Following the March 12 announcement from Drake University’s athletic director that all sports practices and competitions would be cancelled for the upcoming spring 2020 season, the university is offering additional resources to student-athletes to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Drake’s athletic department wants to make the health and safety of their athletes a priority.
“Danielle Green, the director of the Drake University Student Counseling Center, has created opportunities for our student-athletes to gather via Zoom and discuss how COVID-19 has impacted them,” said Brian Hardin, Drake’s athletic director, in an email on April 7 to student-athletes.
Hardin encouraged athletes to reach out to the athletics department if there is something they can do to assist them in this time of need.