswire

For the first time in his 36-year coaching career, Scott Berry sent his players home for a full spring break.

The Southern Miss head baseball coach said he has seen canceled games and postponed dates but never anything like this.

The remainder of the 2020 college baseball season isin limbo.

The NCAA canceled its winter and spring championships last week. Conference USA has also suspended all games and spring practices until April 5.

"It is frustrating the fact that I'm supposed to be coaching a baseball game today," Berry said on Saturday. "But you know with everything in life, in how this coronavirus is, I think certainly you cannot question the decisions that are made because this is bigger than baseball. This is bigger than any person."

Berry said the life lesson is that things can come to an end quickly. He said he told his players the situation was out of his control, and it's a part of life. He also told themto remember the people who are terminally-ill and fighting for their lives.

"They would give anything to be a college baseball player who had their season on hold," Berry said.

Senior teamcaptain Matthew Guidry had a 72-game on-base streakbefore the suspension. Senior right-handed pitcher Alex Nelms had been accepted into medical school prior to the season.

While reports that the NCAA is going to grant an extra year of eligibility have surfaced, there is still uncertainty around which seniors will exercise the option. Berry said if the proposal was approved, the amount of seniors returning would be on a situational basis.

He said some may not want to delay their career outside of baseball, while others would choose to continue their college careers. He said it's "great" that the NCAA has started down the path to give players another year of eligibility because of this year's shortened season.

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Berry said it is too early to know how the decisions of seniors would affect the Class of 2020.

In the meantime, Berry has started to spend his time with a new activity. The season for turkey hunting began on Saturday but since it usually coincides with baseball, he has been unable to participate.

"With what's happened now, that's the next best thing," Berry said.

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Heading into my first season as the Mountain Iron-Buhl Head Softball Coach my thoughts were consumed with practice plans, position battles and parent meetings.

I was also excited about the prospect of coaching my daughter, a senior pitcher who has dedicated her life to the sport since the sixth grade, as she embarked on her final games as a high school player.

One week into the season, everything changed and instead of concentrating on hitting and fielding and bunting and batting, the focus shifted to wondering what is going to happen next.

As of Wednesday, practice is done until at least March 27 and as much as I am holding out hope that the tide will turn in this battle with COVID-19 or the Governor and the Minnesota State High School League will continue to take the wait and see approach, my gut tells me the cumbersome bureaucracys at the top of those organizations will shut down schools for good and in turn the spring sports seasons because logistically its the easy thing to do.

Or maybe its the only thing they can do.

I understand the gravity of the situation at least how it has been presented to the American public and I realize a great number of people and business owners are sacrificing a lot as we try to contain this virus and hopefully, in the process, save as many lives as we can.

But still, as a parent of a player on a high school team particularly a senior I cant help but feel frustrated and disappointed.

Im not alone here - Many of my friends who have high school seniors are besides themselves about their sons and daughters not only potentially losing their final sports seasons but missing out on so many of the important final year school traditions like prom and a proper graduation ceremony.

Some are angry. Some are sad. Some are both and more.

Some just want to know what is going to happen next.

But no one seems to have a good answer and when one is presented, it tends to change within moments.

The unknowns of this situation and the frustration of not being able to trust the words that come out of our leaders mouths, or out of the talking heads on our television sets, or the words in our newspapers amplifies everything.

One bright spot from a coachs perspective is that in the midst of all the uncertainty and consternation over the past week amongst us adults, the 35 or so girls that make up the Rangers softball program just kept showing up for practice with smiles on their faces.

They also came together as a team in a way I hadnt expected.

While my coaching staff stood by at times lamenting the coming storm with slumped shoulders, the majority of the girls were on the gym floor giving 110 percent effort and feeding off of each others energy.

When we decided to hold the last two practices we could this week, the thought was lets give them some hope and let them play some ball while they can.

Afterall, coaching is about the kids, not the coaches, and Ill gladly sacrifice my time and energy anytime for young student athletes to be able to get in a gym or on a field and play the games they love.

I wasnt sure what to expect though. I anticipated quite a few no shows in light of the announcement that everything at the school would be shut down by Wednesday.

Instead, it was nearly 100 percent participation on Monday (a little less on Tuesday) and just about everyone there worked as hard as ever. They chose to show up and bring a positive energy to the situation, practicing like their first game was right around the corner.

Even after I explained the situation to them, how we might not have a season, they looked at me like, come on, coach, lets get working, we have a section championship to win.

One varsity player, after missing a few pop flies in the gym because of the lights, didnt blow it off and say, what difference does it make, I wont be here next week, instead she turned to me and said, we need to get outside.

My pitchers hit the practice mounds and two of them were excited to report to me that they had hit new top speeds on their fastballs.

Business as usual.

What an awesome surprise.

And it wasnt just the softball players giving their all the MI-B track team was in the next gym running, throwing and practicing with intent and purpose.

At the end of the day, the majority of those student-athletes chose to remain optimistic in the face of adversity and to come together as teams focused on what they could control and not what they couldnt.

A good lesson for us all.

As far as my daughter goes, she is on her way to Hamline University in the fall and plans to play softball there. If our season is cancelled, and I dont get to coach her final year, I can hang on to the thought that Ill hopefully see her play again and to the memories of all the moments I watched her do what she loves on softball fields across the state since the sixth grade.

I know she gave it her all and I was there for the whole ride, regardless of how it ends.

