Soon after Will Short, Simley’s activities director, wrestling coach and a former All-America wrestler at the University of Minnesota, unlocks an inconspicuous door in the high school’s media center, students begin to trickle in after him — rolling in whiteboards, booting up cameras — and he prepares himself for a different kind of coaching.
In the gym, he’s guided the Spartans wrestling team to six consecutive state titles after he won two of his own during his time as a Simley student.
Now, for an hour each day, Short guides a group of self-starting students through the elusive art of Instagram reels.
Social media has become a major way — if not the major way — for professional and college sports teams to connect with fans.
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