Old Launcestonians will seek to find a balance between complying with all safety regulations and providing an outlet for players following the postponement of the NTFA season.
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The Blues held a committee meeting on Tuesday night in wake of the decision to delay all football competitions statewide until at least May 31.
Club president Tom Harrison said the Blues would look to be proactive during the next two months as clubs await more detail around what restrictions will be placed on sporting clubs.
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"As far as we're concerned it's just balancing up that duty of care from a hygiene perspective but also a duty of care making sure we've got something for these guys to do," Harrison said.
"We're not training this week, but we may try and put something in place where the guys are still active.
"I don't think personally sitting at home and going to work is going to be the best way ... if you're outside getting healthier but making sure you're not doing contact work or anything like that, that's probably going to be better for the club as a whole.
"I'm of the opinion that we don't just shut it down in terms of training and things like that because you could lose players for the season.
"I still want to keep the positivity at the football club and keep the energy so we're right to go in June."
Harrison said the coronavirus pandemic would present clubs with a host of different challenges including giving sponsors value for money despite a shorter season and maintaining player interest and fitness throughout a mammoth pre-season.
"We might try to come up with some revised programs with guys bringing their own drink bottles and whether they bring their own footies, I don't know," Harrison said.
"We'd like to do the right thing from a hygiene perspective but make sure that the guys are still getting that bit of friendship and that bit of fitness because it's not going to be good for you mentally or physically if you're just sitting at home every night.
"It's probably about making sure the playing group stay together and stay positive so when the season starts we can flick the switch and be ready to go."
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