Boston United using online technology to engage with community during coronavirus lockdown

Staying at home doesn't necessarily mean being alone or missing out - as Boston United have proven.

The football club and community foundation both remain connected to supporters and members via a number of different methods.

You may have seen a video of skipper Luke Shiels answering fans' questions or defender Scott Garner neatly finishing off a few keepie uppies with a volley straight into the bin, but this is just one aspect of the club's current strategy of engaging with the community.

Youngsters aged between three and seven aren't missing out on their Tiny Pilgrims sessions as pre-recorded coaching is streamed every Saturday morning.

Children of primary school age are also able to get on board thanks to the PE at home initiative, where those watching can keep fit using equipment and resources found around the home.

The videos are played daily at 11am on the club's Facebook and YouTube channels.

Meanwhile, the physical activity team have been posting live videos and pre-recorded ones on Facebook, offering cheerleading, dance and fitness sessions that can be carried out at home.

As a delivery partner of the Premier League Primary Stars programme, the club have been promoting their Friday Family Challenge by encouraging families to work together to create a poem on ambition, dreaming big for yourselves and the world around you.

Soccer skills are being passed on thanks to a home study website for partner clubs of Coerver Coaching.

A number of people who take part in the community clubs are able remain in contact and gain fitness and diet tips thanks to WhatsApp groups.

Among them are those involved with the Man v Fat project, the adult Mental Health Group and Walking Football and Over 35s groups.

The club has also been connecting with key workers around the community, asking them to send in their photos from their workplaces, which have been shared on social media to recognise the work being done.

Messages from hospital staff encouraging people to stay indoors and offering hand washing tips have also been shared.