What are some things I can do or use to keep in communication with my team in the offseason?

Offseason communication is mandatory to ensure the success of a wrestling program, says Randy Rager, the head coach at Rochester Technical and Community College, an NJCAA program in Rochester, Minnesota.

"Many athletes are going home after the school year and you want to make sure that they return," says Rager. "By communicating with athletes throughout the entire year, it lets them know that you are engaged in their life and have taken an interest in their success."

When Rager started coaching in the early 2000s, the hot trend in technology was MySpace. The social networking platform was created in 2003 and connected people across the world like never before. Some 12 years later, MySpace is rarely even brought up when today's youth, high school and adults reference or use the top social media platforms.

Technology is changing and changing fast. MySpace -- while still out there -- has been replaced by more popular social networking technologies like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and SnapChat, among others. New Web-based applications are evolving, making it even easier to communicate, get team information, stats and wrestling news. It's hard for coaches to keep up. But it is important to stay on top of technology trends for one key reason:

The ability to communicate with wrestlers is greater and easier than ever before.

"As a coach you have to be flexible with the new technologies and adapt to what the athletes are using," says Rager. "When I first started coaching it was MySpace. I don't think I have anyone with a MySpace account now. It has moved to Facebook and that is getting outdated with snapchat and Instagram."

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