The Poetry of Reality...

April 16, 2020. “The American Medical Association (AMA) believes decisions about public health should be made based on science, evidence and data.” 

April 29, 2020. “Across the country, governors have been forming pacts.Those leaders are highlighting the importance of using science and advice from health officials rather than politics to choose when to reopen the economy.”

April 16, 2020. “The health and welfare of more than 300 million Americans deserves more than political 'instinct.' Physicians and scientists are taught to base all decisions on foundational rigorous scientific principles, the best evidence available and the expertise of medical and public health professionals.”

April 13, 2020. “In separate announcements, the governors said they've agreed to let science, not politics, determine when to lift social and business restrictions.”

April 12, 2020. “Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts, not opinion and politics.”

April 15, 2020. “Along with expanding testing and tracing, governors across the country are highlighting the importance of using science and advice from health officials rather than politics to choose when to reopen the economy.”

April 2, 2020. “The COVID-19 pandemic raises our awareness of the importance of science, both in research and international cooperation.”

March 18, 2020. “In a recent column (“I’m skeptical about climate alarmism, but I take coronavirus fears seriously,” Ideas, March 15), Jeff Jacoby sought to reconcile his longstanding rejection of the wisdom of scientific expertise when it comes to climate with his embrace of such expertise when it comes to the coronavirus.”

In the days, weeks and months that follow, as our cities and countries reawaken to a new world, we can take solace in the fact that maybe the idea of science has reentered our global conversation. 

Science has been trivialized by politics, polarizing rancor and mistrust in recent years because the findings didn't parallel the wants of those dismissing it.

But now it is life threatening. People have reengaged with science. They have dismissed claims of quick cures and baseless over the counter ideas to stay healthy. This remerging of science into our daily lives should be used not just to thwart a pandemic knocking at our doors. It should be used for daily decisions and future discussion.

Many of you have heard the phrase "science based coaching" and maybe you have embraced it or maybe you are still on the fence. 

But what this glacially important time in our history has shown us is that the frauds and hucksters trying to make money at the expense of public fear and confusion cannot be taken seriously if science is your basis of information.

As a coach, your principles should be rooted in science, not conjecture or opinion. Find those principles based in science and watch your teams learn more with better retention and transfer and more engagement. 

Let us know if you need information to help you with these decisions. We can point you in the right direction. In the meantime, check out the USAVed website for some insightful science based videos on how our top athletes are trained. 

The wonderful Richard Dawkins quote says it all. "Science is the poetry of reality."