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2020 FALL SPORTS
Liam Miller ’20 Liam Miller ’20
Bear Altemus ’13 and Frankie Altemus ’20
Jack Callahan ’21
PREP SPORTS AND
ATHLETIC TRAINING
GIO VIRTUAL
n mid-March 2020, Georgetown Prep was well into its planning process to move to a virtual campus environment for the foreseeable future due to the increasing threat of the novel
coronavirus pandemic. While our academic and technology teams were hard at work making sure the School’s curriculum and class schedule would not be disrupted, Eamon O’Liddy, Director of Strength and Conditioning, had a tall task: how to keep Prep’s students active and in good physical shape.
Coach O’Liddy created @gprep_fitness on Instagram to give Prep students a virtual outlet for their daily workouts. He created daily and weekly schedules along with intermittent virtual fitness challenges to keep the spirit of competitive lively. Using the app Teambuildr, students were able to record and track their progress as well as submit their results to Coach O’Liddy and their Prep coaches.
Prep hosted twenty virtual challenges between March and November. There were over 200 competitors across all competitive sets (including faculty and staff members), with the high-water mark of twenty students for “100 push-up for time” competition. The “GP Fitness” account gained popularity with our students and alumni alike. Many younger Prep alumni participated in the challenges and competitions.
Last spring, the Prep fitness community competed in the “Yards for Yeardley” competition. As a school community, Prep covered over 2,237 miles to raise awareness for the One Love Foundation, led by the class of 2022.
Along with the fitness routines, Prep coaches have been able to use the “Teambuildr” app to deliver team and sport-specific workouts each day.
Coach O’Liddy led a Strength and Conditioning class over the summer with 30 students joining him for one-hour workouts via Zoom.
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Sam Muir ’22
Andrew Matthews ’23
TJ WILLIAMS ’20 RECEIVES NSCA ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETE AWARD
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) named TJ Williams ’20 a 2020 All-American Athlete Award recipient. TJ is a member of the Notre Dame University men’s baseball team.
The NSCA’s All-American Athlete Award recognizes TJ’s athletic
accomplishments and his dedication to strength and conditioning. In the organization’s announcement, Eric McMahon, NSCA’s Coaching Program Manager, noted, “We are proud to have Eamon
O’Liddy (Prep’s Director of Strength and Conditioning) join the NSCA in its mission to safely improve athletic performance. Supporting our student-athletes like TJ Williams guarantees a stronger future for the NSCA.”