"That's something we've talked about, building that culture and that toughness, knowing how to finish games," Crosby said. "We tell them it's a process and you have to trust the process. This is a setback, without having spring ball, but I think the kids will come back more hungry than before.
"I think it's going to impact everybody, all positions on the team. I think the skill guys are probably doing some things to get out there and play some backyard football and work on things. Hopefully they are being active. Kids are going to be kids and not stay in the house all day."
Crosby believes most teams will show signs of weakness or inexperience in the first part of the season, whenever high school games return.
"I think it will show up early, but come region time, you want to be ready," he said. "But, we might not start till we have region games.
"If we have non-region games, we will use the early games as preseason games. There are new challenges, changing regions and coming back to 3A. It's a tough region to be in, (Region 5) with Strom Thurmond and Gilbert and Brookland-Cayce and Swansea and Fox Creek. We will have to respond quickly and get things done."
There will be some sense of relief and a return to normal life when teams can get back to activities.
"Playing football is playing football, whether we get five or six games in, or a full season," Crosby said. "It's just having the opportunity to play, especially for our upcoming seniors who have put in the work before all this happened.
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