And if Tuesday was our last day this spring, I know Ill see the rest of my players minus some of my senior athletes in June, when we hit the field for some summer ball and find out just how good we really are.

Pretty good, I think.

And in the end will get through this together, as a team.

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ILKAY GUNDOGAN is having withdrawal symptoms from the butterflies before big matches.

The Manchester City midfielder should have been reflecting on their Champions League second-leg clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday night.

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But the pause in football has allowed the German star, 29, to ponder his long-term future and the possibility of moving into coaching and he has even prepared by playing Football Manager!

Gundogan said: We will see. It definitely can happen.

I have learnt a lot as a player and Ive had the privilege of working with some of the best managers in the world Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel, Low.

There are not many players that have been coached by them. So yes, I firmly believe I can become a manager in the future.

I speak German, Turkish and English perfectly. And I can communicate in Russian.

I am now studying Spanish it is important to learn things besides football.

Gundogan is trying to maintain some kind of routine while in lockdown during the coronavirus crisis.

He added: If Im honest, Im not watching much football...I am playing a lot of Football Manager. Football has still to be part of my daily routine!

SunSport revealed how hundreds of highly-tuned professional footballers are struggling to cope with the strain of having the exciting climax to the season suspended. Gundogan said: It is a difficult time for us all.

I miss my everyday life, I miss training and the feeling of nervousness before a game.

It is a pity but we have to accept this exceptional situation we are currently living.

I miss football, of course, and that cracking game we were going to play.

I see there is already an alternative calendar for when this is over, but health now is the most important thing.

City will defend a 2-1 lead from the first leg to claim their first success against 13-time European kings Real when the calendar resumes.

Gundogan added: I can only say that the tie is not finished yet. I hope we can play it!

The most important thing is that we cannot underestimate Real Madrid. We have played only half of the tie.

Gundogan and his team-mates are keeping in touch remotely.

He said: We all have an individual training plan and we all have a gym at home, so it is not really a problem.

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I miss having the ball at my feet but I believe this lockdown wont affect me much. Im still in good shape.

We are all connected via WhatsApp and we report to the manager and everyone else every day talking about our updates. Each player has their own individualised workplan.

We cannot do much more now but we are all connected to be ready.

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The lifefulness box was officially launched on Women's Day this year|Pic: Abirambika

This Women's Day was not quite the usual one for me. By that I mean, I don't believe in celebrating one single day in the year to mark the innumerable, uncountable, (wait, stop!) contributions we as women make to the society. So, typically it would be any other normal workday for me. But this time on March 8, I received something as a gift, which definitely made me realise how important it is for us women to take care of ourselves our bodies and our minds. A light-green coloured box full of goodies that can help you have fun, reflect on the self and connect with your inner self.

CalledThe Lifefulness Box, this initiative is the brainchild ofAbirambika Ravivarman, a 37-year-old MBA graduate, who quit her high-powered corporate job to start her own venture Green Minds a centre for social, emotional and mental wellbeing. She is also an ICF-certified life coach and she conducts various workshops and individual sessions for parents, corporate executives and teenagers. "Over the years and through personal experience, I have realised that our greatest potential is released only when we are connected with our inner self. Coaching women aged over 50, I have always felt that they have a kind of dissatisfaction, irritation, and frustration within them. But most are unaware of the fact that mental and emotional wellbeing is as important as physical wellness. That's the major reason why I created this box. It will have different things, something fun, something like a soap or bath salt to take care of the body, something to eat, and also some kind of activity that the participants at my workshop also enjoy," explains Abirambika.

The lifefulness box was officially launched on Women's Day this year. One can subscribe to receiving the box every month, for which there are several plans respectively. The subscription plans are categorised into three types for a single month subscription it will cost you Rs 1499, a quarterly subscription is priced at Rs 3999 and the half-yearly at Rs 7999. Every month, the content of the box is based on a different theme. For example, the March 2020 box is to celebrate a woman's inner goddess and thus connect to your inner self. "It combines a delightful mix of motivational colouring cards, cosy items, self-care goodies, gratitude prompts, and more, to conjure the gift of complete well-being," adds the life coach. The box gives you every reason to be excited about your 'me-time' every month!

Abirambika tells us that the first few boxes were given to 20 women at the official launch on March 8. "The ones who received the boxes were all from different segments like some running their own business, a single parent, an author, jewellery designer, and more. Basically, women who showcase power in their own ways," she adds. She is also planning to help small businesses, small-scale women entrepreneurs who only sell their handmade products online, with this initiative. "Slowly, we will be taking in products from them so that they can reach a larger audience and we will also use their labels," she adds.

Speaking about how this would uplift a woman's spirits, Abirambika says, "After becoming a life coach I saw that a lot of women regret things or decisions after they are done or taken already. Such as 'I never took care of myself, didn't do this for myself, gave up something for my family,' these things pile up at a later stage and lead to mental health problems and things like the mid-life crisis. They reach a stage where they don't know why they are doing that. So why not do something before? Our aim is an intervention beforehand. This box is meant for women exclusively. A box full of things that only the women will consume and be happy about."

Abirambika, who has been a life coach for the past three years, tells us that she wants to scale up this initiative in the future. "We want to reach out to more audiences across the country. We will keep reinventing and restyling the box as we go forward. Sustainability is the key concept for us and thus the content will always be eco-friendly," she concludes.

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Here's why every woman should check out 'The Lifefulness Box' by life coach Abirambika Ravivarman - EdexLive