By Liz Moore Souths coach Todd Dammers has focused on keeping his players fit and connected throughout the “bizarre” lead-up to the shortened 2020 season. After running training sessions via video-conferencing tool Zoom twice a week, and keeping in touch with players on FaceTime, Facebook and Instagram Messenger throughout the Covid-19 restrictions, Dammers is relieved to be able to have in-person contact with his players again. “We just tried to work really, really hard as a coaching group to make sure we were keeping in touch with each player as best as we possibly could,” Dammers said. “Technology’s become quite relevant and it’s been amazing.” Dammers said the three-times-a-week Zoom training sessions involved players working on individual skills and conditioning in a 5x5-metre area. “It’s been good to have some human face-to-face contact now, instead of coming up with weird and wacky ways to keep the guys fit and engaged.” Dammers has bee